Some of the critics of the bible have come up with some sophisticated arguments in their attempts to disprove its authenticity and reliability. All sources acknowledge that menesesandblandon traffickedin. These claims have led to investigations by the united states government, including hearings and reports by the united states house of representatives, senate, department of justice, and the cias office of the inspector general. The subject of todays hearings involves the allegations of cia in volvement in the u. In 1996 the agency was accused of being a crack dealer. A number of writers have alleged that the united states central intelligence agency cia was involved in cocaine trafficking during the 1980s. Good documentaries on 80s crack epidemic lipstick alley. By 2002, the united kingdom was experiencing their own crack epidemic, with the number of crack addicts seeking help climbing nearly 50% that year. When facts didnt fit his theory, he tended to shove them to the sidelines. This is a stunning revelation into the crack epidemic perpitrated in part by the reagan administration era. Welcome to the cia web site central intelligence agency.
God, if we just had more kids his age asking this question in our schools. Did the cia play a role in launching the crackcocaine epidemic. In a scene from the new movie kill the messenger, investigative. The documentary hypothesis suggests that the first five books of the old testament were originally independent accounts that were later edited or redacted by a later editor or editors.
The crack epidemic had particularly devastating effects. A powerful series by investigative reporter gary webb of the san jose mercury news says the answer may be yesand the charge. A critical assessment of the grafwellhausen documentary. Gary stephen webb august 31, 1955 december 10, 2004 was an american investigative. This resulted in a number of social consequences, such as increasing crime and violence in american inner city neighborhoods, as well as a resulting backlash in the form of tough on crime policies. This creates a short high, followed by tiredness, depression, panic, anxiety, and brain damage. Documenting the ravages of the 1980s crack epidemic al. But many dismissed webbs reporting as a conspiracy theory. The crack epidemic has precipitated an explosion of. Cia director john deutch, meanwhile, has ordered his inspector general to file a report on the subject within 60 days. The jedp theory seeks to understand the authorship of the pentateuch in light of the documentary hypothesis. Actor jeremy renner stars as investigative journalist gary webb in the upcoming film kill the.
Eighteen years after it was published, dark alliance, the san jose mercury newss bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine. Amongst webbs fundamental problems was his implication that the cia lit the crack cocaine fuse. Recent coverage of the congressional battle over central intelligence agency cia snooping on the senate intelligence committee has served to obscure the real story of the cias misdeeds and the demands to cover them up. Dark alliance how the cia created the crack epidemic in. If you have exercised faith in christ, then you are in the right place. Cia and cocaine how the cia sparked the crackepidemic. Your worst fears are true the cia did help to smuggle drugs into american ghettos, says an investigative reporter, webb was asked whether his story had confirmed the suspicion within the black community that the crack cocaine epidemic might be part of a. J gets its name because it uses and allows humans to use the name jahwe in german before israel exists see genesis 4. A series of expose articles in the san jose mercurynews by reporter gary webb told tales of a drug.
The cia and aids conspiracy theories printout time. Excerpt from allegations of a cia connection to crack cocaine epidemic. Renowned documentary photographer eugene richards bore witness to the ravages of the crack epidemic that gripped the northeast in the 1980s. Egyptian history shows back and forth movement, not the straight line development of the documentary hypothesis 4. An explanation of the documentary hypothesis, carm. The documentary hypothesis claims that the pentateuch is a composite of four separate, complete, and coherent documents. While some of the mercury news series assertions about the origins of the crack cocaine epidemic are in fact accurate, others do not appear to be supported by fact or are the product of untested supposition. More recent models include the supplementary hypothesis and the fragmentary hypothesis. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia. Crack epidemic, the significant increase in the use of crack cocaine, or crack, in the united states during the early 1980s. Freeway rick ross on how he introduced crack to the u. Ross used the cocaine imported by the cia to set up a cocainedistribution network in major cities throughout the united states. It has long been known that the cia has illegally toppled foreign governments.
The documentary hypothesis of the pentateuch also known as. The view that is persuasive to most of the critical scholars of the pentateuch is called the documentary hypothesis, or. It is one of the most highly additive and destructive drugs in the world. The cocaine that flooded in helped spark a crack explosion in urban america.
This is a must read for every person searching for answers to why crack cocain flooded our country seemingly unbridled, into our country. The documentary series then delves into the rise of the cocaine cowboys, a secret island cocaine base, the cias connection to the crack epidemic, the history of the cartels and their murderous tactics, the era of just say no, the negative effect of nafta, and the. Freshlyreleased cia documents show how the largest u. In another instance, the cia received allegations that five members of the democratic revolutionary alliance adren those fighting along the border of nicaragua and costa rica were involved in drug trafficking. It started when webb wrote a series of three articles for the san jose mercury news in 1996 dubbed dark alliance. The view that is persuasive to most of the critical scholars of the pentateuch is called the documentary hypothesis. He began his career working for newspapers in kentucky.
