The reality is even more tragic -
http://consortiumnews.com/2014/09/30/oh-what-a-webb-we-weave/
That media monoliths have indeed gone out of their way to disparage and bully smaller, less influential media outlets and even destroy the careers and lives of those people who dared to reveal these activities to the broader public is something that is well documented if not widely known. And what they did to Gary Webb was possibly the best if not the most extreme example of it.
Yet by the time Webb began raising the issue again around the mid-1990s, the cocaine epidemic was not only in full swing (as was the so-called War on Drugs), it was dawning on folk just how destructive an impact it was having especially on the poorer inner city communities across America. The chickens had come home to roost, and the story sent shockwaves of rage and indignation across America’s urban minority communities in particular.
Although Reagan was long out of office by this time, the Gipper’s already tarnished legacy over the related arms-for-hostages Iran-Contra scandal would have taken another major hit had Webb’s allegations gained traction in mainstream media circles and then the wider public, which at one point it looked like they would. After all, it all went down on Reagan’s watch.
Moreover, Webb’s revelations occurred just as the Internet was assuming a more prominent, influential role in the dissemination of major news stories. This development signaled a game changer in the means by which the broader public could access news outside the purview of the MSM. It’s fair to say the MSM was threatened by this.
Next you see or hear some one going on and on about the 'Men In Black' or some other shit like 'Alias' and how cool the CIA pretends to be - show them the links above and tell the to bend over and shit on their own faces instead.
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