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For decades, the CIA trafficked heavily in drugs. It still does, perhaps more than ever. In his book "Dark Alliance," Gary Webb exposed it. So did Peter Dale Scott in his books. They include "Drugs, Oil and War." Earlier he wrote:
"Since at least 1950 there has been a global CIA-drug connection operating more or less continuously."It relates to numerous "deep events" like JFK's assassination, the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, Iran-Contra, and CIA's involvement with the mob.
"The global drug connection is not just a lateral connection between CIA field operatives and their drug-trafficking contacts. It is more significantly a global financial complex of hot money uniting prominent business, financial and government as well as underworld figures."
It's "indirect empire (subverts) existing government." Wall Street and other major banks launder drug profits. Amounts involved are enormous. Estimates exceed $500 billion annually.
Venezuela spends millions annually fighting trafficking. Washington facilitates it.
NYT contributor Francisco Toro often vilifies Chavez. On July 19, he headlined "Chavez, Communication Hegemon," saying:
He targets private media with "extremist propaganda..." He "use(s) the power of the state to keep dissenting voices off the air for good."
Dominant Venezuelan media operate freely. They criticize Chavez harshly. Free expression is constitutionally guaranteed. In America, it's fast eroding.
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