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America's War on Drugs

A resistance fighterin World War II, he now commands a ragtag armyof Hmong Hill people...

A resistance fighter
in World War II, he now commands a ragtag army
of Hmong Hill people against communists
infiltrating their tribal land

Full Transcript

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A resistance fighter in World War II,
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he now commands a ragtag army of Hmong Hill people
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against communists infiltrating their tribal land.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:16
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Talos Films

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Movie Summary

"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.
S01 • E02 In the 1980s, Reagan initiates a second war on drugs. - America's War on Drugs 00:06
In the 1980s, Reagan initiates a second war on drugs.
S01 • E03 Arnold: Instead of paying like $10,000 a pound, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Arnold: Instead of paying like $10,000 a pound,
S01 • E02 One of the most critical duties that we faced upon taking office - America's War on Drugs 00:09
One of the most critical duties that we faced upon taking of...
S01 • E01 Stratton: Guys like Vang Pao and a guy like Tony Poe - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Stratton: Guys like Vang Pao and a guy like Tony Poe
S01 • E03 Narrator: At the height of her production, she's bringing in - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Narrator: At the height of her production, she's bringi...
S01 • E02 Narrator: Ronald Reagan -- a former actor - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Narrator: Ronald Reagan -- a former actor
S01 • E01 [ Helicopter blade whirring ] - America's War on Drugs 00:12
[ Helicopter blade whirring ]
S01 • E03 Lower-level dealers begin buying Arnold's pure product - America's War on Drugs 00:10
Lower-level dealers begin buying Arnold's pure product
S01 • E02 As president, he promises to restore the crumbling economy, - America's War on Drugs 00:10
As president, he promises to restore the crumbling economy,
S01 • E04 Stratton: The power of these cartels - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Stratton: The power of these cartels
S01 • E04 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:06
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S01 • E01 He's also lining his own pockets. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
He's also lining his own pockets.
S01 • E03 Grim: Crystal meth is nothing more, really, - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Grim: Crystal meth is nothing more, really,
S01 • E02 This is the "Miami Vice" era - America's War on Drugs 00:07
This is the "Miami Vice" era
S01 • E03 And it is a product of backyard cooks - America's War on Drugs 00:10
And it is a product of backyard cooks
S01 • E04 DEA agents have been killed in Mexico before. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
DEA agents have been killed in Mexico before.
S01 • E01 Northern Laos is in the heart of the Golden Triangle, - America's War on Drugs 00:11
Northern Laos is in the heart of the Golden Triangle,
S01 • E04 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:12
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S01 • E02 And so President Reagan put George Bush in charge of it - America's War on Drugs 00:06
And so President Reagan put George Bush in charge of it
S01 • E02 Narrator: George H.W. Bush, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Narrator: George H.W. Bush,