Decadesold cia crackcocaine scandal gains new momentum rt. 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. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia in. Webbs series led to three federal investigations, none of. Crack is wack but did cia create it to kill off blacks. Why do people say reagan put crack cocaine in the hood. Did the cia play a role in launching the crackcocaine epidemic. For nearly a decade the cia spread crack cocaine in black neighborhoods to fund their proxi nicaraguan contra army. During the korean war, the first allegations of cia drug trafficking surfaced after 1949, stemming from a deal whereby arms were supplied to chiang kaisheks defeated generals in exchange for intelligence. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia. Cia funnels drugs into poor us neighborhoods rt usa news. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come forward. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb. In 1996, a bombshell report by journalist gary webb claimed that the central intelligence agency cia supported cocaine trafficking into the u.
This is also accepted as fact in harlem and guys selling conspiracy dvds yell it out on the streets. Under president ronald reagan america not only increased its involvement in the middle east by supplying arms to both iraq and iran in their war against each other, but america stepped up its involvement in conflicts around the world, especially south america. Little did they know that the cia was using them as pawns in a larger scheme by allowing the more affordable drug to come into their neighborhood. The press did not begin reporting on the issue of crack cocaine until 1984, but those articles suggested that the mounting crack problem had existed prior to that time. To help fund their campaign, the cia allowed rebels to flood american cities with crack cocaine, with the help of street dealers like las freeway rick. 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. It started when webb wrote a series of three articles for the san jose mercury news in 1996 dubbed dark alliance. The cia when i start selling crack in my local ghetto. For nearly a decade the cia spread crack cocaine in. All the people selling drugs and misbehaving were black, and so when you. Jayz, ronald reagan, kanye west apreutersbenoit tessierdanny moloshokphoto montage by salon ronald reagans hiphop nightmare. I sell crack for the cia tshirt by blainageatrois redbubble. Freeway rick ross on how he introduced crack to the u.
Dec 30, 2011 in 1988, while running for president on the libertarian party ticket, he highlighted yet another conspiracy theory, and this one doesnt collapse under investigation. Though evidence is thin, tale of cia and drugs has a life of its own. It was not orchestrated by the contras or the cia or any single drug ring. What easier way to get it than sell crack jimmie carter actually released a presidential order saying that no federal employees can break the law while doing their jobs, as a direct order to the cia to stop selling drugs. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come. In 1996 the agency was accused of being a crack dealer. In 1996, investigative reporter gary webb broke the prior story that the cia was implicated in trafficking crack cocaine into the united states. Mar 21, 2015 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. Ross pleaded guilty to federal charges that he set up a group of crips to sell crack in cincinnati in 1987 and that he sold cocaine to.
Secret ties between cia, drugs revealed by rosalind muhammad originally published, 1996. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. Allegations of a cia connection to crack cocaine epidemic. A commonheld belief was that the cia flooded the black community with crack so that we could do each other in. The cia when i start selling crack in my local ghetto popular memes on the site.
The cia when i start selling crack in my local ghetto ifunny. Talk radio switchboards lit up, as did africanamerican leaders like u. So once you look at this here, then its easy for you to see they didnt mind sacrificing a particular sector of america, said ross. Secret ties between cia, drugs revealed the final call. Ricky deserves life in prison for what he did to his people in his community. Cia funnels drugs into poor us neighborhoods 6 jan, 2011 19. The hottest topic in black america, bar none, is whether the cia was responsible for introducing crack cocaine to the ghetto. The cia, contras, gangs, and crack institute for policy studies. Gary webb, the journalist who busted the cia for selling crack. The subject of todays hearings involves the allegations of cia in volvement in the u. Buy i sell crack for the cia by blainageatrois as a tshirt, classic tshirt, triblend tshirt, lightweight hoodie, fitted scoop tshirt, fitted vneck tshirt, relaxed fit tshirt, or lightweight sweatshirt.
Freeway ricky ross and the cia cocaine conspiracy for gq magazine, 2003 in the 80s the us government financed a dirty war by bankrolling the contras against the leftwing sandanistas of nicaragua. Jan 23, 2014 in january, it was revealed that the dea allows mexicos biggest cartel to traffic drugs in the us in exchange for information. It is very clear that the cia has been very much involved with drug dealings, paul said. Eighteen years after it was published, dark alliance, the san jose mercury newss bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine. Aug 30, 2012 a commonheld belief was that the cia flooded the black community with crack so that we could do each other in. Freeway ricky ross and the cia cocaine conspiracy sanjiv b.
The soviets said reagan started aids in a lab to kill blacks. Dec 31, 2004 crack, the cia and black americas drug crisis. The cia sold drugs to anybody regardless of the race. A number of writers have alleged that the united states central intelligence agency cia was involved in cocaine trafficking during the 1980s. Did the cia play a role in launching the crack cocaine epidemic. These claims have led to investigations by the united states government, including hearings and reports by the united states house of representatives, senate, department of justice, and the cias office of the inspector general. How the cia s crack cocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb schou, nick, bowden, charles on.
The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. Apr 25, 2007 the first article also made other specific allegations of cia knowledge of, or involvement in, the drug rings activities. A powerful series by investigative reporter gary webb of the san jose mercury news says the answer may be yesand the charge. Did the cia sell drugs to american dealers to destroy the. This gave rise to gangs, tore black neighborhoods apart, and contributed to the massive international drug mafia we have today. 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. If the market response is as favorable as the cia expects, the drugs should be available in every ghetto in the nation as soon as august 1. A former wash dc mayor was arrested for smoking crack and got reelected. The cias suspect past made the sensational articles an easy sell.
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. The terms inner city and ghetto are now code words referring to black people. Jun 24, 2001 never mind the furor over the murder of rap star tupac shakur and the recriminations that are sure to erupt over the civil trial of a certain exfootball player. 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. 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 cia, paul told a gathering of the national organization for the reform of marijuana laws, was involved in trafficking drugs as part of the irancontra debacle. The cia was very much involved in the irancontra scandals. A series of expose articles in the san jose mercurynews by reporter gary webb told tales of a drug. Drug trafficking is a gold mine for people who want to raise money in the underground government in order to finance projects that they cant get legitimately. As long as you have enough money to buy the drugs you are welcome at the cia headquarters. As long as the government and americas elite continue to benefit from the illegal drug trade. The profits from his deal certainly didnt go to help the contras. Cia operatives tied to the contras opened the floodgates for cheap cocaine through drug selling in.
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