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Parenti: The CIA is, from its very beginning
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America's War on Drugs

The CIA is,from its very beginning, collaborating with mafiosos who are involvedin the...

Parenti: The CIA is,
from its very beginning, collaborating with mafiosos who are involved
in the drug trade, because these mafiosos
will serve the larger agenda
of fighting Communism

Full Transcript

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Parenti: The CIA is, from its very beginning,
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collaborating with mafiosos
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who are involved in the drug trade,
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because these mafiosos will serve
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the larger agenda of fighting Communism.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:37
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 • E03 The U.S. had to go in - America's War on Drugs 00:16
The U.S. had to go in
S01 • E02 Farah: There was a lack of attention initially paid - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Farah: There was a lack of attention initially paid
S01 • E02 The basic policy was capitalism is good. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
The basic policy was capitalism is good.
S01 • E02 But that was exactly what the narcos were doing, right? - America's War on Drugs 00:05
But that was exactly what the narcos were doing, right?
S01 • E03 Narrator: As one boss is brought down in Panama, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Narrator: As one boss is brought down in Panama,
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:19
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S01 • E04 They're ambushed, and the agency - America's War on Drugs 00:05
They're ambushed, and the agency
S01 • E04 Man #2: North 1506, west 8319. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Man #2: North 1506, west 8319.
S01 • E03 Wright: Cocaine is often still being processed in Colombia, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Wright: Cocaine is often still being processed in Colombia,
S01 • E01 Moran: At the agency then, and even to this day, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Moran: At the agency then, and even to this day,
S01 • E04 Man #3: Signal down. We've lost visual. - America's War on Drugs 00:14
Man #3: Signal down. We've lost visual.
S01 • E01 Narrator: This clandestine document -- - America's War on Drugs 00:11
Narrator: This clandestine document --
S01 • E03 Pablo Escobar was on the run. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Pablo Escobar was on the run.
S01 • E02 Inside his luggage is 50 kilograms - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Inside his luggage is 50 kilograms
S01 • E03 One thing that's true about the War on Drugs - America's War on Drugs 00:08
One thing that's true about the War on Drugs
S01 • E02 [ Indistinct conversations ] - America's War on Drugs 00:09
[ Indistinct conversations ]
S01 • E01 Issued in 1954, it lays out the core mission for the agency. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Issued in 1954, it lays out the core mission for the agency.
S01 • E03 It's a law of physics almost. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
It's a law of physics almost.
S01 • E01 The Doolittle Report essentially said, - America's War on Drugs 00:13
The Doolittle Report essentially said,
S01 • E03 Narrator: On this plane is a powerful - America's War on Drugs 00:11
Narrator: On this plane is a powerful