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Corporate Strategies Take Aim in Terrorism Novel
digital spreadsheets tracked story plots in al-qaeda strikes again
DALLAS—September 3, 2008—Art imitates life, even when it’s about death. With a conviction mimicking his characters in al-Qaeda Strikes Again, first-time novelist Bill Binkley monitored his characters’ actions in much the same manner as he once managed employees, in the fine art of business.
Terrorism is a methodical, intricate, and results-oriented series of strategic movements carried out by people—who are fallible and can be predictable—if you know how to read them. That’s why Binkley can write about it with the same success he demonstrated throughout his career, as a retired computer software and hardware systems designer. “Many of the actions taken by the FBI in the book were similar to those I took as an executive,” says Binkley.
Sweeping from Pakistan to Greece to Dallas, al-Qaeda Strikes Again (Infinity Publishing, July 2008, $17.95 at www.bbotw.com) hits a vibrant chord with Binkley’s readers, who can discuss the book’s nuances with him Tuesday, September 9 from 7-10:00p.m. at Arthur’s, a fine dining restaurant in the Dallas Metroplex; and again soon, at the White Rock Sports Bar & Grill. Details are available, www.al-QaedaStrikesAgain.com.
al-Qaeda Strikes Again delves into a destructive plan against 20 US cities, designed to cripple the nation through simultaneous, devastating blows. A secret NSA computer lab is assigned to identify the cities and locate the 20 lead terrorist operatives. But with forged documentation to obtain valid US visas in hand, “tourists” easily shed their former identities and slipped unnoticed into mainstream America. Will the agents be able to unmask the terrorists who have so completely infiltrated society, before the devastation begins?
Binkley confirmed the correlation between strategies of top tier terrorism and the top rung of the corporate ladder in long hours of exhaustive research with special agents of the FBI, and detectives in the Dallas Homicide Division. Their support helped create the realism of al-Qaeda Strikes Again, and provided the accuracy of the FBI’s organization, culture and procedures.
In order to maintain control of his numerous and diverse story developments Binkley employed his project management skills, as he would in any major corporate campaign. “I realized that I would go nuts if I did not have some tools to keep up with what was going on in the plot. So I developed spreadsheets to synchronize events and track subplots. One of them was over 500 rows.”
Hiring and supervisory practices Binkley used in business incorporated basic psychology and body language, which worked in his favor to animate his characters. “Giving life and creating the deaths of my characters are akin to the power terrorists must feel,” says Binkley, “right up to the moment of their martyred suicide. It’s a fascinating world that sane people should only want to live through in fiction.”
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Bill Binkley is a former executive for well-known companies, who has lived in numerous cities across the US and for several years in Denmark and Sweden. With a background in electronics, he teamed his management skills with leading edge designs in both software and hardware systems. He is currently retired and living in Dallas, TX. For printable images, further details, or for information regarding appearances:
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