Anyone wanting to know how crack was introduced into neighborhoods like compton should read former san jose mercury news reporter gary webbs work, who shows how it was a cia operation was part of the war with the sandinista rebels in nicaragua to funnel cocaine into this country and guns into central america. Aug 30, 2012 one of the most talked about conspiracy theories of the mid80s and early 90s had to do with the crack epidemic. Those african americans who bought and distributed crack cocaine and bought and used the automatic weapons that flowed at the end of the contra pipeline were themselves victims of a grand ciaorchestrated conspiracy designed to use the black community as pawns in the reagan and bush administrations attempts to dislodge the sandinistas. My apologies to those whom i dismissed in my thoughts at the time. Eighteen years after it was published, dark alliance, the san jose mercury newss bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine. Sep 20, 2019 the secret flow of drugs and money, webb reported, had a direct link to the crack epidemic that devastated californias most vulnerable african american neighborhoods. On march 2, 1995, ricky donnell ross, a paroled crack dealer, thought he. The cia couldnt even mine a harbor without getting its trench coat stuck in its. Kill the messenger crack in america in theaters friday. Oct 10, 2014 a 1998, a cia inspector generals report denied any ties between the u.
A 1998, a cia inspector generals report denied any ties between the u. In a new book, pablo escobar in fraganti, escobar, who lives under the pseudonym, juan sebastian marroquin, explains his father worked for the cia selling cocaine to finance the fight against communism in central america. The secret flow of drugs and money, webb reported, had a direct link to the crack epidemic that devastated californias most vulnerable african american neighborhoods. Dark alliance the cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. A widely read newspaper series leads many americans to believe cia is guilty of at least complicity, if not conspiracy, in the outbreak of crack cocaine in americas cities.
The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion webb, gary, waters, maxine on. How the cias crackcocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb, will be published in october. Did the cia play a role in launching the crack cocaine epidemic. The closest he comes is near the book s end, where he observes that i never believed, and never wrote, that there was a grand cia conspiracy behind the crack plague. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. On march 2, 1995, ricky donnell ross, a paroled crack dealer, thought he was hooking up. This book outlines very clearly the drug issues of the early 80s and today. How the cia s crack cocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb. A series of expose articles in the san jose mercurynews by reporter gary webb told tales of a drug. Gary stephen webb august 31, 1955 december 10, 2004 was an american investigative journalist. He said the two members of the conspiracy were trained by the cia as part of the cuban invasion effort. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb.
Pablo escobars son reveals his dad worked for the cia. Despite what a new movie says about the reporter who linked the cia and crack. Proves beyond a shadow of a doubt how the war on drugs is a farce just like everything else the government has a war on. The crack epidemic in the united states was a surge of crack cocaine use in major cities across the united states between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. How the cias crackcocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb. One of the people who was accused in the san jose mercurynews of being in the midst of the cia cocaine conspiracy is. Oct, 2014 i remember when the cia is dealing crack talk started back in the 80s. The ciacontracrack conspiracy, however, deserves an upgrade. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, the book by journalist gary webb, which expanded on webbs 1996 investigative series in the san jose mercury news. I never believed, and never wrote, that there was a grand cia conspiracy behind the crack plague, he wrote.
Crack is wack but did cia create it to kill off blacks. Douglas wilson, member of the core group of project unspeakable having read jfk and the unspeakable several years ago, ive been thinking about assassinations for quite a while and ive seen how conspiracy theory is used to shut off debate, to signal that were entering the unspeakable zone. Joe marshall believes crack cocaine has been the worst. First exposed by webb in 1996 in the san jose mercury news, and then fleshed out in his book, dark alliance, the allegations are not based on a jumble of spurious and imagined connections, but on a strong and plausible chain of evidence. Jul 03, 2017 the cia plotline in snowfall is based on dark alliance. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. Because even if it wasnt a deliberate bythe book conspiracy to both fund contras and militarize. Dec 05, 2014 anyone wanting to know how crack was introduced into neighborhoods like compton should read former san jose mercury news reporter gary webbs work, who shows how it was a cia operation was part of the war with the sandinista rebels in nicaragua to funnel cocaine into this country and guns into central america. Now some members of the black community, relying on a series last summer in the san jose mercury news, point at the cia because smugglers tied to. Fx series pins crack epidemic on the cia salt lake city. This gave rise to gangs, tore black neighborhoods apart, and contributed to the massive international drug mafia we have today. The drug business is very different than what we dreamed, he continues.
