Understanding the full extent of corruption in the United States government is something even legal scholars struggle with. But int the 1980s and early 1990s, Herculean efforts were made in the days before the internet to follow leads and conduct investigative journalism on nefarious activity by agencies such as the CIA by reporters including Gary Webb and Danny Casalaro. Like Webb, however, Casalaro met an untimely end and was found dead in his hotel room under suspicious circumstances. The work he did on ‘The Octopus’, what we would call the ‘Deep State’ today, highlights a web of high level people involving illegal espionage, money laundering, drugs and gun running that persist in operating together in America today.

Myth of the 20th Century – Episode 143 – Octopus PROMIS – The Conspiracy Against INSLAW and the Murders to Cover It Up

— References —

– The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY

– Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob, Muldea (1986)

– The Last Mogul, Avrich (2005)

– The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal, Seymour (2010)

– Dark Alliance – The CIA, Contras, and the Crack-Cocaine Epidemic, Myth of the 20th Century (2016) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/dark-alliance-the-cia-contras-and-the-crack-cocaine-epidemic/

– A Very Thin Line – Iran-Contra, Myth of the 20th Century (2016) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/a-very-thin-line/

– Millionaires, billionaires, and the big names in tech and media swarm to Sun Valley, Idaho, for Allen & Co.’s mogul fest, D’Onfro (2016) – https://www.businessinsider.com/sun-valley-photos-2016-7

– Octopus PROMIS: The Conspiracy Against INSLAW Software, And The Murders To Cover Up A Scandal Bigger Than Watergate, Kesel (2019) – https://www.activistpost.com/2019/09/octopus-promis-the-conspiracy-against-inslaw-software-and-the-murders-to-cover-up-a-scandal-bigger-than-watergate.html

– TrineDay – http://trineday.com