Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion [Hardcover]

The problem here is that if the CIA did not know that the Contras where drug trafficking into America than what good is the CIA! If the CIA did know about it then they where indeed involved in a very illegal activity and a black operation.

Webb simply makes the connection using a US based crack cocaine entrepreneur; two cocaine suppliers with connections to the Contras and the CIA's own involvement with the Contras. The problem here is directly connecting the US based crack cocaine entrepreneur with the CIA except by default of the Contras and the two cocaine suppliers. In short, the CIA is in a very difficult position here. For those who think that this is totally fantasy then just take a look at Afghanistan and the opium production that goes on without any interference from the US government because.. guess what?.. this time they are the good guys.

Webb never really does say - "Here, look - the smoking gun!" but he comes damn near close at times. You should read this book. It does give the full low-down on this sensational story that was sadly, and grossly, underestimated by the mainstream media. It is a crackerjack of a connection to make and Webb should be commended for brining it to our attention. Draw your own conclusions. Are the CIA stupid enough to allow a crack operation to run under their own noses or did they know about it?

The Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations seems to think so. So does Webb. Sadly CNN, The Washing Post and The New York Times could not care less. I wonder why?

The indignation of the young woman on the other end of the line after realizing what Webb was thinking about her prompted him to accept her offer to prove her startling claim. Her comment related to drug traficking by the Central Intelligence Agency. If he wanted to learn more, she told him, just be in court the following morning.

Webb met a beautiful young woman who filled him in on some details of what was happening, after which they stepped inside the courtroom, where her boyfriend, who was serving time for drug trafficking, was part of a hearing. As the pieces of the story began to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, Webb jumped on the back of the tiger and proceeded full speed ahead.

The book's foreword was written by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, a top member of the Black Caucus and representative of a South Los Angeles district. She cites her shock when she learns about the extent of gang violence and resulting death occurring in her district. Due to Gary Webb's courageous efforts she is able to learn more. Members of Nicaragua's Contras, referred to by President Reagan as "morally equivalent to our Founding Fathers," flocked into Los Angeles as well as San Francisco and launched a successful drug trade, sending proceeds back to Nicaragua for revolutionary purposes.

Webb peers into the network of the Contras and CIA, along with detailing the activities of White House revolutionary Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver North. Webb's startling charges formed the working basis of much of Senator John Kerry's subsequent investigation and senatorial hearings.