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Why They Hated Gary Webb
Cockburn, Alexander | January 3, 2005 issue

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Focuses on the suicide of journalist Gary Webb, who was lambasted in the 1990s for his criticism of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for its complicity in the importing of cocaine into the United States. Reference to Webb's book series "Dark Alliance"; Statement that the obituaries written for Webb were generally unkind; Reference to the book "Whiteout," by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey Saint Clair, regarding the relationships among the CIA, drugs and the press; Investigation of the connection between the CIA and drug trafficking by Inspector General Fred Hitz.

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WEBB, Gary; DARK Alliance (Book); COCKBURN, Alexander; SAINT Clair, Jeffrey; OBITUARIES; DRUG traffic; COCAINE industry; UNITED States. Central Intelligence Agency; WHITEOUT: The CIA, Drugs & the Press (Book); UNITED States
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