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But he needs muscle to do it, so he turns to one
of the 20th century's most notorious war criminals -- Klaus Barbie, one of Hitler's top
Gestapo officers in occupied France -- known as the "Butcher of Lyon." After the war, Barbie becomes
a U.S. intelligence asset, and like many
high-ranking Nazis, he flees to South America
of the 20th century's most notorious war criminals -- Klaus Barbie, one of Hitler's top
Gestapo officers in occupied France -- known as the "Butcher of Lyon." After the war, Barbie becomes
a U.S. intelligence asset, and like many
high-ranking Nazis, he flees to South America
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But he needs muscle to do it,
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so he turns to one
of the 20th century's
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most notorious war criminals --
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Klaus Barbie,
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one of Hitler's top
Gestapo officers
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in occupied France --
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known as the "Butcher of Lyon."
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After the war, Barbie becomes
a U.S. intelligence asset,
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and like many
high-ranking Nazis,
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he flees to South America.
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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.
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