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.
- ISBN10 0520921283
- ISBN13 9780520921283
- Publish Date 10 April 1998 (first published 16 April 1991)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint University of California Press
- Edition Revised ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 279
- Language English