John West

John West is a pseudonym for the real author who has spent over forty years of service in various government positions. He served thirty years in the federal government and four years in the military as a Russian translator for the Department of Defense and National Security Agency. He also spent six years holding various state and local positions in the areas of Public Health and Emergency Preparedness.

During his multi-faceted career, he has had the opportunity to participate first hand in many national and multi-state emergency exercises and knows the weaknesses and vulnerabilities America faces. THE MAHDI’S PATHOGEN – PART 1 and Part 2 incorporate much of what he has learned, that the government has purposely failed to tell the people of the United States about.

The real author lives in the Southwest region of the U.S. and enjoys traveling and exploring the Hawaiian and Caribbean islands with his wife.