America's Prisoner: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega
Like Muammar al-Qaddafi and Saddam Hussein, Manuel Noriega is vilified by the United States like few other statesmen (or ex-statesmen). Now Noriega has a chance to counter the charges leveled against him inAmerica's Prisoner: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega. As a former friend of the CIA, Noriega has a unique perspective on U.S. involvement in Latin America, and he has a heap of dirty laundry he's more than willing to air. From his prison cell in Miami, America's only prisoner of war expounds on such topics as his covert dealings with CIA agents, his relationship with high government officials such as George Bush and Oliver North, the U.S. invasion of Panama, and his own drug charges.  Helping his cause is Peter Eisner, a former foreign editor and Latin American correspondent forNewsday, who calls in question many of the charges against Noriega while admitting the extreme unpopularity of the man. Brazen and controversial,America's Prisoneris an account of U.S. foreign policy from one who has been on both sides of the political fence.