freeway crack in the system documentary al jazeera

Long story short, the Nicaraguan tyrannical government was overthrown by the Left, which made the Reagan administration nervous given the heightened Cold War and continued Red Scare. I would pair this movie up with The House I Live In ('12) and have a fun three hours of complete rage. He’s now giving lectures to underprivileged and incarcerated youth about the benefits of literacy, which helped to release him from prison twenty years into a life sentence. I recall initially hearing about Gary Webb’s revelation when coming across his book Dark Alliance (which I have yet to read).įreeway follows ‘Freeway’ Rick Ross (not to be confused with the rapper) as he is recently released from prison, hoping to both sue the rapper Rick Ross for profiting off his name, and to raise awareness about the CIA’s involvement in the crack epidemic. His story defies all odds and proves that truth is indeed stranger than fiction.It seems as though the CIA’s involvement in the 1980s Crack Epidemic is finally entering into mainstream liberal history. The definitive story of the birth of the crack plague, told by the man at the epicenter of the CIA/Contra/cocaine connection: Freeway Ricky Ross. 'Freeway' Ricky Ross, Roberto Juarez, Coral Baca. Title from resource description page (viewed June 19, 2018). Central Intelligence Agency - Corrupt practices.

Available via Alexander Street Press Electronic Collection click here for accessįreeway : crack in the system / AlJazeera America presents a Blowback Production in association with Royal Studios LA and Continental Media produced and directed by Marc Levin producers, Cle Bone Sloan, Guy Logan producers, Antonio Moore, Neil Harrington producers, Daniel Voll, Mike Marangu.

Freeway crack in the system documentary al jazeera