Dark alliance book gary webb

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. 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. 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 crack cocaine explosion is a 1998 book by journalist gary webb. I began working as gary webbs 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.

Gary webb is the former san jose mercury news reporter whose 1996 dark alliance series on the socalled ciacrack cocaine connection created a firestorm of controversy and led to his resignation from the paper amid escalating attacks on his work by the mainstream media. Gary webb, ne le 31 aout 1955 a corona, en californie, et mort le 10 decembre 2004 a. He was one of six reporters at the san jose mercury news to win a 1990 pulitzer prize for general news. Author and investigative journalist nick schou published numerous articles on the controversy and was the only reporter to. Dark alliance prompted an investigation by the cia inspector general, the hitz report. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Gary webb was no journalism hero, despite what kill the. 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. Saint gary webb by charlie hardy, february 10, 2005. Gary webb was american investigative journalist, pulitzer prize winner. He discussed his book, headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and. The original series claimed that, in order to help raise funds for efforts against the nicaraguan. The cia, the if adding books to this author, please use garywebb. Webb resigned from the mercury news in december 1997. 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. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. As recently as one year earlier gary webb had been one of the nations top investigative reporters. 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.

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. In august 1996, pulitzer prizewinning journalist gary webb stunned the world. 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. 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.

The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion by webb, gary seller ground zero books, ltd. Oct 24, 2014 gary webb sums up the story in his last major interview just days before his death. 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. By gary webb, pulitzer prizewinning investigative journalist. The book is based on dark alliance, webbs threepart investigative series published in the san jose mercury news in august 1996. 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 gary webb isbn. Crack in the system premiering on al jazeera america in early 2015. How the cias crackcocaine controversy destroyed journalist gary webb, will be published in october. In it, he claimed the contra rebels in nicaragua were shipping cocaine into. Our government also covered it up and helped them along the way. Dark alliance by gary webb penguin books australia. When webb told the whole story in the book dark alliance, some of the same. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb.

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. His book serves as both a complex memoir of the time of the contras and an indictment of the current state of americas press. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Dark alliance is a book that should be fiction, whose characters seem to come straight out of central casting. Published 1999 condition very good edition first paperbk edition. Webbs reporting, focused on a few central players of the l.

In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big. The cia, the contras, and the cocaine explosion by gary webb in doc, rtf, txt download e book. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, complete with extensive source citations. It is wellsourced and webb thoroughly proved that the u. 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. 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. 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. Jerry ceppos and the burning memory of gary webb by luis a. The cia, the contras and the crack cocaine explosion from seven stories. Dark alliance is as necessary and valuable as it is horrifying and grim.

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 book is based on dark alliance, webb s threepart investigative series published in the san jose mercury news in august 1996. With the opening of the new hollywood film kill the messenger this week, we look back at democracy now. Gary stephen webb was an investigative reporter, focusing on government and private sector corruption and winning more than 30 journalism awards. Mar 21, 2015 dark alliance was a series written by californiabased reporter webb and published in the san jose mercury news in 1996. Sep 26, 20 in 1999, seven stories press published webbs dark alliance. Oct 14, 2018 gary webb wrote the threepart expose called dark alliance, for the san jose mercury news in california, in august 1996.

Gary webb was an investigative reporter, focusing on government and private sector corruption and winning more than 30 journalism awards. The cia, the if adding books to this author, please use gary webb. The life and times of gary webb by george sanchez, january 25, 2005. 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. Tjames madisonthis text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 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.

Dark alliance by gary webb overdrive rakuten overdrive. The original series claimed that, in order to help raise funds for efforts against the nicaraguan sandinista government, the cia supported cocaine. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion, seven stories press. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. If adding books to this author, please use garywebb. United states, crack drug, cocaine abuse, united states. Gary webb pushed his investigation even further in his book, dark alliance. And documents newly released by the cia provide fresh context to the dark alliance saga information that paints an ugly portrait of the.