Documents revealed that the CIA worked with several newspapers, including the L.A. Times, to destroy Gary Webb, the journalist who exposed the CIA's cocaine smuggling connections.

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I think knowing well just how corrupt the institutions in the US really are is important. The CIA has been involved in a lot of shaddy things before so this is a good reminder.

Some records revealed how Gary Webb was attacked by the CIA after exposing the cocaine smuggling connections it was involved in.