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Description:This week we meet the man who knew the secrets of the CIA’s Dark Alliance. From the jungles of Nicaragua to the mean streets of south-central LA, Gary Webb’s groundbreaking journalism uncovered a scandal so huge that the story could not be allowed to continue. Help us honour the memory of this intrepid reporter by exploring the suspicious death and passing on the life’s work of Gary Webb.

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Documentation – Zero Point Radio Time Reference: 01:37 Description: Explore quality programming from around the world, streaming live across the net. Link To: Zero Point Radio

Documentation – Cascadia Public Radio Time Reference: 01:49 Description: If you have limited bandwidth or are on dialup, use the Cascadia Public Radio archive to download small, low bitrate versions of The Corbett Report and many other quality podcasts and radio shows. Link To: Cascadia Public Radio

Documentation – Archive.org Time Reference: 01:57 Description: If you ever have trouble accessing The Corbett Report server, you can find back episodes hosted on this server. Currently, all of the Episodes from Episode 070 on are up on their servers. Link To: Archive.org

Documentation – Truth Frequency Time Reference: 02:16 Description: I will be appearing on the Feb 18th edition of the program, so tune in and/or subscribe. Link To: TruthFrequency.com

Documentation – Five O’clock Train Radio program Time Reference: 02:48 Description: Home page of the Five O’Clock Radio Program, where you may be able to download an interview of James Corbett by program host Denis Rancourt. Link To: Train Radio

Documentation – Chip In for hosting for CorbettReport.com Time Reference: 03:25 Description: Please consider contributing to our ChipIn if you would like to help insure that The Corbett Report can stay up for another year. Link To: ChipIn.com

Documentation – Sunday Update Time Reference: 04:00 Description: Naked Lies, Blame the Banksters, No More NAIS Link To: YouTube

Documentation – Gary Webb biographical details Time Reference: 11:58 Description: Information on Webb’s early life. Link To: Wikipedia

Documentation – Gary Webb In His Own Words Time Reference: 13:05 Description: Gary Webb talks about his groundbreaking report Dark Alliance that began in the San Jose Mercury News in 2006. Link To: Archive.org

Documentation – Dark Alliance website Time Reference: 14:54 Description: NarcoNews has resurrected the original (and groundbreaking) website for the Dark Alliance series that was originally set up by the San Jose Mercury News to promote the story. At one point, the site was receiving over 1,000,000 visitors a day and was Link To: NarcoNews

Documentation – Dateline: CIA and the Crack Epidemic Time Reference: 15:23 Description: Mainstream corporate media hit piece trying to convince people that Gary Webb was wrong. Link To: YouTube

Documentation – CBS Report on CIA drug running Time Reference: 22:48 Description: Includes comments from DEA whistleblower Celerino Castillo. From Jonathan Elinoff’s invaluable news archive. Link To: YouTube

Documentation – Statement of CIA Inspector General to The House Committee On Intelligence – March 16, 1998 Time Reference: 25:33 Description: The first of two explosive CIA internal investigations detailing how the Reagan-Bush administration did know about and condone contra drug running and actively protected the dealers. Link To: Wikisource

Documentation – The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations Time Reference: 26:00 Description: GWU archive of official documents backing up the Dark Alliance series. Link To: GWU.edu

Documentation – San Jose Editor Admits to Crack Series Deficiencies Time Reference: 27:46 Description: The newspaper abandons the story. Link To: LA Times

Documentation – Attack on Dark Alliance Time Reference: 28:10 Description: Includes information about how the Dark Alliance series was abandoned by the San Jose Mercury News and how they even took Webb off his own story. Link To: Albion Monitor

Documentation – Kevin Booth tells Ricky Ross about Gary Webb’s death Time Reference: 32:33 Description: Recorded phone call between Kevin and Ricky Ross who was in jail at the time. Link To: PrisonPlanet.com

Documentation – Was Gary Webb ‘Suicided’ To Kill New Book? Time Reference: 37:39 Description: Good question. Link To: Rense.com

Documentation – Evidence Begins To Indicate Gary Webb Was Murdered Time Reference: 40:29 Description: Credible sources who were close to Gary Webb have stated that he was receiving death threats, being regularly followed, and that he was concerned about strange individuals who were seen on multiple occasions breaking into and leaving his house before Link To: PrisonPlanet.com

Documentation – Only In Arkansas: Webb ‘Double Gunshot Wounds’ Explanation Defies Belief Time Reference: 42:30 Description: How on earth can somebody have two different gunshot wounds and their cause of death still be passed off as suicide? Link To: PrisonPlanet.com

Documentation – The Truth in Dark Alliance Time Reference: 46:23 Description: Too little, too late. Link To: LA Times

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