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Kerry Subcommittee's Report on Contra Scandal
09:38 - 18:00 (08:21)
The Kerry Subcommittee's report revealed that senior US officials, including Oliver North, created a privatized Contra network that allowed drug traffickers to use it as cover while also turning a blind eye to reports of drug smuggling. The report, however, did not state that government officials ran drugs themselves.
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The Congressional committee report on Contra funding neglected to mention the role of drug trafficking in financing the Contras and the logistic operation that supplied them, despite ample evidence of the existence of a guns for drugs network.
09:38 - 12:04 (02:26)
Summary
The Congressional committee report on Contra funding neglected to mention the role of drug trafficking in financing the Contras and the logistic operation that supplied them, despite ample evidence of the existence of a guns for drugs network. The report instead rejected media allegations of Contra drug trafficking as improbable and unverifiable.
ChapterKerry Subcommittee's Report on Contra Scandal
EpisodeCracktoberfest Part Five: How the CIA and the L.A. Times Killed Gary Webb
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Kerry subcommittee exposed that US officials created a privatized Contra network that allowed drug traffickers to use it as a cover for their operations while turning a blind eye to drug smuggling reports and actively working with known drug smugglers.
12:04 - 15:06 (03:01)
Summary
The Kerry subcommittee exposed that US officials created a privatized Contra network that allowed drug traffickers to use it as a cover for their operations while turning a blind eye to drug smuggling reports and actively working with known drug smugglers. The Contras and the CIA were found to have trafficked cocaine to help finance their war against Nicaragua.
ChapterKerry Subcommittee's Report on Contra Scandal
EpisodeCracktoberfest Part Five: How the CIA and the L.A. Times Killed Gary Webb
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode discusses the alleged involvement of the CIA in bringing crack to the inner cities, and how it was used to fund right-wing death squads in other parts of the world.
15:06 - 18:00 (02:53)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the alleged involvement of the CIA in bringing crack to the inner cities, and how it was used to fund right-wing death squads in other parts of the world. The podcast provides context to a recent report that states the CIA was not directly connected to drug dealers in the US, but questions remain about its role in the crack epidemic.