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