"Resnick, Mike - Dispatches" - читать интересную книгу автора (Resnick Mike)

There is something here, on this island, that is so evil, so powerful, so
inimical to all men, that I do not believe I am exaggerating when I tell you
that the entire human race is threatened by its very existence. I will make no
attempt to describe it, for should said description fall into the wrong hands we
could start a national panic if it is believed or become figures of public
ridicule if it is not.

You will simply have to trust me that the threat is a very real one.
Furthermore, I urge you not to recall any of our troops, for if my suspicions
are correct we may need all of them and still more.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt
"The Rough Riders"

Letter to Secretary of War Russell A. Alger, July 20, 1898:

Dear Russell:

McKinley is a fool! I warned him of perhaps the greatest threat yet to the
people of America, and indeed to the world, and he has treated it as a joke.

Listen to me: it is essential that you cancel the recall order immediately and
let my Rough Riders remain in Cuba. Furthermore, I want the entire army on
standby notice, and if you're wise you'll transfer at least half of our forces
to Florida, for that seems the likeliest spot for the invasion to begin.

I will be coming to Washington to speak to McKinley personally and try to
convince him of the danger facing us. Anything you can do to pave the way will
be appreciated.
Regards,
Roosevelt

Speech delivered from the balcony above the Columbia Restaurant, Tampa, Florida,
August 3, 1898:

My fellow Americans:

It has lately come to your government's attention that there is a threat to the
national security -- indeed, to the security of the world -- that currently
lurks in the jungles of Cuba. I have seen it with my own eyes, and ! assure you
that no matter what you may hear in the days and weeks to come, the danger is
real and cannot be underestimated.

Shortly after my Rough Riders took San Juan Hill, I encountered something in the
nearby jungle so incredible that a description of it would only arouse your
skepticism and your disbelief. It was a creature, quite probably intelligent,
the like of which has never before been seen on this Earth. I am and always have
been a vociferous Darwinian, but despite my knowledge of the biological
sciences, I cannot begin to hazard a guess concerning how this creature evolved.