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villager
Jan 2013
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It does. It's just that studios make decisions about what and how to publicize things...
villager
Mar 2013
#4
"Freeway" Ricky Ross announces film by Nick Cassavetes, Starring Nick Cannon March 2013
777man
Mar 2013
#9
Taking a Dive on Contra Crack ----- How the Mercury News caved in to the media establishment
777man
Apr 2013
#11
YOU're WELCOME! The most up - to -date fake drug war info on the web is here at DU
777man
Apr 2014
#79
3 great interviews with former DEA agent Celerino Castillo III - a True American Hero and Patriot
777man
Apr 2013
#12
Sadly, there will continue to be no shortage of items bearing out that the situation is, in fact,
villager
May 2013
#17
5/30/13 Ex-L.A. Times Writer Jesse Katz Apologizes for "Tawdry" Attacks on Gary Webb
777man
Jun 2013
#18
'Moonrise Kingdom's' Lucas Hedges to Play Jeremy Renner's Son in 'Kill the Messenger'
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Jul 2013
#21
'Boardwalk Empire' Star Michael K. Williams May Play 'Freeway' Rick Ross in Jeremy Renner Movie
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Jul 2013
#22
7/26/13 Andy Garcia and Robert Patrick (THE Terminator!)Join "Kill The Messenger"
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Jul 2013
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8/26/2013 Former West Wing Star Richard Schiff to portray Walter Pincus in "Kill The Messnger"
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Sep 2013
#31
9/4/2013 KILL THE MESSENGER Filming is now wrapped and the project is in post production
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Sep 2013
#32
OCT 19 2013 El Paso Times / Ex-DEA officials: CIA operatives involved in 'Kiki' Camarena murder
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Oct 2013
#33
10/10/2013 FOX NEWS / US intelligence assets in Mexico reportedly tied to murdered DEA agent
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Oct 2013
#34
12/16/13 Veterans today -- CIA Connection TO DEA Agent’s Murder “TOO HOT FOR FOX NEWS”
777man
Dec 2013
#39
Robert plumlee's original article "I Ran Drugs for Uncle Sam" (1990) - years before Gary Webb
777man
Jan 2014
#46
Proceso articles Camarena murder Hector Berrellez, Tosh Plumlee, Phil Jordan, Mike Holm
777man
Jan 2014
#47
Celerino Castillo III Video Interview Parts 1 to 7 (2009) Drug Trafficking- Central America
777man
Jan 2014
#48
KillTheMessenger w/ Jeremy Renner make @IndieWire’s list of Most Anticipated Films of 2014.
777man
Jan 2014
#49
1/4/14 DEA Case Threatens to Expose US Government-Sanctioned Drug-Running by Bill Conroy
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Jan 2014
#51
1/14/14 TIME MAGAZINE--U.S. Government Helped Rise of Mexican Drug Cartel: Mexican newspaper reveals
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Jan 2014
#56
1/19/14 ICE Investigation Targeting Drug Planes Plagued by Scandal,Court Records Show by Bill Conroy
777man
Jan 2014
#57
2/22/2014 Ex-DEA Agent Phil Jordan: Chapo funded EPN's Campaign Saturday, February 22, 2014
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Feb 2014
#60
3/1/14 Ex DEA Hector Berrellez: Narco-Villain “El Chapo’s” Arrest Packaged for Media Consumption
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Mar 2014
#61
2/28/14 Ex DEA Hector Berrellez& Phil Jordan: 'Chapo' Guzman had role in the 'Kiki' Camarena case
777man
Mar 2014
#62
ARCHIVED LINKS ----- Kevin Warren's site www.wethepeople.la , FAIR, COMPLETE KERRY REPORT ONLINE
777man
Mar 2014
#72
3 NYT articles CIA Ignored Tips Alleging Contra Drug Links, Report Says By Walter Pincus
777man
Apr 2014
#80
Billion-Dollar Narco Jr Cuts a Deal -SINALOA CARTEL HAD DEAL WITH DEA (3 YR OLD story on NARCONEWS)
777man
Apr 2014
#83
