Veils of Deception: Spy Memoirs 1956-1996

By Al Pizano

From 1956 to 1996, Al Pizano lived the double-life of Chicago businessman and U.S. military/intelligence contractor. As a civilian he rubbed elbows with the rich, famous, and powerful. As an operative he engaged with idealistic-to-sadistic military, spies, drug-dealers, arms-dealers, assassins, moguls, oligarchs, and tyrants.His engagements took him across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and the Middle-East.He worked with the U.S. Army, CIA, DIA, NSA, Delta Force, FBI, and other organizations.His activities included intelligence gathering, funding, recruiting, coercion, kidnapping, and assassination.He survived treks through deathly-jungle, gunfights, and torture.He received commendations.He survived character assassination and prison.He participated in foiling the planned assassination / coup d' tat of Honduran President Roberto Suazo C rdova.He participated in the attempted kidnapping of Nigerian Transportation Minister Umaru Abdulrahman Dikko, known famously as the "Dikko Affair."He was driven by equal parts patriotism, thirst for adventure, and greed.He contemplated innocent human suffering caused by the struggle for power.This story is a moment-by-moment peek behind veils of deception created by governments, symbolized by national flags.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796788740
• ISBN13: 9781796788747
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"