The Noriega Mess: The Drugs, the Canal, and Why America Invaded
Monumental… the  definitive and indispensable history of modern Panama … Murillo places  special attention on the period spanning 1968 to 1990 and there is no  detail that escapes his pen. All is here; narrated straightforwardly but  with encyclopedic coverage… More than 100 pages of footnotes which are a  treasure... Similarly, the eight appendices contain information  impossible to obtain in other sources for many readers. The first  appendix, for example, reproduces in its entirety the official Miami  indictment against Noriega… List of Southcom commanders, U.S.  ambassadors, Panama presidents…-- Betty Brannan, reporting from Washington for La Prensa, the largest daily in Panama“I consumed it with much interest and gained great instruction from it…”-- John le Carré, British novelist, author of The Tailor of Panama“I found much I didn’t know and nothing I could dispute…”-- R. M. Koster, coauthor of In the Time of the Tyrants, expert witness on the Noriega problem in the U.S. Congress“Accurate, well researched, the best up-to-date source on Panama and the Canal…”-- Dr. Miguel Antonio Bernal, professor, Florida State University Panama Canal Campus“The 1096 page long tome  by Luis Murillo "The Noriega Mess" is a fascinating read (it could be an  action movie, I think) and packed with information of all kinds -very  well researched…”-- T.  White, biologist, Zoneten.com“For the real history of  Panama, as told by Panamanians that spent more time in Panama than Trent  and the ‘Panama Deception producers’, I recommend (Both available from  amazon.com): ‘In the Time of the Tyrants’ by R. Koster and G. Sanchez,  W.W. Norton, ISBN 0-393-02696-5, 1990 and ‘The Noriega Mess’ by L.  Murillo , VideoBooks, ISBN 0-923444-02-5, 1995”-- Comment on the Oscar winning documentary “The Panama Deception”, Amazon client“I believe this book  is a MUST READ for anyone living in the country. Chiriqui Province is  included in much of the text, which is supported by a large Appendix in  the back, to verify the facts and offer additional resources to the  reader. I now feel that I have a complete knowledge of the recent  history of the country, and am so proud of my new home. It has struggled  much, and it has survived to be a place of beauty and tranquility  today. Reading this will cause the reader to be patient and  understanding of this country in transition...”-- Recommending “The Noriega Mess” – Boquete Community Forums“Indispensable for the serious Panama scholar…”-- Brittmarie Janson Perez, PhD, University of Texas, author of doctoral thesis and books on Panama“I bought it from  Amazon and couldn't put it down. It wasn't the kind of book I would have  normally purchased, but I'm glad I did. Very well written.”-- Recommending “The Noriega Mess” – Boquete Community Forums