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Podcast: ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZING
Episode: Drug Wheelin’ and Dealin’ in the CIA | Case File 287
Description: 1985, the world is grappling with the specter of Cold War tensions, and the United States finds itself entangled in a complex web of secrets and deceit. Amidst the chaos of multiple geopolitical battlegrounds, a clandestine alliance begins to take shape, orchestrated by a shadowy network of government officials, covert operatives, and rogue personalities. The CIA became the conduit for which a stream of illegal weapons and drugs would move across the borders of countries and into the hands of rebel forces and terrorist groups. As congressional investigations would light on these blatantly illegal activities, at least one reporter attempted to...