SPYCRAFT 101

49. The Life of a Cuban-Born CIA Shadow Warrior with Ric Prado


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This week, Justin chats with Enrique "Ric" Prado, a retired case officer and Paramilitary operative of the CIA.  Ric is also the author of his memoir, Black Ops.  Ric dives into his career, from fleeing the Peter Pan Project and his home country of Cuba to serving in Nicaragua with the Contras, including past guest Mike Lima AKA Luis Moreno.  Soon after his time in Latin America and a few years in the Phillippines, Ric was contracted by the CIA to form the very task force that eventually took down Osama bin Laden. Outed by newspapers as CIA in 2009, Ric is the highest-ranking American covert operator to share his story publicly.

An extended edition of this episode, featuring 26 minutes of additional interview content, is available now on Patreon.

Check out Episode 34: Life as a Nicaraguan Contra with Luis Moreno for more on the Contras, the Sandinistas, and Nicaraguan counterrevolution.

Connect with Ric:
ricprado.com
Buy his book, Black Ops:  The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior, here.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Ops-Life-Shadow-Warrior/dp/1250271843
LinkedIn: Enrique (Ric) Prado

Connect with Spycraft 101:
Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here.
spycraft101.com
IG: @spycraft101
Shop: spycraft-101.myshopify.com
Patreon: Spycraft 101

Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.
Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.

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