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by Garry Leech
Independent journalist Garry Leech has spent the last eight years working in the most remote and dangerous regions of Colombia, uncovering the unofficial stories of people living in conflict zones. Unlike other Western journalists, most of whom rarely leave Bogotá, Leech learns the truth about the civil conflict and the U.S. war on drugs directly from the source: farmers, male and female guerrillas, union organizers, indigenous communities, and many others.
Beyond Bogotá is framed around the eleven hours that Leech was held captive by the FARC, Colombia’s largest leftist guerrilla group, in August of 2006. Drawing on unprecedented access to soldiers, guerrillas, paramilitaries and peasants in conflict zones and cocaine-producing areas, Leech’s documentary memoir is an epic tale of a journalist’s search for meaning in the midst of violence and poverty. This compelling account provides fresh insights into U.S. foreign policy, the role of the media, and the plight of everyday Colombians caught in the middle of a brutal war.
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“In this remarkable saga, Garry Leech conveys brilliantly and with vivid insight the magical qualities of this rich and tortured land, and the struggles and torment of its people ... inspiring in their courage and dedication in the face of terror from within and from outside. Leech shows how our insatiable greed and easy resort to violence play no small part.”
—Noam Chomsky
“Garry Leech belongs in the company of a handful of war correspondents—Patrick Cockburn, Robert Fisk, Christian Parenti—who have been risking life and limb to bring to light the catastrophic human and environmental consequences of U.S. foreign policy. In prose that is clear, calm, and vivid, Leech relates the harrowing experience of being kidnapped by the largest rebel group in America’s forgotten war in Colombia. Beyond Bogotá is thus an extraordinary portrait of grace under pressure—not only of the author himself, but of ordinary Colombians fighting for social justice and a negotiated peace to total war. Leech’s unforgettable story is part of their story, and part of ours as well.”
—Forrest Hylton, author of Evil Hour in Colombia
“Garry Leech has seen more of Colombia than almost anyone, often at great personal risk. In Beyond Bogotá, a gripping and inspired book, he tells us what he saw and heard. Beyond Bogotá is a testament to the author’s deep love for a battered, beautiful country and its brave people. It is also an outlet for his horror and outrage at the injustices they suffer, many of which he has witnessed firsthand. Leech has created an essential volume for anyone who wants to understand Colombia’s conflict, or indeed the U.S. role in Latin America.”
—Adam Isacson, Director of Programs, Center for International Policy
“If you really want to know what life is like for rural Colombians who are living through the horrors of the country’s brutal and under-reported internal conflict, read this book. Having reported from Colombia myself, I can vouch for Garry Leech’s honesty—and bravery. This no-frills book grips you from the first page to the last.”
—Sue Branford, journalist, former Latin American analyst for BCC World Service
and co-author of Chemical Warfare in Colombia: The Costs of Coca Fumigation
“Leech’s Beyond Bogotá is critical to understanding the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ waged by the U.S. Government in Colombia. To hear the government line about U.S. involvement in Colombia, stay tuned to the establishment media. If you want the truth about the reality on the ground there, read this book.”
—Dahr Jamail, author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq
Reviews
“Leech’s new book on Colombia, provides an engaging firsthand account of the country’s drug war... He writes with the raw passion and vivid energy of a wartime correspondent who regularly risks his life to cover stories ignored by major international media outlets. While most writers on Colombia only talk abstractly about policy, Leech goes into villages, speaks with people on the front lines and peels back the skin. Demonstrating considerable courage and persistence, Leech managed to visit the hottest areas of Colombia’s conflict, survive shootouts and detentions, interview high-ranking leaders of the FARC and the AUC (United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia) and visit coca farms and cocaine labs. He describes all this with compelling narrative and evocative characters, taking the reader with him on his investigative adventures. While his descriptive ability makes the reading enjoyable, it is his conclusions that leave the strongest impression ... This book is an excellent way to familiarize oneself with a multifaceted conflict that sadly shows no sign of letting up soon.”
— Truthdig
“Eye-opening look at the drug war in Colombia. Leech has been working the drug-war beat since 2000, and he takes the “war” part of the description seriously, investigating the little-visited corners of Colombia where few gringo reporters dare wander… Excellent reportage—highly recommended for would-be journalists as well as those interested in geopolitics.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“In this arresting hybrid of journalism and memoir Leech relates his experiences investigating political, economic, and drug-related stories throughout Latin America. ... This enlightening book, which mixes a readable level of detail and background with personal narrative, should be in every library, public and academic.”
— Library Journal
Beyond Bogotá: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia
Author: Garry Leech
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publishing Date: January 2009
Hardcover, 280 pages
ISBN: 978-080706145-9
USD $25.95
Support Colombia Journal with your purchase of Beyond Bogotá.
When you purchase Beyond Bogotá online from Beacon Press, enter the code COLOMBIA at the checkout to receive a 10% discount and free shipping (within the United States) on your entire purchase. A portion of the proceeds will rebate back to Colombia Journal.
