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CIA involvement in narcotics trafficking during the Cold War

The CIA's involvement in narcotics trafficking during the Cold War, including alliances with anti-communist proxies and use of clandestine transport networks.

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Jan 15, 2026
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What declassified documents since 1998 shed new light on Oswald's activities before November 22, 1963?

Declassified records released since 1998 have broadened the documentary texture around Lee Harvey Oswald’s pre‑November 22, 1963 movements — most notably newly disclosed CIA files showing agency offic...

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What Cold War covert operations linked the CIA to drug trafficking?

Cold War covert operations that tied U.S. intelligence activity to narcotics trafficking fall into recurring patterns: alliances with anti‑communist proxies who were themselves involved in drug trade,...