The law of fives and a 23 mean the Illuminati are probably involved somewhere

From Chris and Dave, who both got it from Norm:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions

Unfortunately, the nearest books to me right now (I'm at work) are an A-Z Master Atlas of Greater London (of which page 23 depicts East Barnet and Whetstone) and a Philip's Navigator Britain Road Atlas (of which page 23 shows the southern part of Sussex (from Uckfield and Heathfield down to Seaford and Eastbourne) but neither of them have any sentences.

So, it's into the bag for Against All Enemies and the fifth sentence on page 23 is:

"Look," Rich Armitage responded, "we told the Taliban in no uncertain terms that if this happened it's their ass."