Dark alliance book by webb

He discussed his book, headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and. How the cias crackcocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb, will be published in october. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark alliance. The cia, the contras and the crack cocaine explosion by gary webb isbn. Tjames madisonthis text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Dark alliance prompted an investigation by the cia inspector general, the hitz report. Major motion picture based on dark alliance and starring jeremy renner, kill the messenger, to be be released in fall 2014 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 yearlong investigation into the roots of the crack cocaine epidemic in america. An excerpt from gary webbs dark alliance ignored by dailies. In 2014 webbs story was adapted into the major motion picture kill the messenger.

Dark alliance by gary webb overdrive rakuten overdrive. Gary stephen webb was an investigative reporter, focusing on government and private sector corruption and winning more than 30 journalism awards. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. Our government also covered it up and helped them along the way. His book serves as both a complex memoir of the time of the contras and an indictment of the current state of americas press. When webb persisted with his research and compiled his findings in the book dark alliance, some of the same publications that had vilified webb for his series retracted their criticism and praised him for having the courage to tell the truth about one of the worst official abuses in our nations history.

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. Gary webbs son on new movie kill the messenger youtube. In 1999, seven stories press published webbs dark alliance. Dark alliance the cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion by gary webb seven stories. Webb now works for the california state legislature task force on government oversight. Gary webbs dark alliance webbs dark alliance consisted of a group of rebels trying to overthrow the socialist government of nicaragua. Crack in the system premiering on al jazeera america in early 2015. The cia, the contras, and the cocaine explosion webb, gary. Dark alliance confirms all your worst suspicions about the cia and the uss secret wars.

Garry webb wrote the 1996 dark alliance series for the san jose mercury news. Dark alliance and millions of other books are available for instant access. Gary webbs son ian talks about the film in which jeremy renner plays his late journalist father. This is why webb s dark alliance series is an essential source, a primary text that every journalism student should study. Oct 24, 2014 gary webb sums up the story in his last major interview just days before his death. In the dark alliance, drawing from the newly declassified documents, undercover dea drug enforcement administration audio and videotapes that had never been publicly released, federal court testimony, and interviews, webb demonstrates how us government knowingly allowed massive amounts of drugs and money to change hands at the expense of communities. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. Published 1999 condition very good edition first paperbk edition. Webbs research is impeccablenames, dates, places, and. Dec, 2004 an excerpt from gary webbs dark alliance ignored by dailies. When webb told the whole story in the book dark alliance, some of the same publications that had vilified him retracted their criticism and praised his courage in. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, complete with extensive source citations. 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. Webb is best known for his dark alliance series, which appeared in the mercury news in 1996.

Backers of cialed nicaraguan rebels brought cocaine to poor l. 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. 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. 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. Unlike other books that purport to tell the inside story of americas most futile war kings of cocaine by guy gugliotta and jeff leen and desperados by elaine. 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. The dragon alliance republic, the beacon of light and hope of freedom for the world, is now being threatened by dark clouds on its horizon. He was hung out to dry by the san jose mercury news when the government pushed back, but he collected his research and published this book. Oct 06, 2014 gary webb s son ian talks about the film in which jeremy renner plays his late journalist father.

These contras were funded by a southern california drug ring and backed by the cia. Heres how webbs groundbreaking story propelled him to the national stage and spelled his doom. 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 cia, the if adding books to this author, please use garywebb. It is wellsourced and webb thoroughly proved that the u. Tjames madison this text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Webb resigned from the mercury news in december 1997. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb. Webb pursued this story with exhaustive investigation, at the expense of his career. Sep 25, 2014 he reflected on his fall from grace in the 2002 book, into the buzzsaw. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion by webb, gary seller ground zero books, ltd. Dark alliance major motion picture based on dark alliance and starring jeremy renner, kill the messenger, to be be released in fall 2014in 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 yearlong investigation into the roots of the crack cocaine epidemic in america, specifically. The cia, the contras, and the cocaine explosion kindle edition by webb, gary, waters, maxine. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In dark storm, the second book in the dragon alliance series, the dragons and sorcerers of the morgathian empire on the offensive. The book is based on dark alliance, webbs threepart investigative series published in the san jose mercury news in august 1996. The book has flaws, but webb deserves credit for pursuing an important piece of recent history and forcing the cia and the.

Prior to dark alliance, webb said, i was winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on tv. Dark alliance is a book that should be fiction, whose characters seem to come straight out of central casting. Dark alliance is as necessary and valuable as it is horrifying and grim. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gary webb pushed his investigation even further in his book, dark alliance. Sep 26, 20 in 1999, seven stories press published webbs dark alliance. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion is a 1998 book by journalist gary webb. He reflected on his fall from grace in the 2002 book, into the buzzsaw.