A new film opens next month that is sure to rekindle the debate over whether the CIA (and the Reagan/Bush administrations) willingly facilitated drug trade into U.S. inner cities (no doubt in exchange for off-the-books funding of covert operations combating their Red Scare dysfunctions ... #RWdeathsquads)
The story should be a fairly comprehensive vindication of Gary Webb, a journalist who allegedly killed himself in the wake of relentless harassment and alienation over his "Dark Alliance" series. But much like "Fair Game" was a complete vindication of Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson, yet did little good getting the RW to admit they were wrong the whole time, will this film substantiating decades-old claims bring any measure of contrition from the party of Reagan idolatry? Probably not.
Nonetheless, I'm glad the story has been done, forcing movie-going America to come face-to-face with an uncomfortable truth it largely denies to this day. .... right and left, alike. Because there never was any "War on Drugs." It has always been a War FOR drugs.
Last edited by JiggsCasey; 09-26-2014 at 05:34 PM.
