My angle is that the American government knew drugs were put on the streets to fund an...
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Gary Webb:
My angle is that the American government knew drugs were put on the streets to fund an illegal war.
DEA Agent Miller:
What you want to say happened, never happened.
Gary Webb:
Then why am I here?
DEA Agent Miller:
American kids were going to die in that war.
Gary Webb:
American kids *did* die. They're still dying. Just not the ones you care about, apparently.
Anonymous Agent:
[from the back of the room]
We'd never threaten your children, Mr. Webb.
Gary Webb:
[suddenly standing]
My children? What did you say? I'm writing the story...
[walks out]
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My angle is that the American government knew drugs were
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put on the streets to fund an illegal war
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What you want to say happened never happened
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Then why am I here
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American kids
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were going to die in that war
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American kids did die They're still dying
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Just not the ones you care about apparently
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We'd never threaten your children Mr Webb
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My children
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What did you say
Clip duration: 32 seconds
Views: 172
Timestamp in movie: 00h 46m 02s
Uploaded: 14 March, 2022
Genres: biography, crime, drama
Summary: Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua.
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