Shooting the Moon The True Story of an American Manhunt Unlike Any Other, Ever

by Harris, David

• ISBN13: 9780316154802
• ISBN10: 0316154806
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-05
• Publisher: Back Bay Books

Summary

Now in paperback, the acclaimed nonfiction thriller that takes us behind the scenes and reveals what really happened in 1989 when 20,000 American soldiers invaded Panama, arrested that nation's leader, and hauled him back to Miami to stand trial for violations of American law -- violations committed in that ruler's own country. Tracing the secret investigation, the exciting four-year manhunt, and the bizarre incidents that shook U.S. foreign policy to its roots, "Shooting the Moon" is at once a page-turning story and a first-rate work of investigative journalism.-- One of the most outrageous true crime stories ever recorded.-- A fast-paced narrative that holds strong appeal for readers of military and legal thrillers.

Author Biography

David Harris is the legendary antiwar activist who went to jail for draft resistance in the 1960s. Formerly a contributing editor at the New York Times Magazine and Rolling Stone, he is the author of seven previous books.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE PRELUDE
The General in Miami, 2000	1	(7)
The First Precondition	8	(21)
The Second Precondition	29	(27)
The Third Precondition	56	(25)
PART TWO: THE INDICTMENT	81	(152)
The Case Agent	83	(12)
The Washington Side of the Story	95	(25)
The Investigation Begins	120	(21)
Making the Case	141	(15)
The Grand Jury	156	(7)
The Blandon Plan	163	(11)
Telling Washington	174	(7)
Playing Politics	181	(10)
Sprinting Toward the Finish Line	191	(12)
The Final Witness	203	(16)
Running the Gauntlet	219	(9)
The General's True Bill	228	(5)
PART THREE: THE ARREST	233	(138)
The Law and Much More	235	(6)
Getting Ready	241	(9)
Elliott Abrams's Final Offense	250	(19)
Let's Make a Deal	269	(24)
The Case's Diminishment	293	(20)
The General's Harbinger	313	(25)
The Coup	338	(14)
Endgame	352	(19)
Epilogue	371	(8)
Acknowledgments	379	(2)
Index	381