The Dead Man’s Switch: Silenced Journalist Gary Webb

In 1996, investigative journalist Gary Webb shook the world with his Dark Alliance series, exposing alleged CIA connections to the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles. His reporting suggested that Nicaraguan Contras, backed by U.S. intelligence, funded their war efforts through drug trafficking — devastating communities across America.

Instead of being celebrated, Webb was attacked by mainstream media, discredited and pushed into isolation. In 2004, he was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the head, officially ruled a suicide. But the unusual circumstances fueled speculation: did Webb have a “dead man’s switch” — hidden files or revelations that would surface if he was silenced?

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