The Contractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01EEQ9DBM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book is a tribute to those public servants like Ray who quietly do their job, put their lives on the line, and will do whatever is necessary to protect and defend their country. “Reading Ray's account brought back a lot of memories about the difficult challenges he faced. He is a silent patriot.”—Leon E. Panetta, Chairman of The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Raymond Davis is a former United States Army soldier and military contractor who became the center of an international maelstrom after his involvement in a shooting in Lahore, Pakistan on January 27, 2011. Born and raised in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Davis spent 10 years in the army, the last six of which he spent as a m
"You won't want to put it down until you finish it!" according to BSG resident. This book gives a well written account of what happened on the front lines and what was happening behind the scenes. The historical lessons helped to see how and why events played out and were very helpful in understanding the reasons many things have gone on there and here. Thank you for your heroic service. You have made your hometown proud!. Jessica said A must read. Great read. Couldn't put the book down.. "Must read by every American." according to Leslie. Very informative, well written book. Author had a way to make you feel what him and his wife went through. This book should be read by every American.Ralph and Leslie
In The Contractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis, Davis offers an up-close and personal look at the 2011 incident in Lahore, Pakistan, that led to his imprisonment and the events that took place as diplomats on both sides of the bargaining table scrambled to get him out. How did a routine drive turn into front-page news? Davis dissects the incident before taking readers on the same journey he endured while trapped in the Kafkaesque Pakistani legal system. As a veteran security contractor, Davis had come to terms with the prospect of dying long before the January 27, 2011 shooting, but nothing could prepare him for being a political pawn in a game with the highest stakes imaginable. An eye-opening memoir, The Contractor takes the veil off Raymond Davis’s story and offers a sober reflection on the true cost of the War on Terror.. Unfortunately, much of it is misleading—or downright false—information. Now, the man at the center of the controversy tells his side of the story for the very first time. A lot has been written about the time contractor Raymond Davis spent in a Pakistani jail in 2011