A series of expose articles in the san jose mercurynews by reporter gary webb told tales of a drug. In 1996 the agency was accused of being a crack dealer. Irrefutable evidence that the the us government was responsible for the catastrophic crack cocaine epidemic. Freeway rick ross on how he introduced crack to the u. The terms inner city and ghetto are now code words referring to black people. 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. Did the cia play a role in launching the crackcocaine epidemic. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb.
A powerful series by investigative reporter gary webb of the san jose mercury news says the answer may be yesand the charge. Ricky deserves life in prison for what he did to his people in his community. Central intelligence agency to the introduction of crack cocaine into black neighborhoods with drug profits used to fund the ciabacked nicaraguan contra army in the early 1980s. 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. Dec 31, 2004 crack, the cia and black americas drug crisis. 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. 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. The cias suspect past made the sensational articles an easy sell.
The cia sold drugs to anybody regardless of the race. 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. 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, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. 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.
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. The cia when i start selling crack in my local ghetto popular memes on the site. Gary webb, the journalist who busted the cia for selling crack. 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. Talk radio switchboards lit up, as did africanamerican leaders like u. As long as you have enough money to buy the drugs you are welcome at the cia headquarters. For nearly a decade the cia spread crack cocaine in black neighborhoods to fund their proxi nicaraguan contra army. 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. 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.
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. Why do people say reagan put crack cocaine in the hood. 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. The soviets said reagan started aids in a lab to kill blacks. Apr 25, 2007 the first article also made other specific allegations of cia knowledge of, or involvement in, the drug rings activities. 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. The cia, contras, gangs, and crack institute for policy studies. How the cia s crack cocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb schou, nick, bowden, charles on.
Allegations of a cia connection to crack cocaine epidemic. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come. 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. Decadesold cia crackcocaine scandal gains new momentum rt. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. Freeway ricky ross and the cia cocaine conspiracy sanjiv b. I sell crack for the cia tshirt by blainageatrois redbubble. For nearly a decade the cia spread crack cocaine in. Webbs series led to three federal investigations, none of. A number of writers have alleged that the united states central intelligence agency cia was involved in cocaine trafficking during the 1980s. It is very clear that the cia has been very much involved with drug dealings, paul said.
A commonheld belief was that the cia flooded the black community with crack so that we could do each other in. 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. In 1996, investigative reporter gary webb broke the prior story that the cia was implicated in trafficking crack cocaine into the united states. The cia was very much involved in the irancontra scandals.
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. Aug 30, 2012 a commonheld belief was that the cia flooded the black community with crack so that we could do each other in. 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 ifunny. Aug 29, 2014 this sign posted outside a tire store in new orleans, louisiana informs the public that the business owner will call the police if prostitution cat selling or the selling of crack occurs in. I thought id never say this, deutch said, but put down that crack pipe, ghetto dwellers. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia. Jayz, ronald reagan, kanye west apreutersbenoit tessierdanny moloshokphoto montage by salon ronald reagans hiphop nightmare. Eighteen years after it was published, dark alliance, the san jose mercury newss bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine. Though evidence is thin, tale of cia and drugs has a life of its own. 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. A former wash dc mayor was arrested for smoking crack and got reelected.
Did the cia play a role in launching the crack cocaine epidemic. 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. Cia funnels drugs into poor us neighborhoods 6 jan, 2011 19. All the people selling drugs and misbehaving were black, and so when you.
Crack is wack but did cia create it to kill off blacks. 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. This gave rise to gangs, tore black neighborhoods apart, and contributed to the massive international drug mafia we have today. The cia when i start selling crack in my local ghetto. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia in. Secret ties between cia, drugs revealed the final call. This is also accepted as fact in harlem and guys selling conspiracy dvds yell it out on the streets. It was not orchestrated by the contras or the cia or any single drug ring. 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. Secret ties between cia, drugs revealed by rosalind muhammad originally published, 1996. In 1996, a bombshell report by journalist gary webb claimed that the central intelligence agency cia supported cocaine trafficking into the u. Cia funnels drugs into poor us neighborhoods rt usa news. Did the cia sell drugs to american dealers to destroy the.
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