num_pages: 324
description: Manuel Noriega is the only American prisoner of war. He may be a demon in the eyes of most Americans, but he's a unique &amp; alarming view of the secrets behind US relations with Panama &amp; the real reasons for the 1989 invasion that removed him from power. In this memoir, certain to be one of the most newsworthy &amp; controversial of the year, Noriega describes for the 1st time his backstage dealings with George Bush, Oliver North, Wm Casey &amp; the CIA, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro &amp; Moammar Gahdafi. But this is more than a deposed strongman's tell-all that some might find hard to believe. His story was investigated independently by Peter Eisner, a top foreign correspondent who's written about Latin America for 20 years &amp; covered Noriega's fall for Newsday. Eisner's reporting finds support for some of Noriega's assertions &amp; provides additional perspective for others, in his conduct as head of Panama's military, his secret dealings with Cuba on behalf of the CIA, his relations with key US officials &amp; the unconscionable damage inflicted upon Panama's people by the US invasion. Moreover, Eisner raises new questions about the allegations that Noriega was a drug dealer &amp; a murderer. In fact, he concludes Noriega isn't guilty of these charges. Then there's Noriega himself, a surprisingly savvy military man who saw himself as a nationalist, an honest broker between his allies in US intelligence &amp; neighboring Latin American leaders. As Noriega tells it, his problems began when he began to resist the Reagan administration's efforts to fight communism in Central America. America's Prisoner is one of the most unusual &amp; important accounts ever written about US aggression &amp; duplicity. It's the story of how we have imprisoned a man &amp; a nation.
language: English
title: America's Prisoner: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega
titlecomplete: America's Prisoner: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega
characters: Omar Torrijos, Fidel Castro, William J. Casey, Gustavo Álvarez Martínez, George H.W. Bush, Roberto D'Aubuisson, Manuel Noriega, John Pointdexter, Oliver North
genres: History, Biography, Politics
ratings_count: 47
places: Colón, Panama, Panama City
publisher: Random House (NYC)