U.S. Customs: Badge of Dishonor

This book was very touching to me. I totally identified with the author in this book. I have gone through similar extreem emotional experiences in my life, and I too had reoccuring dreams that seemed to guide me through them. I wonder if the author of this book ever had her dreams evaluated. I feel it would be helpful to her to gain closure. This Book reminds me of the movies Erin Brokeveich and Traffic. This Book would also make a great movie!!!

I am a naturalized citizen of the U.S. I came here because of the freedoms that American's were supposed to have. This Customs agency is like the Russian KGB, and American's should do something about this. As I read this diary of the Author, Darlene Catalan, I knew her pain. I am one of the few readers that can truely identify with the frustration of this police lady and her partner. I too, liked how this book was published as a diary/journal. More true stories should be published this way, unchanged and real.

I am amazed that some people can read this book, and miss the mark so badly. This book is obviously a journal, taken from the author directly in order to enstill a sense of reality (i.e. from the authors pen to your eyes) to the reader. I am a retired government employee & I definitely got the point, as most of the other reviewers have. The publisher obviously optioned to make no changes in this author's journal, so that the reader would feel that it hasn't been sanitized. This is exactly what I love about this book. It's RAW, gritty, and very well written. I'm glad that the publisher didn't sanitize this story!!!! This took guts! If you want to read a book that is not a true story/ journal, and has perfect spelling, I suggest you read fiction. If you want to read a real, shocking, story chronicled by a real federal agent via a journal, than read this book!

This is the first book I ever read that was written by a woman, that I absolutely loved. The way that the publisher took a diary and put it straight on the pages of a book, made me feel like I was getting the story straight from Darlene's (the author) mouth. As I read this book the word LOYALTY kept ringing in my ear. The author of this book should be hailed as a hero, because she was loyal to the end in the face of significant adversity which most of us will never face. I, being the macho fire fighter tuff-guy that I am, honestly don't believe that I could have survived this kind of stress and anguish without having punched someone out. I learned alot from the author in this book. YOU SEE, MACHO GUYS CAN LEARN FROM WOMEN!

After reading this book, I am very angry at our government that this is allowed to go on. The next time I have to travel out of the country, I'll fear U.S. Customs upon my return. I loved how this book was a journal/diary of the agents feelings and thoughts, as well as a blow by blow of what actually happened. More books should be published like this, the actual words of the author, and not some controlled view of the publisher. I also loved the fact that there are real/actual photos of the agents in action, in the middle of their cases. This book will make a great movie!