Martin Walker is a senior fellow of the Global Business Policy Council, a private think tank for CEOs of major corporations, based in Washington, D.C. Walker is also editor in chief emeritus and international affairs columnist at United Press International and the author of the Bruno series.Dudley J. Hughes is a Korean War veteran and a highly respected geologist whose career is highlighted by success in exploration and production of oil and gas. He has published a number of scientific papers and a history of the oil business entitled Oil in the Deep South, published by the University of Mississippi Press. He lives in Flowood, Mississippi.