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Did the cia play a role in launching the crack cocaine epidemic. Drug trafficking was a much less convoluted method of skirting the congressional ban on funding the contras, and the cia s inspector general found that in the early years after congress cut off contra funding, the cia had alerted congress about the allegations of drug trafficking. The cia contra story can only feed longstanding rumors in black communities that the u. Freshlyreleased cia documents show how the largest u. Did the cia play a role in launching the crackcocaine epidemic. Cia involvement in trafficking is usually alleged to be connected to the contra war in nicaragua and the iran contra affair during the reagan administration. Irrefutable evidence that the the us government was responsible for the catastrophic crack cocaine epidemic. The series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the culture of the city. Jose bueso rosa reagan administration officials interceded on behalf of jose bueso rosa, a honduran general who was heavily involved with the cia s contra operations and faced trial for his role in a massive drug shipment to the united states.

Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia in. Titled dark alliance, the series linked drug smuggling by cia trained contras to the crack epidemic that has ravaged america. Snowfall is a onehour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. Allegations of cocaine trafficking by contras also arose during the investigation conducted by independent counsel lawrence walsh into the irancontra affair.

Freeway ricky ross, a former us street legend, who as a drug dealer was once responsible for flooding californias streets with most of its. The cia, contras, gangs, and crack institute for policy studies. How john kerry exposed the contra cocaine scandal derided by the mainstream press and taking on reagan at the height of his popularity, the. Ciacontracrack cocaine controversy doj oig department of. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb. A number of writers have alleged that the united states central intelligence agency cia was. In 1986 its spokesman acknowledged that funds from sales of cocaine smuggled into the us had helped fund the contra rebels, but said that the smuggling was not authorized by the us. 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. News that central intelligence agency operatives were tied to the crack cocaine epidemic has prompted calls that the oliver northrun iran contra scandal be reopened to discover.

Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come forward. The history of the iran contra affair has a deeprooted connection to the crack explosion. 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. These plans were apparently aborted when the iran contra scandal broke in november 1986. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia. The cia, contras, gangs, and crack institute for policy. A powerful series by investigative reporter gary webb of the san jose mercury news says the answer may be yesand the charge. At times, the mercury news sent conflicting messages that confounded attempts to correct misconceptions about the article. Still, the fantastic story of the cia injecting crack into ghettos had taken hold. How john kerry exposed the contracocaine scandal salon. Drug trafficking was a much less convoluted method of skirting the congressional ban on funding the contras, and the cias inspector general found that in the early years after congress cut off contra funding, the cia. Along with a leading role in the iran contra scandal in which north helped sell arms to iran to fund the.

According to the stories, the cia and its operatives used crack cocainesold via. Along with a leading role in the irancontra scandal in which north helped. Bush, reagan let drugs flow free to us from nicaragua. Investigative reporter gary webb linked the cia to americas introduction to crack cocaine. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come.