{"product_id":"cocaine-politics-peter-dale-scott-9780520214491","title":"Cocaine Politics: Drugs, Armies, and the CIA in Central America, Updated Edition","description":"When the \u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e ran a controversial series of stories in 1996 on the relationship between the CIA, the Contras, and crack, they reignited the issue of the intelligence agency's connections to drug trafficking, initially brought to light during the Vietnam War and then again by the Iran-Contra affair. Broad in scope and extensively documented, \u003ci\u003eCocaine Politics\u003c\/i\u003e shows that under the cover of national security and covert operations, the U.S. government has repeatedly collaborated with and protected major international drug traffickers. A new preface discusses developments of the last six years, including the \u003ci\u003eMercury News\u003c\/i\u003e stories and the public reaction they provoked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Dale Scott, Jonathan Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520214498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520214491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.96w x 0.72d","brand":"Peter Dale Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056206737663,"sku":"9780520214491","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7897a5c6-0ff9-4072-8eee-804221629a49.jpg?v=1685040085","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cocaine-politics-peter-dale-scott-9780520214491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}