★ Author: Mark Bowden ★ Set In: Colombia ★ Published: 2001 ★ Publisher: Grove Press ★ Pages: 304 ★ ISBN: 978-0802123787 Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord. His cartel supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States at the height of his career, turning over US$21.9 billion a year in personal income. Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw (2001) is a book by Mark Bowden that details the efforts by the governments of the United States and Colombia, their respective military and intelligence forces, and Los Pepes to stop illegal activities committed by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his subordinates. It relates how Escobar was killed and his cartel dismantled. The epic rise and fall of one of the most intriguing, wealthy and dangerous criminal in history. Packed with a ton load of detail, the book shows how Escobar rose from a poor farming family into the savage head of the infamous Medellin cartel. It showcases the corruption within the highest ranks of the Colombian government and some of the most ruthless and clever ways Escobar and his cartel lead attacks on rivals & government forces. At times declaring all out war against the government of Colombia while living lavishly like a King. It took hundreds of millions of dollars, the most high end technological advancements available at the time and a complete overall of the government to help bring The King Of Cocaine down. I enjoyed the texts on communications between Escobar and the government, his employees, the media and his family who were extremely loyal to each other. The two sides of Pablo Escobar were evident, on one hand you had a man, coming from poverty, lack of education and no direction to one of the most powerful and wealthiest self made people in history, with influence as far as you could reach, an intriguing cult figure that gave back to his community and employed thousands of unemployed and poor people and on the other hand you have a vicious kidnapper, conspirator, drug trafficker, narco-terrorist and a murderer. All facts that could never be denied are all showcases in this very informative and educational novel by Bowden. A gem of a book on one of the most intriguing figures in history. 9/10 More on Escobar @ http://spectemuragendo.weebly.com/general/the-king-of-cocaine-pablo-escobar
0 Comments
|