Dark Alliance The CIA the Contras & the Cocaine Explosion

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To many the idea that the CIA was somehow involved in bringing large quantities of cocaine into the United States would seem like a wild conspiracy theory. In fact the CIA during the 80s helped Contra agents bring cocaine into the United States to help found the Contra's guerilla war against the Sandinista government. The money from the cocaine became necessary as a result of the Boland amendment which expressly fobid US funding of the Contra movement. The journalist Gary Webb was working for the San Jose Mercury Times when he broke this story. This book is not the result of irresponsible speculation, but of a dedicated and thorough journalist. The articles that would later become a book are well-researched and backed up by documentation. Unfortuantely after immense pressure from other papers the Mercury-Times retracted elements of Webb's story. Webb was considered a quack by the mainstream media and eventually committed suicide. It is extremely unfortunate that such a hard-working and brave journalist is no longer reporting. The book is worth reading despite it's length. For those interested in the War on Drugs or the Iran Contra scandal, I would recommend this book.