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In Review
luck in luring victims, caus-
ing huge commercial losses,
Wolf of the Deep: Ra- and forcing Union mer-
phael Semmes and the chant vessels to stay in port
Notorious Confederate or be sold to foreign fl ags.
Raider CSS Alabama
By Stephen Fox. Alfred A. The Iranian Time Bomb:
Knopf, 2007. $25.95. ISBN The Mullah Zealots’ Quest
978-1-4000-4429-0. for Destruction By Michael
A. Ledeen. Truman Talley
The Confederacy might Books, 2007. $24.95. ISBN
BBB Adds Marine
have lost the land war in 978-0-312-37655-0.
the Civil War, but it won
Corps Line
the naval war, led by such Iran has been at war with
Confederate naval heroes the U.S. since 1979, accord-
T
he Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB) as Capt. Raphael Semmes ing to Michael Ledeen, and
signed a memorandum of understanding with the and commerce raiders like the U.S. seems to not know
U.S. Marine Corps at a ceremony in Washington, the CSS Alabama. what to do about it. This is
D.C., in late March, to formally establish the BBB Marine Stephen Fox has penned an eye-opening presenta-
Corps Line, part of the BBB Military Line program. a fascinating naval adven- tion of Iranian imperialism,
The line provides BBB Reliability Reports to support ture about the Con- a carefully orches-
prepurchase decision-making and advice on businesses federate warship that trated and
across the nation; assist Marine Corps personnel with “destroyed Union insidious
complaints against unresponsive businesses; supply guid- ocean shipping and plan for Is-
ance, focused education, and easily accessible information took more prizes lamic hege-
on how to avoid being victimized by predatory lenders, than any other mony directed
misleading advertisements, and high-pressure salespeo- raider in by a ruthless
ple; and more. Learn more at
www.us.bbb.org/military. naval his- dictatorship
tory.” Fox that vows the
vividly de- destruction of
TRICAREUPDATE
scribes the the West.
Alabama and Ledeen offers
TRICARE RESERVE SELECT (TRS) is a premium- her ruthlessly startling examples
based health plan that qualified National Guard and effective Cap- of Iran’s interna-
Reserve members may purchase when not on active tain Semmes as tional duplicity,
duty orders or covered under the Transitional Assis- the ship sails for terrorism, intimida-
tance Management Program. TRS offers comprehen- 22 months, from tion, and assassination, as
sive health care coverage similar to TRICARE Standard 1862-64, crossing well as its brutal oppres-
and TRICARE Extra (deductibles and cost shares 75,000 miles of the Atlan- sion of its own people. He
apply). In addition, TRS has a monthly premium. Ser- tic, Caribbean, and Indian clearly discusses Iran’s
vicemembers can purchase TRS for themselves only oceans; capturing 65 prizes; support of Hamas and
or for both themselves and their families. To verify sinking one Yankee war- Hezbollah and its direct
your eligibility, log on to the Guard/Reserve Web Portal ship; and completely fl um- involvement in anti-Amer-
at
www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/trs/index.jsp. For more in- moxing the Union navy. ican operations in Iraq and
formation about purchasing TRS, its benefit structure, Fox tells of political Afghanistan, as well as the
and how to use your TRS benefit, visit
www.tricare intrigue, mutiny, storms, mullahs’ eager pursuit of
.mil/reserve/reserveselect. spies, and Semmes’ clever nuclear weapons.
ruses, deception, and good — William D. Bushnell
24 MILITARY OFFICER AUGUST 2008 PHOTOS: ABOVE, STEVE BARRETT; TOP, COURTESY BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
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