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America's War on Drugs

Killing theattorney general of the country, that was unprecedented

[ Indistinct conversations ] Farah: Killing the
attorney general of the country, that was unprecedented

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Farah: Killing the attorney general of the country,
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that was unprecedented.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:38
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 It showed if you're going to mess with Pablo, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
It showed if you're going to mess with Pablo,
S01 • E01 Turn on, tune in, drop out. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Turn on, tune in, drop out.
S01 • E03 But today, at last, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
But today, at last,
S01 • E01 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:10
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S01 • E02 It doesn't matter if you're in Downtown Bogotá, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
It doesn't matter if you're in Downtown Bogotá,
S01 • E04 Sometimes we even called them "doc in the box." - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Sometimes we even called them "doc in the box."
S01 • E02 And that was a powerful message to the elites - America's War on Drugs 00:07
And that was a powerful message to the elites
S01 • E03 Narrator: Clinton passes the 1994 Violent Crime Control - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Narrator: Clinton passes the 1994 Violent Crime Control
S01 • E04 You know, "Hey, come get your pills, come get your pills." - America's War on Drugs 00:06
You know, "Hey, come get your pills, come get your pill...
S01 • E01 Stratton: It was really kind of a political-social movement. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Stratton: It was really kind of a political-social movement.
S01 • E01 But in order to keep that movement going, you need money. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
But in order to keep that movement going, you need money.
S01 • E03 It puts 100,000 more cops on the streets - America's War on Drugs 00:06
It puts 100,000 more cops on the streets
S01 • E04 Narrator: It wasn't long before the lucrative business - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Narrator: It wasn't long before the lucrative business
S01 • E02 And they have the money, they have the power, - America's War on Drugs 00:05
And they have the money, they have the power,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Fortunately for the Brotherhood, - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Narrator: Fortunately for the Brotherhood,
S01 • E03 There was a choice, and the answer was more drug war. - America's War on Drugs 00:06
There was a choice, and the answer was more drug war.
S01 • E02 So you either play along with them - America's War on Drugs 00:04
So you either play along with them
S01 • E04 [ Camera shutter clicks ] - America's War on Drugs 00:12
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
S01 • E01 William Mellon Hitchcock -- - America's War on Drugs 00:09
William Mellon Hitchcock --
S01 • E02 I actually met with Pablo Escobar Jr. years later. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
I actually met with Pablo Escobar Jr. years later.