How Crack Funded a CIA War: Gary Webb cnn Interview on the Contras and Ronald Reagan (1996)
777man
Apr 2014
#85
AUSA ROBERT MERKLE ADMITS Medellin Cartel Leader allowed to keep his fortune - probably freed
777man
Apr 2014
#86
Interview with Retired ISI Chief Hamid Gul names drug lords in Afgahn Government
777man
Jul 2014
#98
5.30.14- 3 Ex-DEA agents+CIA pilot interviewed RE: CAMARENA MURDER - CONTRA DRUGS
777man
Jul 2014
#105
9.10.14 Hollywood’s Gary Webb Movie and the Message that Big Media Couldn’t Kill
777man
Sep 2014
#115
9.17.14 KTM Director Michael Cuesta Interview-New Film Recounts Controversial Reporting on CIA,Crack
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Sep 2014
#118
9.25.14 Return of the messenger: How Jeremy Renner's new film Kill The Messenger will vindicate Sacr
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Sep 2014
#121
9.26.14 Variety:Jeremy Renner gives his best performance since 'The Hurt Locker' in this assiduous,
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Sep 2014
#123
9.22.14 CAPITAL FILE--Jeremy Renner Talks 'Kill the Messenger' Movie, Marriage, and Fatherhood
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Sep 2014
#124
9.25.14 Managing a Nightmare: How the CIA Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb By Ryan Deverea
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Sep 2014
#125
9.22.14 MPAA CEO,Senator Chris Dodd greets Jeremy Renner at Washington DC KTM screening
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Sep 2014
#128
2005 The Life and Times of Gary Webb His Journalism Was Vindicated, Yet the Industry Kept Him in Exi
777man
Sep 2014
#129
9/29/14 Depaulia--- ‘Kill the Messenger': A fantastic, slow-burning political thriller
777man
Sep 2014
#130
9.30.14 Yahoo.com: A Government Conspiracy Unravels in 'Kill the Messenger' Clip (Exclusive)
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Sep 2014
#132
9.30.14 Michael K. Williams Clueless of Freeway Ricky Ross Until ‘Messenger’ Role
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Sep 2014
#133
Senator John Kerry: US Government Knowingly Hired Drug Traffickers for CONTRA Aid
777man
Sep 2014
#134
10.01.14 ‘Kill the Messenger’ captures story of former Northerner editor’s rich life & tragic death
777man
Oct 2014
#137
10.3.14 LA Times --Jeremy Renner reflects on an unexpected Hollywood trajectory --By Josh Rottenberg
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Oct 2014
#139
10.3.14 Suntimes--Jeremy Renner plays reporter whose life was ruined after uncovering Iran-Contra
777man
Oct 2014
#140
10.4.14 Cleaveland Plain Dealer-Gary Webb and 'Kill the Messenger':Reporter played by Jeremy Renner
777man
Oct 2014
#141
10.4.14 - Two New Clips from KILL THE MESSENGER MOVIE - Gary Webb/Jeremy Renner
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Oct 2014
#142
10.5.14-The New York Times’s Belated Admission on the Contra-Cocaine Scandal by Robert Parry
777man
Oct 2014
#144
10.5.14-The Resurrection of Reporter Gary Webb: Thanks to Hollywood, Will He Get Last Word Against t
777man
Oct 2014
#145
10.6.14- Sac bee -‘Kill the Messenger’ sheds light on dark time for late Sacramento reporter
777man
Oct 2014
#146
10.6.14-THR- 'Kill the Messenger': Jeremy Renner Deconstructs Journalist Gary Webb's Legacy
777man
Oct 2014
#147
10.5.14- Michael K. Williams on what ‘Kill the Messenger’ says about the drug war
777man
Oct 2014
#149
10.7.14 Huff Post-Why Jeremy Renner's Kill the Messenger Role Is Like Rock Music by Nell Minow
777man
Oct 2014
#151
10.7.14 Roger's Review-- Kill the Messenger – Jeremy Renner & Michael Cuesta by Dean Rogers
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Oct 2014
#152
10.6.14 DEMOCRACY NOW-Inside the Dark Alliance:Gary Webb on the CIA, the Contras,&the Crack Cocaine
777man
Oct 2014
#153
10.7.14-REUTERS- For Jeremy Renner, 'Kill the Messenger' is a story that had to be told
