Honorable Intentions

by Russell Jones

Overview

Honorable Intentions is the odyssey of an American warrior who kept his eyes wide open and is willing to stand up and pull the veil away on what is really happening.

As an ocean sailor, combat helicopter pilot, police officer, narcotics detective, DEA task force officer, and intelligence agent, Russell Jones experienced a life of adventure, risks, and struggles against man, machine, and nature. He served in Vietnam, Iran-Contra, and the War on Drugs, yet constantly questioned the policies that were taking the lives of those who were serving honorably.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014111485
Publisher:	Hill Country Ink
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	295
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

As an army Chief Warrant Officer and combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam, Russell Jones earned the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and 16 Air Medals. After his honorable discharge, he became a San Jose police officer, where he worked as a Canine Officer and Field Training Officer, FTO. Promoted to the Detective Bureau, he was assigned to the Narcotics Division where he worked Organized Crime, investigating organizations such as the Nuestra Familia and the Hell's Angels. After law enforcement, Russell Jones served as an intelligence agent in Costa Rica during Iran-Contra in Nicaragua where he infiltrated groups involved in covert operations such as Tipped Kettle. In private practice as a Forensic Consultant, he testified as an expert witness in criminal cases, such as rape and homicide, where drugs and substance abuse played a role. In academia, he developed, wrote, and implemented Drug Rehabilitation courses designed for court-mandated clients. As a guest of the Ministry of Interiors of both the Soviet Union and China, he traveled throughout those countries and worked with their narcotics officers. He has thousands of miles of blue water ocean sailing experience, having sailed to Central America, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas, as well as the east coast of the US, from Florida to Maine. Russell Jones hold a Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of San Francisco. Today he can frequently be found on TV and talk radio, and he lectures across the nation at major universities as well as community service organizations such as Rotary and Lions clubs

Editorial Reviews

“A fast moving, gripping account of Jones' adventures as a combat soldier, dedicated cop and narc. The account of his training, indoctrination, sense of camaraderie, and disappointment in the bureaucratic leadership in both professions is mesmerizing and as good as it gets. Jones presents a moving and valuable saga representative of the millions of patriotic Americans who made the United States the most free and powerful nation in the world.”

Joseph McNamara

"Russell Jones' insights into the failed War on Drugs come directly from his first-hand experiences as a Vietnam helicopter pilot, police officer, Narcotics detective, DEA task force officer and intelligence agent in Central America during Iran-Contra. No one can have a reasoned opinion on drug policy without considering his vast and hard-hitting experiences."

James Gray

Honorable Intentions is a fabulous work of reality. The author brings the reader face to face with the sinister evil that is war, drugs and international criminal enterprise while recounting his own participation in the application of the woefully inadequate government policies that continue to prevent any satisfactory solution to these perversions upon society. Russ Jones takes you with him to the controls of a combat helicopter over the steamy jungles of Viet Nam, to the perilous lairs of a no

Ted Sumner