America's Prisoner: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega

America's Prisoner: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega by Eisner, Peter. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780679432272.

Important messages sometimes come from unlikely messengers. Manuel Noriega may be a demon in the eyes of most Americans, but he has a unique and alarming view of the reasons behind the U.S. invasion of Panama. His book is certain to be one of the most newsworthy and controversial events of the year, containing revelations about dealings with George Bush, Oliver North, William Casey and the CIA, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, and Moammar Quadafi. Noriegas story was independently investigated by Peter Eisner, a top foreign correspondent who has reported on Latin America for more than twenty years. Eisners reporting confirms many of Noriegas assertions and provides additional perspective on his conduct as head of Panamas military, his relations with key U.S. officials, and the damage inflicted upon the people of Panama by the U.S. invasion. Eisners reporting raises new questions about allegations that Noriega was a drug dealer, a murderer, and a thief. Americas Prisoner is one of the most unusual and important accounts ever written about U.S. aggression and duplicity. Its the story of how we have imprisoned a man -- and a nation.