777man
Oct 2014
#154
10.2.14 SCRIPPS MEDIA Inc, --VIDEO-Major Hollywood film has ties to Northern Kentucky
777man
Oct 2014
#157
10.8.14 YAHOO-Michael Cuesta's "Kill the Messenger" deserves your attention this weekend.
777man
Oct 2014
#159
10.8.14 Jeremy Renner - Dead Journalist's Family Stunned By Jeremy Renner's Portrayal
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Oct 2014
#160
10.8.14 COLLIDER--Jeremy Renner Talks KILL THE MESSENGER, Balancing Fact and Fiction, Why He Wanted
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Oct 2014
#161
10.8.14-INDIEWIRE-Jeremy Renner on How His Famous Friends Helped 'Kill the Messenger'
777man
Oct 2014
#162
10.9.14-DALLAS OBSERVER-The Tragedy of Gary Webb Stings Even When Kill the Messenger Flags
777man
Oct 2014
#163
10.9.14- BUFFALO NEWS-Film depicts reporter’s efforts to break CIA-Contra affair by Jeff Simon
777man
Oct 2014
#164
10.9.14 NARCONEWS-Distribute this Exciting Flyer and Become a Narco News Messenger
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Oct 2014
#167
10.2.14-NY TIMES-Resurrecting a Disgraced Reporter ‘Kill the Messenger’ Recalls a Reporter Wrongly D
777man
Oct 2014
#169
10.9.14 Washington POST-‘Kill the Messenger’ movie review: Sticking to Gary Webb’s story
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Oct 2014
#172
10.9.14 NY POST-‘Kill the Messenger’turns journalist into unconvincing hero by Kyle Smith
777man
Oct 2014
#175
10.10.14 Pittsburgh Post Gazette- review: 'Messenger' fascinating but sobering by Barbara Vanchen
777man
Oct 2014
#177
10.9.14 LA TIMES -'Kill the Messenger' a cautionary tale for crusading reporters
777man
Oct 2014
#182
10.9.14-EXAMINER.COM-Jeremy Renner still missing "it" factor in 'Kill the Messenger'
777man
Oct 2014
#183
10.9.14 HOUSTON CHRONICLE-Kill the Messenger' raises as many questions as it answers by Mick LaSalle
777man
Oct 2014
#185
10.9.14 Journal Sentinal-Kill the Messenger' tells tale of reporter's clash with CIA by Duane Dudeck
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Oct 2014
#186
10.10.14 Jeremy Renner Says 'Kill the Messenger' Hits Close to Home:"It Became Something I Had to G
777man
Oct 2014
#196
10.10.14 Jeremy Renner Was So Invested In 'Kill The Messenger,' He Created A Company To Make It
777man
Oct 2014
#197
Jeremy Renner, Michael Cuesta Spotlight Gary Webb’s Story and Family at ‘Kill the Messenger’ Premier
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Oct 2014
#199
10.12.14CNN(VID)Interview with Jeremy Renner& Michael Cuesta 11am "Reliable Sources" Show
777man
Oct 2014
#203
10.10.14 Washington Post Still Trashing Gary WEBB- article by Kristen Page Kirby
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Oct 2014
#211
10.12.14 Jeremy Renner,Michael K.Williams, Michael Cuesta Attend ‘Kill The Messenger’ Screening
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Oct 2014
#215
10.9.14DEMOCRACY NOW-"Kill the Messenger" Resurrects Gary Webb, Journalist Maligned for Exposing CIA
777man
Oct 2014
#216
10.12.14 EXAMINER-Exclusive:Jeremy Renner and author Nick Schou talk 'Kill The Me
777man
Oct 2014
#217
10.12.14-HawaiiReporter-'Kill the Messenger' Puts Integrity of US Media in Question
777man
Oct 2014
#218
10.12.14 Philly.com-Gary Webb, Jon Stewart, and the stories that are just too true to tell
777man
Oct 2014
#219
10.10.14HUFF POST KillThe Messenger:How The Media Destroyed Gary Webb by Ryan Grimm
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Oct 2014
#220
10.11.14-MSNBC- Were there ties between CIA and drug deals? Nick Schou Interview w/Betty Nguyen
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Oct 2014
#221
10.13.14-We have to stop killing any 'Messenger' that dares to expose government corruption
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Oct 2014
#222
10.13.14 NARCONEWS-P3-Gary Webb "You Could Read this Story Anywhere in the World"
777man
Oct 2014
#223
10.14.14NATION-Gary Webb,a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got by Alexander Cockurn
777man
Oct 2014
#224
Almost 20 Yrs After Gary Webb Revealed CIA’s Role in the Crack Epidemic, Some of us Still Can’t
777man
Oct 2014
#226
10.14.14 OnMilwaukee-"Kill the Messenger"uncovers a solid movie in hunt for truth (and Oscars)
777man
Oct 2014
#233
10.10.14 ‘Kill The Messenger’ Movie Revisits the CIA and How Crack-Cocaine Exploded in the US
777man
Oct 2014
#236
Former kingpin Rick Ross talks Gary Webb’s death, C.I.A. complicity, and new doc ‘Freeway: Crack in
777man
Oct 2014
#239
10.18.14COUNTERPUNCH-A Smoking Gun That
 Actually Smoked The CIA and the Art of the “Un-Cover-Up”
777man
Oct 2014
#246
10.13.14-ALJAZEERA-film based on Gary Webb’s book ‘Dark Alliance,’ involving drugs, the CIA and Nic
777man
Oct 2014
#248
10.17.14-MSNBC(VID)Chris Hayes interviews Academy Award Nominee Jeremy Renner about his new movie.
