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It was... It felt extraordinarily hypocritical
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

It was...It felt extraordinarily hypocritical

It was...
It felt extraordinarily hypocritical

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It was... It felt extraordinarily hypocritical...
Duration
5 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:41
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
Firelight Films

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In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.
Because this was happening at a time when the US government was - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:09
Because this was happening at a time when the US government ...
I was getting my cocaine from Nicaraguans, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:04
I was getting my cocaine from Nicaraguans,
You know, there was other sources that I have gotten cocaine from, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:07
You know, there was other sources that I have gotten cocaine...
Central America was going through violent civil wars at the time, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:11
Central America was going through violent civil wars at the ...
The United States had supported a dictatorship in Nicaragua. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
The United States had supported a dictatorship in Nicaragua.
That government was overthrown by the Sandinista movement in 1979. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
That government was overthrown by the Sandinista movement in...
It was pretty much a ragtag band of leftists and Marxists. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
It was pretty much a ragtag band of leftists and Marxists.
The Sandinista dictatorship of Nicaragua, with full Cuban-Soviet Bloc support, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:17
The Sandinista dictatorship of Nicaragua, with full Cuban-So...
The United States said, "We're not gonna tolerate - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:10
The United States said, "We're not gonna tolerate
Facilitating them to take on the Marxist government in Nicaragua. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
Facilitating them to take on the Marxist government in Nicar...
They were fed, fueled and paid for by the United States government. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
They were fed, fueled and paid for by the United States gove...
President Reagan was holding press conferences - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:07
President Reagan was holding press conferences
Those freedom fighters are inside Nicaragua today - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:08
Those freedom fighters are inside Nicaragua today
He was hailing the Contras - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:07
He was hailing the Contras
Are we going to cut them off now and leave them defenseless? - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
Are we going to cut them off now and leave them defenseless?
If we do, who will ever trust in the United States of America again? - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
If we do, who will ever trust in the United States of Americ...
Congress does not want to support a civil war in Central America. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
Congress does not want to support a civil war in Central Ame...
I oppose any aide and assistance to the Contras. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
I oppose any aide and assistance to the Contras.
I believe that the American people do not want wider war. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:04
I believe that the American people do not want wider war.
I believe the American people want to give peace a chance. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:04
I believe the American people want to give peace a chance.