Crack in the system premiering on al jazeera america in early 2015. Dark alliance by gary webb penguin books australia. The book is essentially two storiesthe first is the reporting that led webb to make connections between nicaraguan drug smugglers who. Dark alliance is a book that should be fiction, whose characters seem to come straight out of central casting. In august 1996, pulitzer prizewinning journalist gary webb stunned the world. The original series claimed that, in order to help raise funds for efforts against the nicaraguan. If adding books to this author, please use garywebb. He became an investigator for the california state legislature, published a book based on the dark alliance series in 1998, and did freelance investigative reporting. Gary webb pushed his investigation even further in his book, dark alliance. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion is a 1998 book by journalist gary webb. Saint gary webb by charlie hardy, february 10, 2005.
When the story first appeared in 1996 on the website of the san jose mercury news, it became an unprecedented internet sensation, receiving up to 1. Dark alliance is as necessary and valuable as it is horrifying and grim. Gary webb was no journalism hero, despite what kill the. His book serves as both a complex memoir of the time of the contras and an indictment of the current state of americas press. Oct 24, 2014 gary webb sums up the story in his last major interview just days before his death. The cia, the contras and the crack cocaine explosion from seven stories. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, seven stories press.
A cspan segment in which gary webb elaborates on his investigative work on the dark alliance of cia agents, contra rebels, and california drug dealers. Gary webb was american investigative journalist, pulitzer prize winner. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion by webb, gary seller ground zero books, ltd. With the opening of the new hollywood film kill the messenger this week, we look back at democracy now. When webb told the whole story in the book dark alliance, some of the same. I originally saw the film version, kill the messenger 2012, on a plane before i read the original source material, dark alliance 2011 by gary webb the film made me want to know more about the true story. The book is based on dark alliance, webb s threepart investigative series published in the san jose mercury news in august 1996. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. Oct 14, 2018 gary webb wrote the threepart expose called dark alliance, for the san jose mercury news in california, in august 1996. Author and investigative journalist nick schou published numerous articles on the controversy and was the only reporter to. This is why webb s dark alliance series is an essential source, a primary text that every journalism student should study. The cia, the contras, and the cocaine explosion by gary webb in doc, rtf, txt download e book.
Mar 21, 2015 dark alliance was a series written by californiabased reporter webb and published in the san jose mercury news in 1996. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Drawing from then newly declassified documents, undercover dea audio and videotapes that had never been publicly released, federal court testimony, and interviews, webb demonstrates how our government knowingly allowed massive amounts of drugs and money to. The life and times of gary webb by george sanchez, january 25, 2005. Jerry ceppos and the burning memory of gary webb by luis a. Tjames madisonthis text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Sep 26, 20 in 1999, seven stories press published webbs dark alliance. He was one of six reporters at the san jose mercury news to win a 1990 pulitzer prize for general news. Oct 17, 2014 but webb was a real person who wrote a real story, a threepart series called dark alliance, in august 1996 for the san jose mercury news, one of the flagship newspapers of the thenmighty. He was one of six reporters at the san jose mercury news to win a 1990 pulitzer prize for general news reporting for a series of stories on the collapse of the cypress street viaduct during northern californias 1989 earthquake. Apr 07, 2015 in 1996 san jose mercury news reporter gary webb published an explosive threepart series, the dark alliance, on the connection between the genesis of the crack cocaine epidemic in california and across the u. Author and investigative journalist nick schou published numerous. In it, he claimed the contra rebels in nicaragua were shipping cocaine into.
Webb resigned from the mercury news in december 1997. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, complete with extensive source citations. Gary webb was an investigative reporter, focusing on government and private sector corruption and winning more than 30 journalism awards. An awardwinning investigative reporter, gary webb 19552004 is best known for his dark alliance series that linked a northern california drug ring with the cia and the united states burgeoning crack epidemic.
Webb had anonymous sources he eventually named one in a later book who had been involved in the nicaraguan drug ring to back his allegations up. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big. The cia, the if adding books to this author, please use gary webb.
How the cias crackcocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb, will be published in october. Gary webb, ne le 31 aout 1955 a corona, en californie, et mort le 10 decembre 2004 a. This collection of texts, images, and audio files is a copy of the online library that accompanied the publication of gary webb s dark alliance series and his followup reporting for the san jose mercury news from 199697 about the cias role in the crack cocaine epidemic in the 1980s. And documents newly released by the cia provide fresh context to the dark alliance saga information that paints an ugly portrait of the. Webbs reporting, focused on a few central players of the l. It is wellsourced and webb thoroughly proved that the u. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb.
As recently as one year earlier gary webb had been one of the nations top investigative reporters. Drawing from then newly declassified documents, undercover dea audio and videotapes that had never been publicly released, federal court testimony, and interviews, webb demonstrates how our government knowingly. Dark alliance by gary webb overdrive rakuten overdrive. I originally saw the film version, kill the messenger 2012, on a plane before i read the original source material, dark alliance 2011 by gary webbthe film. Gary stephen webb was an investigative reporter, focusing on government and private sector corruption and winning more than 30 journalism awards. Sep 25, 2014 he reflected on his fall from grace in the 2002 book, into the buzzsaw.
Published 1999 condition very good edition first paperbk edition. Our government also covered it up and helped them along the way. The cia, the if adding books to this author, please use garywebb. The dark alliance gary webbs incendiary 1996 sj mercury news expose aug 22, 1996 cocaine pipeline financed rebels evidence points to cia knowing of highvolume drug network by gary webb san jose mercury news for the better part of a decade, a san francisco bay area drug ring sold tons of cocaine to the crips and. The original series claimed that, in order to help raise funds for efforts against the nicaraguan sandinista government, the cia supported cocaine. By gary webb, pulitzer prizewinning investigative journalist. Prior to dark alliance, webb said, i was winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on tv. He discussed his book, headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The book is based on dark alliance, webbs threepart investigative series published in the san jose mercury news in august 1996. Dark alliance prompted an investigation by the cia inspector general, the hitz report. United states, crack drug, cocaine abuse, united states. Aug 06, 2018 gary webb, the pulitzer prizewinning reporter who broke the story of the cias involvement in the importation of cocaine into the u.
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