Order from Beacon Press
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For more information about Beyond Bogotá: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia, visit: http://www.beyondbogota.com/
'Beyond Bogotá
Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombiaby Garry Leech
Independent journalist Garry Leech has spent the last eight years working in the most remote and dangerous regions of Colombia, uncovering the unofficial stories of people living in conflict zones. Unlike other Western journalists, most of whom rarely leave Bogotá, Leech learns the truth about the civil conflict and the U.S. war on drugs directly from the source: farmers, male and female guerrillas, union organizers, indigenous communities, and many others.
Beyond Bogotá is framed around the eleven hours that Leech was held captive by the FARC, Colombia’s largest leftist guerrilla group, in August of 2006. Drawing on unprecedented access to soldiers, guerrillas, paramilitaries and peasants in conflict zones and cocaine-producing areas, Leech’s documentary memoir is an epic tale of a journalist’s search for meaning in the midst of violence and poverty. This compelling account provides fresh insights into U.S. foreign policy, the role of the media, and the plight of everyday Colombians caught in the middle of a brutal war.
Quotes
“In this remarkable saga, Garry Leech conveys brilliantly and with vivid insight the magical qualities of this rich and tortured land, and the struggles and torment of its people ... inspiring in their courage and dedication in the face of terror from within and from outside. Leech shows how our insatiable greed and easy resort to violence play no small part.”
—Noam Chomsky
“Garry Leech belongs in the company of a handful of war correspondents—Patrick Cockburn, Robert Fisk, Christian Parenti—who have been risking life and limb to bring to light the catastrophic human and environmental consequences of U.S. foreign policy. In prose that is clear, calm, and vivid, Leech relates the harrowing experience of being kidnapped by the largest rebel group in America’s forgotten war in Colombia. Beyond Bogotá is thus an extraordinary portrait of grace under pressure—not only of the author himself, but of ordinary Colombians fighting for social justice and a negotiated peace to total war. Leech’s unforgettable story is part of their story, and part of ours as well.”
—Forrest Hylton, author of Evil Hour in Colombia
“Garry Leech has seen more of Colombia than almost anyone, often at great personal risk. In Beyond Bogotá, a gripping and inspired book, he tells us what he saw and heard. Beyond Bogotá is a testament to the author’s deep love for a battered, beautiful country and its brave people. It is also an outlet for his horror and outrage at the injustices they suffer, many of which he has witnessed firsthand. Leech has created an essential volume for anyone who wants to understand Colombia’s conflict, or indeed the U.S. role in Latin America.”
—Adam Isacson, Director of Programs, Center for International Policy
“If you really want to know what life is like for rural Colombians who are living through the horrors of the country’s brutal and under-reported internal conflict, read this book. Having reported from Colombia myself, I can vouch for Garry Leech’s honesty—and bravery. This no-frills book grips you from the first page to the last.”
—Sue Branford, journalist, former Latin American analyst for BCC World Service
and co-author of Chemical Warfare in Colombia: The Costs of Coca Fumigation
“Leech’s Beyond Bogotá is critical to understanding the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ waged by the U.S. Government in Colombia. To hear the government line about U.S. involvement in Colombia, stay tuned to the establishment media. If you want the truth about the reality on the ground there, read this book.”
—Dahr Jamail, author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq
Reviews
“Leech’s new book on Colombia, provides an engaging firsthand account of the country’s drug war... He writes with the raw passion and vivid energy of a wartime correspondent who regularly risks his life to cover stories ignored by major international media outlets. While most writers on Colombia only talk abstractly about policy, Leech goes into villages, speaks with people on the front lines and peels back the skin. Demonstrating considerable courage and persistence, Leech managed to visit the hottest areas of Colombia’s conflict, survive shootouts and detentions, interview high-ranking leaders of the FARC and the AUC (United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia) and visit coca farms and cocaine labs. He describes all this with compelling narrative and evocative characters, taking the reader with him on his investigative adventures. While his descriptive ability makes the reading enjoyable, it is his conclusions that leave the strongest impression ... This book is an excellent way to familiarize oneself with a multifaceted conflict that sadly shows no sign of letting up soon.”
— Truthdig
“Eye-opening look at the drug war in Colombia. Leech has been working the drug-war beat since 2000, and he takes the “war” part of the description seriously, investigating the little-visited corners of Colombia where few gringo reporters dare wander… Excellent reportage—highly recommended for would-be journalists as well as those interested in geopolitics.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“In this arresting hybrid of journalism and memoir Leech relates his experiences investigating political, economic, and drug-related stories throughout Latin America. ... This enlightening book, which mixes a readable level of detail and background with personal narrative, should be in every library, public and academic.”
— Library Journal
Beyond Bogotá: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia
Author: Garry Leech
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publishing Date: January 2009
Hardcover, 280 pages
ISBN: 978-080706145-9
USD $25.95
Support Colombia Journal with your purchase of Beyond Bogotá.
When you purchase Beyond Bogotá online from Beacon Press, enter the code COLOMBIA at the checkout to receive a 10% discount and free shipping (within the United States) on your entire purchase. A portion of the proceeds will rebate back to Colombia Journal.
Order from Beacon Press
Order from Amazon
For more information about Beyond Bogotá: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia, visit: http://www.beyondbogota.com/
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