How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb. Jerry ceppos and the burning memory of gary webb by luis a. Leading journalists expose the myth of a free press, ed. The media destroyed his reputation as a writer, but his book helped shed much needed light on drugs and shows what kind of condition the world is really in. Dark alliance by gary webb penguin books australia.
Aug 04, 2020 dark alliance the cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion seven stories press 1st ed. Publication date 1999 topics cia, contras, drugs, cocaine, dark alliance collection. This audiobook serves as both a complex memoir of the time of the contras and an indictment of the current. Today, it is hard to say how webb will be remembered by history. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion paperback. Tjames madisonthis text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In august 1996, pulitzer prizewinning journalist gary webb stunned the world with a series of articles in the san jose mercury news reporting the results of his. Once i had become more accustomed to the bombardment of facts.
His only published book, dark alliance is still a classic of contemporary journalism. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, was the journalist with the san jose mercury news who caused. Dec, 2004 an excerpt from gary webb s dark alliance. Vancouver, a 1993 roleplaying game supplement book.
He discussed his book, headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and. Dark alliance is as necessary and valuable as it is horrifying and grim. The updated paperback edition of dark alliance features revelations in justreleased reports from the department of justice, internal cia investigations, and a new cache of recently declassified secret fbi, dea, and ins filesmuch of which was not known to webb when writing the first edition of this book. Gary stephen webb was an investigative reporter, focusing on government and private sector corruption and winning more than 30 journalism awards. Movie tiein edition the cia, the contras, and the cocaine explosion formats more by gary webb more in reference.
In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big. Our government also covered it up and helped them along the way. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion is a 1998 book by journalist gary webb. Nation books, 2006 is a biography of investigative journalist gary webb, focusing on his 1996 dark alliance investigative series in the san jose mercury news. Gary webb 19552004 back dope inc authentic journalism is telling people something that the government doesnt want them to know. Gary webb gary webb exposed, in his dark alliance series, how cialed nicaraguan rebels brought cocaine to poor l. Saint gary webb by charlie hardy, february 10, 2005. The 500page book he researched and published after leaving the newspaper business, dark alliance seven stories press, 1998, sets the bar high for solid news reporting and has already become a classic work of american journalism. 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.
Now gary webb has pushed his investigation even further in his book, dark alliance. Also, much of the criticism focused on details that didnt negate the overall discovery of his work. Dark alliance by gary webb and his apparent suicide. Dark alliance, the cia, the contras, and the cocaine explosion by. The book is based on dark alliance, webbs threepart investigative series published in the san jose mercury news in august 1996. I began working as gary webb s editor on dark alliance, the book, in july 1997, almost a year after his newspaper series of the same name broke so controversially in the san jose mercury news. Within the this audiobook version of dark alliance, webb produces a massive amount of evidence that suggests that such a scenario did take place, and more disturbing evidence that the powers that be that allowed such an alliance are still determined to ruthlessly guard their secrets. Gary webb faced a storm of criticism for his threepart series, dark alliance, in the san jose mercury newspaper.
When webb told the whole story in the book dark alliance, some of the same. Gary webb s career came to a permanent, premature conclusion, ending, december 10th, 2004. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. His book demonstrates that the original expose was on the right track.
Jan 04, 2011 gary webb pushed his investigation even further in his book, dark alliance. Gary was a friend and one of the finest investigative journalists that our country has ever seen. Aug 15, 2018 the life and times of gary webb by george sanchez, january 25, 2005. Gary webb addressing an audience after the publishing of his dark alliance series in the san jose mercury news. Dark alliance won the 1999 firecracker alternative book award in the politics category, and was a finalist for the pennewmans own first amendment award. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. This audiobook serves as both a complex memoir of the time of the contras and an indictment of the current state of americas press. I was looking for more of a macrolevel take on these events, but that doesnt diminish the importance of gary webbs dark alliance. Dark alliance by gary webb, narrated by christian rummel. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion is a 1998 book by journalist gary. Gary webb, the mighty wurlitzer plays on, in into the buzzsaw. May 11, 1998 now, gary webb pushes his investigation even further in his book, dark alliance. It is wellsourced and webb thoroughly proved that the u.
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As recently as one year earlier gary webb had been one of the nations top investigative reporters. The american, pulitzer prizewinning, investigative journalists life concluded due to apparent suicide, consisting of multiple gunshot wounds. This edition published in 1998 by seven stories press in new york. Nov 26, 2020 dark alliance by gary webb, 1998, seven stories press edition, in english seven stories press 1st ed. Buy a discounted paperback of dark alliance online from australias leading online bookstore. Meanwhile the reagan government waged a strident, hypocritical war against drugs. Several of webbs critics were merely acting as gatekeepers. Drawing from recently declassified documents, undercover dea audio and videotapes that have never been publicly released, federal court testimony, and interviews, webb demonstrates how our government. He was best known for his story dark alliance, written for the san jose mercury news in 1996. How the cias crackcocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb new york. Prior to dark alliance, webb said, i was winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on tv. Review by conspiracy nation dark alliance by gary webb. The dark alliance series was one of the most profound pieces of journalism i have ever witnessed. 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.
In august 1996, pulitzer prizewinning journalist gary webb stunned the. Dark alliance book, a 1998 book by gary webb based on the series. Cia, smuggling and cocaine explosion crack is a 1998 book by journalist gary webb. The series linked the 1980s crack cocaine trade in the united states and the ciabacked nicaraguan contras. The book has flaws, but webb deserves credit for pursuing an important piece of recent history and forcing the cia and the justice department to. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, published by seven stories press. He discussed his book, headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes. In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big onethe blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams aboutwithout even looking for it.
And as for the newspapers groundbreaking dark alliance series. Webb s reporting sparked a national conversation about the role of the cia in cocaine smuggling and led tot he destruction of webb s career. This is a highly detailed book, with a lot of specifics about meetings and drug transactions. It was his gift, and, ultimately, it was his downfall.
Maxine waters, statement read at gary webb s funeral th december, 2004 i am stunned and pained with the loss of gary webb. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion by webb, gary seller ground zero books, ltd. Would you try another book written by gary webb or narrated by christian rummel. Gary webb was american investigative journalist, pulitzer prize winner.
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