Gary Webb

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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.