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derive from an interview with Gettleman; an interview with his local fixer, Sahal Abdulle, who was present for the trip; and interviews with Felix Klaussen.

160 won a Pulitzer Prize: Gettleman won the 2012 prize in international report- ing.

162 They'd fled after the overthrow: See, for example, Mark Fineman, "The Oil Factor in Somalia," Los Angeles Times, January 18, 1993; and Michelle Nich- ols and Louis Charbonneau, "Western Oil Exploration in Somalia May Spark Conflict," Reuters, July 17, 2013.

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167 exchanging information with the AFP: Interview with Kent Bailey, confirmed with an agent of the AFP whom I interviewed under the official stipulation that his name not be used.

167 A classified cable: "GOI CLAIMS MIX-UP IN SMALL ARMS SEIZED IN THE PHILIPPINES," September 2, 2009, obtained through WikiLeaks.

168 surrendered to the Philippines Bureau of Customs: Copy of an internal pre- sentation obtained from a Philippine National Police inspector.

168 Consolidated Priority Organization Target (CPOT) list: For general discus- sion of the CPOT list see, for example, U.S. Department of Justice Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, "FY 2016 Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement Congressional Submission," 5–7.

170 two ounces of meth and a gun: In addition to my interview with Bailey, in- formation on this arrest also surfaced in Andrew Drummond, "British Cap- tain Seeking Protection Arms Deals in Philippines," London Evening Standard, September 22, 2010.

170 On the morning of September 21: Details of the day derive from the Philip- pine National Police case file on the murder of Bruce Jones; photos obtained from the case file; my own visit to the murder scene; and an interview with Roberto Manuel, a PNP officer who arrived first on the scene.

171 one acquaintance said: This source, a longtime Subic Bay resident who knew both Nash and Jones, requested anonymity out of fear of retribution from Nash or his associates.

172 a "lovable rogue": "Maverick Bristol Sailor Was Gunned Down in Philip- pines," Bristol Post, September 23, 2010.

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174 Zuñiga himself had gone missing: Carlos Santamaria, "Where Is Lawyer Joe Frank Zuñiga?" Rappler, July 5, 2012; also Edu Punay, "De Lima Orders In- tensified Search for Missing Lawyer," The Philippine Star, July 5, 2012.

174 training the killer whale: Timothy Desmond, "The Killer Whale Who Kills," International Herald Tribune, March 8, 2010.

174 raided Tiu's house: I later discovered that details of the raid had emerged in the local Philippine press: for example, Non Alquitran, "Chinese Trader

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