Mary Beth Knopik

Code Red: Zebras Have Red Stripes The eight book series are based on true stories and written in a fictional format. The books are targeted to the mature female genre and readers. The subject matter will become increasingly darker as the series develops. Since 1995 through the present, terrorist groups have carefully and strategically been placed in Minnesota. One would have to stop and ask why Minnesota? Minnesota is the gateway to the world via the Mississippi River and St. Lawrence Seaway. Twenty per cent of the northern expanse of the United States and Canadian border is traversed at the International Falls, Minnesota Crossing. Code Red Zebras Have Red Stripes follows the money trail of the terrorist and organized crime groups.  The CIA, FBI, and the ATF consider Minnesota to be a demotion in an employment opportunity. Or worse it would become a training ground. For terrorist group this affords them many opportunities.                  You have to stop and ask yourself, where did terrorists get their money to operate? Starting in 1995 Al Qaeda had a strong presence in Minneapolis. They supported the comprehensive training of over 19 hijackers who took down the New York City Twin Towers. Where did the money come for this operation? The money trail leads in four separate directions. Convenience stores opened an opportunity of unimaginable wealth to the terrorist groups. Using the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Engraving they soon adopted a standard practice of counterfeiting Food Stamps that was currency that was printed only on one side. By January 1, 2005 United States government was forced to adopt a direct deposit EBT Program.  The second-largest windfall from the teams of terrorist networks is bootlegging of cigarettes into Canada. The Canadian Press reported illegal tobacco sales cost stores more than 2.5 billion dollars in annual sales and 260 million dollars in profits.  These numbers were prepared by Price Waterhouse Coopers. It is NOT illegal to purchase cigarettes from Native American reservations. It is illegal to smuggle them across the border into Canada.  The third windfall came through the sale and distribution of straw gun purchases. Where is the largest cache of guns and ammunition kept in the state of Minnesota? Where do both domestic and international gun manufactures, come to promote their products? Hunting and fishing is a way of life and so are gun shows. The answer to the above questions is the very safely guarded city of Randall Minnesota or the home of Camp Ripley. And lastly is the problem of human trafficking. This group is divided into two major sectors. Minnesota boasts one of the largest communities of migratory immigrant field and land workers. Secondly, is the sought after traffickers that deal in sex trade of young girls (8-14) and women both domestic and internationally. As to date, 1000 young disenfranchised males ages 15 to 25 left Minnesota to join, Al Qaeda, Al Shabaab and ISIS. Code Red: Zebras Have Red Stripes follows the safely guarded, fictional character, Mrs. Christopher J Logan. She has her hands full redirecting the money to the United States Treasury coffers.