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{{Infobox person|name=Gary Webb|birth_date=August 31, 1955|birth_place=Corona, [[California]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=December 10, 2004|death_place=Carmichael, California, United States|death_cause=Gunshot wound}}
{{Infobox person|name=Gary Webb|birth_date=August 31, 1955|birth_place=Corona, [[California]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=December 10, 2004|death_place=Carmichael, California, United States|death_cause=Assassination by gunshot|image=Gary Webb.png}}


'''Gary Webb''' (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) was a Statesian journalist who exposed the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]’s involvement in cocaine trafficking with the [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan]] [[Contras]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Gary Webb|date=1996-02-06|title=America's 'crack' plague has roots in Nicaragua war|url=http://www.sjmercury.com/drugs/day1main.htm|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961220020751/http://www.sjmercury.com/drugs/day1main.htm|archive-date=1996-12-20}}</ref> In 2004, he was found dead in his home with multiple bullets in his head. His death was ruled a suicide.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Tina Daunt|date=2005-03-16|title=Written in Pain|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20150129110448/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/16/entertainment/et-webb16|archive-date=2015-01-29}}</ref>
'''Gary Webb''' (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) was a Statesian journalist who exposed the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]’s involvement in cocaine trafficking with the [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan]] [[Contras]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Gary Webb|date=1996-02-06|title=America's 'crack' plague has roots in Nicaragua war|url=http://www.sjmercury.com/drugs/day1main.htm|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961220020751/http://www.sjmercury.com/drugs/day1main.htm|archive-date=1996-12-20}}</ref> His later exposed the [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]]'s use of video games for military indoctrination.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Eighteen Years Ago Today, Journalist Gary Webb Was Murdered After Exposing CIA Drug Trafficking|date=2022-12-10|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/12/10/eighteen-years-ago-today-journalist-gary-webb-was-murdered-after-exposing-cia-drug-trafficking/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215091458/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/12/10/eighteen-years-ago-today-journalist-gary-webb-was-murdered-after-exposing-cia-drug-trafficking/|archive-date=2022-12-15|retrieved=2022-12-16}}</ref> He was assassinated in 2004, but his death was ruled a suicide despite multiple bullet wounds.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Tina Daunt|date=2005-03-16|title=Written in Pain|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20150129110448/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/16/entertainment/et-webb16|archive-date=2015-01-29}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Statesian journalists]]
[[Category:Statesian journalists]]

Revision as of 23:51, 16 December 2022

Gary Webb
BornAugust 31, 1955
Corona, California, United States
DiedDecember 10, 2004
Carmichael, California, United States
Cause of deathAssassination by gunshot


Gary Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) was a Statesian journalist who exposed the CIA’s involvement in cocaine trafficking with the Nicaraguan Contras.[1] His later exposed the Pentagon's use of video games for military indoctrination.[2] He was assassinated in 2004, but his death was ruled a suicide despite multiple bullet wounds.[3]

References

  1. Gary Webb (1996-02-06). "America's 'crack' plague has roots in Nicaragua war" San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on 1996-12-20.
  2. Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-12-10). "Eighteen Years Ago Today, Journalist Gary Webb Was Murdered After Exposing CIA Drug Trafficking" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. Tina Daunt (2005-03-16). Written in Pain Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2015-01-29.