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BREAKING: JEFFREY EPSTEIN ONCE CLAIMED TO WORK FOR THE CIA
Been doing research with @lamps_apple all evening ... and, yeah, Epstein did claim to work for the CIA in a 2001 Evening Standard article.
Tony Seruga
@TonySeruga
Gary Webb and I both knew Jeffrey Epstein was a CIA asset with heavy links to UK, Israel and Saudi Arabia intelligence.
During our Iran-Contra investigation, Jeffrey Epstein's name was continually mentioned as the mastermind behind the illicit financing (laundering money from the CIAs selling of cocaine, initially in South Central Los Angeles) of weapons during the Iran-Contra affair through his association with Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi via his work at Towers Financial Corporation.
Tony Seruga
@TonySeruga
It’s times like these when I sure miss my friend Gary Webb.
I joined him on trips to Panama, Nicaragua, Columbia, Arkansas, when
he was the journalist who first covered the government’s connection in his series “Dark Alliance” who died under mysterious circumstances, shooting himself twice in the head. And just like Epstein’s murder, Barr lied then too.
Gary was receiving death threats, being regularly followed by people he referred to as government operatives, and that he was concerned about strange individuals dresses in ninja like outfits who were seen on multiple occasions breaking into and leaving his house climbing drainpipes.
Gary told me multiple times they were trying to kill him, in fact, my last text message with Gary, was on December 5th, 2004 at 1:15 pm PT, just days before his ‘suicide’, Gary joked “Just for the record, I am not suicidal!”
Authorities in Sacramento never even contacted any of us after we came forward.
Gary’s most famous work, the "Dark Alliance" series, remains a significant moment in the annals of American journalism, both for its audacity in alleging connections between the CIA, Nicaraguan contra rebels, and the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the 1980s, and for the fierce backlash and scrutiny it invoked. When I first met Gary, I thought he was insane but looking at what was happening on the streets of South Central Los Angeles, I finally realized he was right. We flew to Panama, Columbia, Arkansas connecting dots.
The 'Dark Alliance' Series
In 1996, Gary Webb, then a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, published a three-part series titled "Dark Alliance," which outlined a labyrinthine network that purportedly funneled profits from drug trafficking to support the CIA-backed Contras in Nicaragua. At the heart of Webb's narrative was the claim that this drug trade had contributed significantly to the crack cocaine epidemic that ravaged urban communities, particularly in Los Angeles.
Webb's reporting drew upon court documents, DEA records, and direct interviews with key players involved in the drug trade and the anti-Sandinista efforts. The series immediately sparked outrage and a nationwide conversation, largely because it highlighted the plight of African-American communities and suggested that the U.S. government had, at least indirectly, contributed to their distress.
The Backlash and Professional Toll
However, the "Dark Alliance" series was met with intense scrutiny from the outset. Major newspapers like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times with CIA influence embarked on a zealous campaign to discredit Webb’s work, poking holes in the series' more sensational claims and discrediting Webb's sources. The backlash was formidable, and Webb’s own newspaper eventually backed away from the story, leading to his resignation.
The criticism hinged on the assertion that Webb had overstepped the evidence, drawing connections that, while suggestive, were not conclusively proven. Webb's career never recovered from the controversy, and he faced a storm of personal and professional challenges until his tragic death in 2004, which was ruled a suicide, shooting himself twice in the head!
Gary’s work was seen by many as vindicated when, in 1998, CIA Inspector General Frederick Hitz testified before Congress, admitting that the CIA had maintained relationships with individuals involved in the drug trade. This partial acknowledgment served to restore some of Webb’s credibility among his supporters.
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