The Great Pretense - by Bill Conroy (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Great Pretense: A Tour Through the Boneyards of the CIA's War for Drugs offers readers a journey to the boneyards of the CIA's " war for drugs" in Latin America and beyond, with all of its complexities and moral dilemmas. Conroy's book, part memoir and part exposé and thriller, is based on Conroy's lived experience over decades of reporting on national security and the illegal drug trade. It emphasizes the vital role of authentic journalism in a landscape marked with manipulation and deceit by powerful entities, such as the CIA. The book highlights the challenges of investigating the intricate relationship between intelligence operations, law enforcers and narco-traffickers. The book also reveals, with evidence, how the CIA operates in the drug war -- against other U.S. agencies, or with them, and in ignoring or even enabling cartel drug trafficking -- all in pursuit of intelligence-gathering and other opaque national security goals. Conroy's 40-year journalism career has focused heavily on investigative reporting -- as an editor-in-chief, managing editor and reporter. His work has been published online and in print for a range of publications, including daily newspapers; alter

About the Author

Bill Conroy, M.A. in Mass Communications/Journalism (Marquette University), is a veteran journalist with 40 years of experience working as a staff reporter, editor-in-chief, and freelance correspondent at print and online publications across the United States and in Mexico. His journalism has been cited in more than 35 books to date.