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I do not believe — and I have never believed — that the crack cocaine explosion was a conscious CIA conspiracy, or anybody's conspiracy, to decimate black America. I've never believed that South Central Los Angeles was targeted by the U.S. government to become the crack capitol of the world. But that isn't to say that the CIA's hands or the U.S. government's hands are clean in this matter. Actually, far from it. After spending three years of my life looking into this, I am more convinced than ever that the U.S. government's responsibility for the drug problems in South Central Los Angeles and other inner cities is greater than I ever wrote in the newspaper.

Gary Webb

Gary Webb

Gary Webb

Born: August 31, 1955

Died: December 10, 2004 (aged 49)

Bio: Gary Stephen Webb was an American investigative reporter. He began his career working for newspapers in Kentucky and Ohio, winning numerous awards and building a strong reputation for investigative writing.

Known for:

Dark Alliance (1998)
The Killing Game
Introduction to Emergency Management
From Thought to Finish: A Writer's Journey (2003)
Class Act : Readings for Canadian Writers (1996)

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