by N.Morgan
Today Gary Webb would have celebrated his 63 birthday, but much like any whistleblower, Gary was “suicided”.
On August 22nd, 1996 the San Jose Mercury News shocked the country with a series of articles entitled ‘The Dark Alliance’ detailing the CIA’s connection to the crack epidemic that terrorized the nation in the 1980’s and destroyed countless lives in its wake.
After the article’s publication, the story’s author, award-winning journalist Gary Webb, was initially hailed as a hero, before a massive smear campaign attacked his credibility and destroyed his career.
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