Cocaine Politics

Gary Webb’s series of articles in the San Jose Mercury News on the relationship between the CIA, the Contras, and crack, reignited the issue of the Agency’s connections to drug trafficking, initially brought to light during the Vietnam War and then again by the Iran-Contra affair. Under the cover of national security and covert operations, the U.S. government has repeatedly collaborated with and protected major international drug traffickers. Interview by David Barsamian.