Walter Kirn hosts Evan Wright on BylinerTV for a shocking and incredible discussion about the connection between the mafia, CIA, and the war on terror. Detailing shadow-soldier Ricky Prado’s life’s work, we learn how a suspected murderer and compulsive weightlifter rose to run the anti-terrorism unit of the CIA.
Evan Wright has gone from working as a critic for Hustler magazine, to being one of the most celebrated immersive journalists in the country. His series of reports with the US military in Iraq for Rolling Stone was subsequently made into the landmark series, Generation Kill.
Additionally, he has written the true-crime books, “How to Get Away With Murder in America,” “American Desperado,” and “Hella Nation,” in addition to penning the screenplay for the adaptation of “Cocaine Cowboys” to a scripted feature film.
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