The Great Pretense A Tour Through the Boneyard of the CIA’s War for Drugs

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

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.

Forward… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .....Pages 5-7 PART I Silencing the Messenger… … … … … … … … … Page 8 Chapter 1 The Ghost of Gary Webb… … … … … … … … ..Pages 9-14 Chapter 2 The Ghost of Charles Bowden… … … … … … ..Pages 15-17 Chapter 3 A Legacy of Coverups… … … … … … … … … … Pages 18-24 PART II Threads of the Clandestine World… … … … … .Page 25 Chapter 4 The Snow Queen… … … … … … … … … … … … . Pages 26-30 Chapter 5 Drug War Treachery… … … … … … … … … … … Pages 31-37 Chapter 6 Death Undercover… … … … … … … … … … … … .Pages 38-43 Chapter 7 CIA Media Manipulation… … … … … … … … … .Pages 44-46 Chapter 8 Classified Leak … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..Pages 47-53 PART III Turf War: The Case of Richard Horn Chapters 9-12… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..Pages 54-70 PART IV The Bogota Connection Chapters 13-… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .Pages 71-116 PART V Cocaine Planes Chapters 22-32… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..Pages 117-176 PART VI Drone Code Chapters 33-36… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..Pages 177-195 PART VII Gary Webb Resurrected Chapter 37… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .Pages 196-205