Black Flags

by Kyle Scott

When war is at risk, patriotism has no part.

A veteran journalist, Armand Peters was thrust into a dilemma that will reshape the political landscape of the Middle East when he received information that could start a war. Iran came close to the brink of collapse due to the embargo placed by the coalition of Western powers, all with new heads of state. The new US President vowed to rid the world of Terror by all means and declared Iran as a terror state due to its lack of cooperation and its obstinate desire to pursue nuclear technology.

An adamant anti-war activist, Armand gained the intimate attention of the CIA due to his surprising divulgement of happenings in Afghan and Iraq, which were deemed highly confidential. Unknown to the Intelligence agency, he had within his circle of confidantes the help of an undercover operative deployed in Iran named Robert Sutherland. Though both men were patriotic and brave individuals, they both began to feel the resentment against the senselessness of war in the Middle East and the continued presence of the US in that volatile patch of Earth.

However, as Armand thought that his days as a field journalist was over, he suddenly received information from Robert of ISIS activity in Iran that if proven, would serve as a justifiable reason to start a war. Motivated by his desire to stop senseless conflicts and exhaust every possible avenue to defuse tensions peacefully, he decided to take this matter into his own hands. Yet as noble as his intentions were, the world wasn’t that ready to casually embrace peace. The world seemed unable to understand the rationality of having an instinctive aversion to war. Armand learned this the hard way as he came face to face with the realities of political intrigue. He got first hand lectures on how the real world works and that wars are sometimes methodically engineered to such a degree that one would feel it more like a show rather than an impulsive violent clash of opposite ideals. “The world is a stage,” suddenly had new meaning for Armand as he became its main actor for just a brief moment.

60 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2016

About the author

Kyle Scott has authored two books with a third on the way. In addition to his books he has authored numerous scholarly articles, served as a guest blogger and spoken to audiences of all levels. Kyle taught and coached at high schools in Texas before receiving his PhD in 2005 from the University of Houston. Kyle has taught American politics, political theory, and public law at Miami University, University of North Florida, and the University of Houston. In all of his work Kyle seeks to understand how a society can order itself in order to produce justice, liberty, and a virtuous citizenry. His current projects pursue these ideals in the political arena as well as in private and public sector management in an effort to reduce conflict that can result from ethnic and cultural differences.