"Bayou of Pigs" is an account, a fine piece of investigative
journalism relating how a group of white Canadian and American
supremacists and mercenaries planned to overthrow the government of
Dominica in a coup d'état back in the early 80's.
For two years the gang leaders recruited manpower, sought
investors, stockpiled weapons, forged links with the mob and
planned their preposterous mission "Operation Red Dog". Installing
a puppet government at the helm, the capital would be turned into a
paradise for criminals. Millions would be made with cocaine and
arms dealerships and casinos. Fortunately, federal agents from
Louisiana derailed their plans……On April 27, 1981, as the
mercenaries were about to set sail for Dominica, federal agents
moved in, arrested them and seized their weapons. Arrests followed
in Toronto and Dominica.
This book is based on hundreds of files recently declassified by
the US government, documents uncovered in three countries and
interviews from multiple witnesses. It also discloses photos and
documents taken from the investigation, the mercenaries' contracts
and assault plans. There are detailed accounts of the roles played
by the mercenaries and by high-level members of the US and Canadian
far right.
I could hardly put this highly captivating, well-researched and
sharply written story down. It is filled with comical twists and
turns and enough bizarre plots and conspiracies, like a script
right out of Hollywood. I must admit, it is scary thinking crimes
are committed against good people and nations only to advance
political, nationalistic and criminal ambitions. "Very well done",
I am looking forward to reading more of this author's work.