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Allegations of a cia connection to crack cocaine epidemic. On august 18, 1996, the san jose mercury news published the first installment of a threepart series of articles concerning crack cocaine, the central intelligence agency cia, and the nicaraguan contra army. It has long been known that the cia has illegally toppled foreign governments. How one journalist linked the cia to the crack epidemic. According to the stories, the cia and its operatives used crack cocainesold via. After the publication of a 1996 news article in the san jose mercury written by webb, who exposed the complicity of the cia in the l. Ciasupplied contra planes and pilots carried cocaine from central america to. New shows examine cias past role in latin americas drug.

The heroin epidemic resembles the days when crack cocaine became the major drug that destroyed communities across the united states and other parts of the world including the caribbean that began in the early 1980s. Evidence does not support allegations of cia participation in drug. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia in. The resulting outcry led both the cia and the justice department to. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia. Rule 2 is not in effect for replies to this comment reddit and rconspiracy in general are manipulated platforms. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. The secondary sources shall allow for more evidence to support the claim that the c. Evidence does not support allegations of cia participation. Back in 1996, gary webb of the san jose mercury news broke a story stating not only that the nicaraguan contras supported by the united states in a rebellion against their leftleaning government were involved in the us crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s, but also that the cia knew and turned a blind eye to the operation. Usually the cias activities have harmful effects on innocent civilians in foreign countries. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb in 1996, journalist gary webb began looking into links between nicaraguas drugrunning contra rebels and the cia.

Okay, so then how involved was the cia in importing the most important ingredient cocaine. I would say that all of this story rather than about crack, is about crap. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. The series follows the stories of several characters whose lives are fated to intersect including cia operative teddy mcdonald who helps to secure guns for the contras. The means used by the cia was the saturation of cocaine in our country. Webb later published a book based on the series, dark alliance. Cia has had a long and virtually continuous involvement with drug trafficking. Decadesold cia crackcocaine scandal gains new momentum.

Allegations of a cia connection to crack cocaine epidemic select. The cia, contras, gangs, and crack institute for policy. Authentic journalism is telling people something that the government doesnt want them to know. The united states central intelligence agency cia has been accused of involvement in drug. Gary webb, the investigative journalist who exposed the cias involvement in the crack epidemic with his series of articles and book titled dark alliance 180, died at the age of exactly 18,000 days old, a suicide by two gunshots to the face. The people that should have been put in jail became presidents, he of course explains and testify to the cia sponsored cocaine epidemic of the 80s all fingers point at the fact that the usa preferred to back up narco states as long as they did not lean left politically making our own govt. In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big onethe blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams aboutwithout even looking for it. The crack epidemic coincidently began around the same time when the irancontra scandal was being exposed. His articles asserted that the cia was aware of the cocaine transactions and the large shipments of. Stick to the topic at hand, report rule violations, and keep any discussion directed at users, mods, or this sub in reply to this comment only. The cia, contras, gangs, and crack institute for policy studies.

How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb. The reagan administration and the cia also collaborated with nicaraguan cocaine traffickers to support the contras led to the crack epidemic of the 1980s. A number of writers have alleged that the united states central intelligence agency cia was involved in the nicaraguan contras cocaine trafficking operations. The explosive prospect of cia involvement in drug trafficking. A did have involvement the leaders did not know anything about it. More explosively, the stories implied that the central intelligence agency cia was aware of these activities and either attempted to protect the drug dealing of these contra supporters or turned a. Did the cia play a role in launching the crackcocaine epidemic. Freshlyreleased cia documents show how the largest u. Based on a yearlong investigation, reporter gary webb wrote that during the 1980s the cia helped finance its covert war against nicaraguas leftist government through sales of cutrate cocaine to south central l. On august 18, 1996, the san jose mercury news published the first installment of a threepart series of articles concerning crack cocaine, the central intelligence agency cia, and the nicaraguan contra. In this case, the cias activities led to the crack epidemic in americas inner cities, which caused american citizens much pain and misery. A powerful series by investigative reporter gary webb of the san jose mercury news says the answer may be yesand the charge. This was accomplished, but the disregard for the inevitable result, our countrys crack cocaine epidemic, was not justifiable.

A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the nicaraguan contra rebels, l. Webbs series led to three federal investigations, none of. Even ross saw cocaine at 19 in 79, so it was established well before the crack epidemic of the 80s, and likely without cia assistance. Ciacontracrack cocaine controversy department of justice. The movie kill the messenger tells the story of gary webbs attempt to uncover nefarious cia drug operations. Did the cia play a role in launching the crack cocaine epidemic. The series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the culture of the city. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come forward. The cia and the cocainecrack epidemic to my great regret, the bureau fbi has told me that some of the people i identified as being involved in drug smuggling are present or past agents of the central intelligence agency.

It refuted charges that cia officials knew that their nicaraguan allies were dealing drugs. The charges of cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking were revived in 1996, when a newspaper series by reporter gary webb in the san jose mercury news claimed that the trafficking had played an important role in the creation of the crack cocaine drug problem in the united states. A had involvement in the down fall of the black panther party and the african american community as a whole. This article reports gary webbs story carried by the san jose mercury news. The igs report cleared the cia of complicity with the innercity crack cocaine trade. Convicted drug kingpin freeway ricky ross talks about cia. The investigation by excia operative goss had focused specifically on a story reported by gary webb in the san jose mercury news in august 1996 that alleged that the crack epidemic in california could be traced to two ciaconnected nicaraguan cocaine dealers who used at least part of their profits to finance the nicaraguan contra. Mercury newsthat the cia was responsible for the crack epidemic in. The book could have been much shorter, levine overplays the importance of his victims he investigated.