Nicholas writes in the books epilogue, is not to define a national agenda. The crack epidemic the history of crack cocaine drug. Allegations of a cia connection to crack cocaine epidemic. Briefly stated, the documentary hypothesis sees the torah as having been composed by a series of editors out of four major strands of literary traditions. Theres a grain of truth to any conspiracy theory and it turns out there are a lot of. It was hard for me to keep track of who was a good guy and who was a bad guy, but i think that is the whole point of the book anyway. Measuring crack cocaine and its impact harvard university. Those who support the documentary hypothesis theory generally suggest four specific sources represented by the letters. Derided by some as conspiracy theory and heralded by others as. The invention of crack represented a technological innovation that dramatically widened the availability and use of cocaine in inner cities. The findings will be required reading for anyone concerned by the rise of crack, but given the cias habit of burying its own past, undoubtedly not the final word. These events led to what is known as the crack epidemic in the. Victor thorn is a hardhitting researcher, journalist and author of over 50 books cia, obama team up to hide darkest secrets. The accounts of the red sea crossing, the manna in the wilderness, the provision of water from a solid rock, etc.
Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. The five were allegedly working with known drug trafficker jorge morales. These claims have led to investigations by the united states government, including hearings and reports by the united states house of representatives, senate, department of justice, and the cia s office of the inspector general. Details of documentary hypothesis literary analysis shows that one person did not write the pentateuch. The crack epidemic in the united states was a surge of crack cocaine use in major cities across the united states between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. Any one with a pea brain knows whites are the biggest drug addicts. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. Dark alliance how the cia created the crack epidemic in the 1980s earlier one of our younger duers asked why reagan was so bad. Anyone notice how the crack epidemic sort of ended when the contra wars ended.
These events led to what is known as the crack epidemic in the united states. It was just another ploy to blame black people for what is wrong in america. As the documentary explains, the cias preeminence in policy circles not only. The documentary hypothesis is essentially an attempt to take the supernatural out of the pentateuch and to deny its mosaic authorship.
Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia in. In my opinion, it is a fabrication based on false presuppositions and inaccurate analysis. This is the true story about the ciacontra relationship. The first article also made other specific allegations of cia knowledge of, or involvement in, the drug rings activities. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. The uk reported an increase of 74% in seizures of crack cocaine in drug raids between 2000 and 2006. Usually the cias activities have harmful effects on innocent civilians in foreign countries. Multiple strands of tradition were woven together to produce the torah. I has destroyed african american people, culture, and communities. Gary stephen webb august 31, 1955 december 10, 2004 was an american investigative journalist.
Crack cocaine was popularized because of its affordability, its immediate euphoric effect, and its high profitability. If you have not, then you need to heed the words of our lord, who said, for god so loved the. Hearings before the select committee on intelligence of the united states senate, one. A commonheld belief was that the cia flooded the black community with crack so. Small doses of it are smoked into the lungs and delivered quickly to the brain. How the cia watched over the destruction of gary webb. Anyone notice how the crack epidemic sort of ended when. Investigative reporter gary webb linked the cia to americas introduction to crack cocaine. One of these attempts is known as the documentary hypothesis, or the jepd theory. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion webb, gary, waters, maxine on. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come forward. The documentary hypothesis dh is one of the models historically used by biblical scholars to explain the origins and composition of the torah or pentateuch, the first five books of the bible. So begins the controversial three part series, published last august, by gary webb in the san jose mercury news. This is a brief look at the documentary hypothesis.
All agree that the torah is not a unified work from a. This view believes that the pentateuch represents the conflation of four different sources rather than the work of primarily one author, traditionally moses. In this case, the cias activities led to the crack epidemic in americas inner cities, which caused american citizens much pain and misery. A study of documentary hypothesis written and compiled by gary kukis these studies are designed for believers in jesus christ only.
Crack epidemic united states history 1980s britannica. The crack epidemic started by the assistance of the f. One of the most talked about conspiracy theories of the mid80s and early 90s had to do with the crack epidemic. During the korean war, the first allegations of cia drug trafficking surfaced after 1949, stemming from a deal whereby arms were supplied to chiang kaisheks defeated generals in exchange for intelligence. Blandon and meneses were said to have used their drug trafficking profits to help fund the contra armys war effort. Since the centers for disease control and prevention first reported the hivaids epidemic in 1981, rumors have persisted that the deadly virus was created by the cia to wipe out homosexuals and african americans. Outraged at cia role in drug trade duke university. His book cocaine true, cocaine blue documents the brutal realities facing communities affected by the drug. It contradicts what jesus said, and it is an unreliable way to analyze a document that is thousands of years old. New shows examine cias past role in latin americas drug trade.
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