Cocaine Politics

Drugs, Armies, and the CIA in Central America, Updated edition

By: Peter Dale Scott, Jonathan Marshall

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Paperback | 16 April 1998 | Edition Number 1

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When the San Jose Mercury News ran a controversial series of stories in 1996 on the relationship between the CIA, the Contras, and crack, they reignited the issue of the intelligence agency's connections to drug trafficking, initially brought to light during the Vietnam War and then again by the Iran-Contra affair. Broad in scope and extensively documented, Cocaine Politics shows that under the cover of national security and covert operations, the U.S. government has repeatedly collaborated with and protected major international drug traffickers. A new preface discusses developments of the last six years, including the Mercury News stories and the public reaction they provoked.

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"This important, explosive report forcefully argues that the 'war on drugs' is largely a sham, as the U.S. government is one of the world's largest drug pushers."--"Publishers Weekly

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Preface to the 1998 Paperback Edition
Preface to the 1992 Paperback Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
The Kerry Report: The Truth but Not the Whole Truth	p. 8
Right-Wing Narcoterrorism, the CIA, and the Contras
The CIA and Right-Wing Narcoterrorism in Latin America	p. 23
Bananas, Cocaine, and Military Plots in Honduras	p. 51
Noriega and the Contras: Guns, Drugs, and the Harari Network	p. 65
The International Cali Connection and the United States	p. 79
The Contra Drug Connections in Costa Rica	p. 104
Exposure and Cover-Up
Jack Terrell Reveals the Contra-Drug Connection	p. 125
North Moves to Silence Terrell	p. 140
How the Justice Department Tried to Block the Drug Inquiry	p. 148
Covert Operations and the Perversion of Drug Enforcement	p. 165
The Media and the Contra Drug Issue	p. 172
Conclusion	p. 186
Notes	p. 193
Names and Organizations	p. 259
Index	p. 265
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