1. Controversy about Gary Webb's reporting on CIA working with Central American drug dealers in 1980s suffers from some historical amnesia
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2. Fact is American intelligence agencies long have had associations with mobsters.
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3. In 1940s, OSS (precursor to CIA) forged alliance with mafioso Lucky Luciano to gain foothold in post-Mussolini Italy.
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4. CIA in post-war Italy worked with Mafia as part of anti-communist alliance.
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5. In early 1960s, CIA worked with mob in their various attempts to assassinate Castro.
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6. During Vietnam War, CIA cemented covert relationship with opium growers in Laos, providing them with transportation network.
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7. All these cases of CIA working with mobsters are amply documented by mainstream historians (including agency's own in-house historians)
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@HeerJeet The tale of Carlos Marcello is one of my favorites.pic.twitter.com/rX2TE4nOki
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