Cocaine politics : [electronic resource] drugs, armies, and the CIA in Central America / Peter Dale Scott and Jonathan Marshall.
By: Scott, Peter Dale.
Contributor(s): Marshall, Jonathan.
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TextPublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c1991Description: vii, 279 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0520073126 (alk. paper); 9780520073128 (alk. paper); 0520077814; 9780520077812.Subject(s): Drug control -- Central America | Drug control -- Political aspects -- Central America | Cocaine industry -- Central America | Political corruption -- Central America | Narcóticos, Control de -- Aspectos políticos -- América Central | Cocaína -- Industria -- América Central | Corrupción política -- América Central | Drogue, Lutte contre la -- Amérique centrale | Drogue, Lutte contre la -- Aspect politique -- Amérique centrale | Cocaïne -- Industrie -- Amérique centrale | Corruption (Politique) -- Amérique centrale | Drug traffic | Central America | USA -- CIA | Drogenhandel | Internationaler Konflikt | Militär | Politische Verantwortung | USA | ZentralamerikaDDC classification: 363.4/5/09728 Online resources: Free eBook from the Internet Archive | Additional information and access via Open Library Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-257) and index.
The Kerry report : the truth but not the whole truth -- pt. 1. Right-wing narcoterrorism, the CIA, and the Contras: The CIA and right-wing narcoterrorism in Latin America ; Bananas, cocaine, and military plots in Honduras ; Noriega and the contras : guns, drugs, and the Harari network ; The international Cali connection and the United States ; The Contra drug connections in Costa Rica -- pt. 2. Exposure and cover-up: Jack terrell reveals the Contra-drug connection ; North moves to silence Terrell ; How the Justice Department tried to block the drug inquiry ; Covert operations and the perversion of drug enforcement ; The media and the Contra drug issue ; Conclusion.