[.ca] America's Prisoner:: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega (ISBN 0679432272)

From Amazon.com:
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 in America'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 for Newsday, who calls in question many of the charges against Noriega while admitting the extreme unpopularity of the man. Brazen and controversial, America's Prisoner is an account of U.S. foreign policy from one who has been on both sides of the political fence.

Proud Panamanian:
I loved reading the Memoirs of Manuel Noriega. Many passages inthe book brought tears to my eyes. Manuel Noriega related factualaccounts about the political and social conditions that existed in Panama before Omar Torrijos became President. Similar stories were told to me by my parents and grandparents. I have no doubt in my mind that he was framed. Unfortunately, many North Americans will believe the propaganda they read and listen to from the corporate controlled mainstream media, and their crooked politician leaders. I think this book is an important document that eloquently illistrates the ever-present struggle for political, social and economic self-determination in Latin America.

Pleeeaaasssse!!!:
I still have not read the book, and I was very young during Noriegas year. However, judging by other comments in here, is easy to note that most if not all of them are simply supporters of our famous criminal, assasin and dictator. What happened in Panama was not "american propaganda" as other poster clame. I saw things with my own eyes: I do rememeber the brutality of the police squads, beating people who simply went to protest on the streets; I remember hearing of people getting arreested and brutally tortured, just because they critized, precisely, the burtality of Noriega; I remember my father coming home after a two days arrest, covered with bruises all over the body because of such treatment while in jail. I remember my uncle hiding in friends house beacuse it was known that he was on a "arrest and kill" list. All of those brutal acts where by direct order of Noriega. Noriega was a saddist, cruel, despotic assasin. If you would like to read "Osamas's memoirs", and support his "cause" by buying his book, do it. Same if you want to read about Noriega. In my opinion, I wish he rotts in prison, the same opinion shared by every panamanian who today can enjoy freedom and democracy.

Noriega redeems himself - a incredibly good book:
It is a revelation. Noriega is a intelligent, sensitive human being. A true patriot to his country who was blackjacked by our government when he tried to develop a independent course for his country. Before reading his book I was completely taken in by US propaganda and thought he was a real scumbutt deserving his fate.

He should give his proceeds to the KIA's families.:
Thats right,you heard me.On the eve of the tenth anniversary, lest we forget. DuBlois-Coats. I didn't read it, I don't have to. Screw you Pina. Noriegas Nightmare

Fiction:
This book should be shelved in the fiction section! Panamanians are not proud of the way things happened in 1989. Nevertheless, that was the price they had to pay to end a 21-year dictatorship. The fact that the invasion was not a welcomed action doesn't mean that Noriega was liked in Panama. Don't be fooled: He is as evil as you've heard...and worse! It is impossible to analyze Panama's society with the typical narrow-minded, race-oriented american mentality. Panama was divided, indeed, but not because of race or social status. Noriega's opposition included all kinds of people: poor, rich, old, young, aristocrats, blacks, whites, browns, greens, yellows and blues! His supporters were also from ALL walks of life, but with one goal in common: To preserve their corrupt way of life, taking advantage of the rest (powerless majority) of the pamnamanians.