Some interpreted the connection as part of a cia conspiracy to purposefully target the black community, an allegation webb denies he ever made. So i began to wonder if the use of the term conspiracy theory might be a. Zootopia is a movie about adorable animals and crack cocaine. 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. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the nicaraguan contra rebels l. Its also about crack cocaine and conspiracy theories. Sep 25, 2014 a widely read newspaper series leads many americans to believe cia is guilty of at least complicity, if not conspiracy, in the outbreak of crack cocaine in americas cities.
Oct 14, 2018 some interpreted the connection as part of a cia conspiracy to purposefully target the black community, an allegation webb denies he ever made. A powerful series by investigative reporter gary webb of the san jose mercury news says the answer may be yesand the charge. Cut to the ambient hip hop loops of dj treke, crack the cia features explosive footage of mike rupperts historical televised confrontation with cia director. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion is a 1998 book by journalist gary webb. Did the cia play a role in launching the crackcocaine epidemic. I dont think there was any conspiracy to bring crack to the inner city or destroy a people. Gary webb pushed his investigation even further in his book, dark alliance. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the nicaraguan contra rebels, l. Here are 10 things to know about gary webb and his report that linked the cia to crack cocaine.
Zootopia is a disney movie about adorable talking animals living in relative harmony. In 1996 the agency was accused of being a crack dealer. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. Crack cocaine the great conspiracy to destroy the black male fcn, min. This resulted in a number of social consequences, such as increasing crime and violence in american inner city neighborhoods, as well as a resulting backlash in the form of tough on crime policies.
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. The conspiracy theories that come into play here would assert that the cia, or other members of the us government. Learn how the cia is organized into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation. Webbs series led to three federal investigations, none of. Oig analysis of allegations regarding blandons and meneses relationship with the contras and the cia. It started when webb wrote a series of three articles for the san jose mercury news in 1996 dubbed dark alliance.
Aug 02, 2006 proves beyond a shadow of a doubt how the war on drugs is a farce just like everything else the government has a war on. Could this be the start of a renewed exploration of the governments complicity in the rise of crack in america. The term conspiracy theory an invention of the cia. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia. A widely read newspaper series leads many americans to believe cia is guilty of at least complicity, if not conspiracy, in the outbreak of crack cocaine in americas inner cities. Oct 17, 2014 i never believed, and never wrote, that there was a grand cia conspiracy behind the crack plague, he wrote. Aug 18, 2006 nick schou is an editor for oc weekly. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia in.
He began his career working for newspapers in kentucky. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Ciacontracrack cocaine controversy table of contents. The cia couldnt even mine a harbor without getting its. Collection use the ctrl key to select and deselect collections select a collection or use the ctrl key to select and deselect collections. Mar 14, 1993 this book outlines very clearly the drug issues of the early 80s and today. In this crack in america, featurette, jeremy renner gary webb, director michael cuesta and others reveal the shocking real story of a cia. For nearly a decade the cia spread crack cocaine in black neighborhoods to fund their proxi nicaraguan contra army. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come. Search terms search for terms in the fulltext and metadata fields. In more extreme versions of the story circulating on talk radio and the internet, the agency was the instrument of a consistent strategy by the us government to. Freeway ricky ross and the cia cocaine conspiracy sanjiv b. Those african americans who bought and distributed crack cocaine and bought and used the automatic weapons that flowed at the end of the contra pipeline were themselves victims of a grand cia orchestrated conspiracy designed to use the black community as pawns in the reagan and bush administrations attempts to dislodge the sandinistas. I never believed, and never wrote, that there was a grand cia conspiracy behind the crack plague, gary webb wrote in his book.
In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big onethe blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams aboutwithout even looking for it. One of the most talked about conspiracy theories of the mid80s and early 90s had to do with the crack epidemic. Fx series pins crack epidemic on the cia the salt lake. Gary webb was no journalism hero, despite what kill the. Crack, the cia and black americas drug crisis by charlene muhammadnational correspondent. Discover the best 104673010 conspiracy theories in best sellers. Established in 1999, is one of the oldest conspiracy theory sites on the internet.
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