Tag: drug trade
Remember What Happened Right Before 9/11? It's Happening Again.
After Uncle Sam's ignominious retreat from the graveyard of empires in 2021, the Taliban infamously regained control of the country and set about reinstituting their campaign to ban the cultivation of opium poppies. And, once again, the results of that ban have been nothing short of remarkable. So, are we likely to see history repeating with this next iteration of the Afghan poppy story? Let's find out.
CIA's Drugs, Wendy’s Daleks, America's TVs - New World Next Week
This week on the New World Next Week: Pablo Escobar's son says his dad ran drugs for the CIA; Wendy's lays off 1000 minimum wage workers for automatic kiosks; and Americans have fewer TVs on average than they did when the New World Next Week first started.
Interview 1256 - New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
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This week on the New World Next Week: Pablo Escobar's son says his dad ran drugs for the CIA; Wendy's lays off 1000 minimum wage workers for automatic kiosks; and Americans have fewer TVs on average than they did since the New World Next Week first started. |
The CIA And The Drug Trade
Just as the British Empire was in part financed by their control of the opium trade through the British East India Company, so too has the CIA been found time after time to be at the heart of the modern international drug trade. From its very inception, the CIA has been embroiled in the murky underworld of drug trafficking...
Requiem for the Suicided: Gary Webb
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.
Interview 948 - New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
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This week on the New World Next Week: Hong Kong protesters use mesh networks to evade Beijing censors; Holder resigns as Fast and Furious comes to a head; and CIA documents confirm smear campaign against Gary Webb. |
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