777man
Oct 2014
#249
10.17.14-CLN-(VID)Jeremy Renner’s ‘Kill the Messenger’ Exposes CIA Cocaine Trafficking
777man
Oct 2014
#250
10.17.14 WSWS.ORG-Kill the Messenger: Shedding light on CIA criminality and conspiracy
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Oct 2014
#251
10.20.14TICOTIMES-Reviving the messenger:Gary Webb’s tale on film by NORMAN STOCKWELL
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Oct 2014
#265
10.20.14HUFF POST-The Gary Webb Story:Still Killing the Messenger by JOSEPH A. PALERMO
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Oct 2014
#267
10.10.14 ESQUIRE-Jeremy Renner Talks Inhabiting the Role of Investigative Journalist Gary Webb
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Oct 2014
#268
10.10.14 ESQUIRE-How Gary Webb Died A few words on the man portrayed in Kill the Messenge
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Oct 2014
#269
10.20.14 FIUSM-“Kill the Messenger,” a film about honest morality By Rafael Abreu
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Oct 2014
#270
10.19.14 THE FASHIONISTO-Jeremy Renner Dons Dolce & Gabbana Pinstripe Suit for ‘KTM’ Screening
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Oct 2014
#271
10.21.14 FAIR-A 'Worthless and Whiny' Attack on a Genuine Journalistic Hero by Peter Hart
777man
Oct 2014
#273
10.20.14 VULTURE-A Reporter Gets Torn Apart by His Own in Kill the Messenger By David Edelstein
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Oct 2014
#276
Looking Back--CH 1 Whiteout The CIA, Drugs and the Press By ALEXANDER COCKBURN and JEFFREY ST. CLAIR
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Oct 2014
#278
10.18.14 Killing the messenger — again: New film arouses new ire from big media
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Oct 2014
#279
10.24.14SMH-Kill the Messenger is a quietly intense tale of a journalist and his investigation.
777man
Oct 2014
#280
10.24.14 WASH POST-Undue criticism of Gary Webb by Jeff Epton (Letter to the editor)
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Oct 2014
#285
10.25.14 SALON-From Gary Webb to James Risen: The struggle for the soul of journalism
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Oct 2014
#287
10.19.14 CEPR-In Context of Accusations of CIA Drug Smuggling, WaPo Calls $10 Million a Week "Relati
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Oct 2014
#291
10.29.14 HeraldSun-Jeremy Renner’s crusading reporter Gary Webb wins over audience in movie KTM
777man
Oct 2014
#294
10.29.14 Robert Parry is RIGHT AGAIN- NYT-Nazi's used by FBI.CIA, sheltered in the USA
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Oct 2014
#295
10.21.14MOTHER JONES-We Spent $7.6 Billion to Crush the Afghan Opium Trade—and It's Doing Better Tha
777man
Nov 2014
#297
10.25.14 AL JAZEERA-The decline of journalism from Watergate to 'Dark Alliance'
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Nov 2014
#298
11.2.14 SMH-Kill the Messenger review: Competent telling of Gary Webb's story shuns detail
777man
Nov 2014
#303
11.9.14 OFF TOPIC- The Insane Story Behind The Largest Drug Cash Seizure Of All Time – $226 Million
777man
Nov 2014
#308
11.12.14 EXAMINER- "Kill The Messenger" is important; Jeremy Renner compelling in it
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Nov 2014
#309
11.14.14-TRUTHOUT-"Kill the Messenger" Kills a Chance to Comment on Real Reagan Atrocities
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Nov 2014
#312
11.17.14 SALON-Reagan’s hip-hop nightmare: How an ugly cocaine controversy reignited 30 years later
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Nov 2014
#314
12.04.14 A friend remembers investigative journalist Gary Webb on the 10th anniversary of his death
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Dec 2014
#319
12-16-14 EDITOR &PUBLISHER-Business of News: An Editor with No Regrets-JERRY CEPPOS
777man
Dec 2014
#322
7/1/15 L.A. DEA Agent Unraveled the CIA's Alleged Role in the Murder of Kiki Camarena
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Jul 2015
#331
4.17.15 Tucson Sentinal "Why Chuck Bowden's final story took 16 years to write"
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Aug 2015
#332
7/28/15-German documentary-'butcher of Lyon' Klaus Barbie became a fixer for drug lords
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Sep 2015
#334
11/14/15 CIA-NUGAN HAND BANKER FOUND ALIVE 35 YEARS LATER - John Michael Hand Found in Idaho
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Nov 2015
#336
11/6/15 VIDEO- Michael Hand vanished in 1980 amid rumors of CIA and organized crime involvement deal
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Nov 2015
#339
12/17/15-ProPublica,David Epstein, Devils, Deals and the DEA Why Chapo Guzman was the biggest winner
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Dec 2015
#342
Danilo Blandon Smiled when asked if he had been tipped off about the 1986 raid - Mark Levin
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Jan 2016
#343
Creating a Crime: How the CIA Commandeered the DEA September 11, 2015 by Douglas Valentine
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Jan 2016
#346
Bank Records Seized at Blandon's House Revealed U.S. Treasury/State Accounts with 9 Million Balance
777man
Jan 2016
#347