Peter Dale Scott and Jonathan Marshall
Cocaine Politics
Drugs, Armies, and the CIA in Central America, Updated edition
$21.95, £12.95 paperback
978-0-520-21449-1
Available Now
279 pages,
April 1998, Available worldwide
Categories: Politics; Latin American Studies; Sociology; American Studies; Public Policy
April 1998, Available worldwide
Categories: Politics; Latin American Studies; Sociology; American Studies; Public Policy
"For the evidence that narcotics . . . have been instruments of U.S. foreign policy, you simply have to read Cocaine Politics. This, one of the most enlightening books of the year, will redefine your usage of the silly term 'drug war.' "—Christopher Hitchens, The Nation
"This important, explosive report forcefully argues that the 'war on drugs' is largely a sham, as the U.S. government is one of the world's largest drug pushers."—Publishers Weekly
"This important, explosive report forcefully argues that the 'war on drugs' is largely a sham, as the U.S. government is one of the world's largest drug pushers."—Publishers Weekly
"Tells the sordid story of how elements of our own government went to work with narcotics traffickers, and then fought to suppress the truth about what they had done."—Jonathan Winer, Counsel, Kerry Subcommittee on Terrorism and Narcotics
When the San Jose Mercury News ran a controversial series of stories in 1996 on the relationship between the CIA, the Contras, and crack, they reignited the issue of the intelligence agency's connections to drug trafficking, initially brought to light during the Vietnam War and then again by the Iran-Contra affair. Broad in scope and extensively documented, Cocaine Politics shows that under the cover of national security and covert operations, the U.S. government has repeatedly collaborated with and protected major international drug traffickers. A new preface discusses developments of the last six years, including the Mercury News stories and the public reaction they provoked.
The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America, by Peter Dale Scott
Deep Politics and the Death of JFK, by Peter Dale Scott
Deep Politics and the Death of JFK, by Peter Dale Scott