Drugs — Political aspects.

  • The Politics of heroin in Southeast Asia / Alfred McCoy ; interviewed by Danice Bordett.

    Discussion of the international political ramifications of the heroin trade of Southeast Asia.|THE POLITICS OF HEROIN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA / Alfred McCoy| interviewed by Danise Bordett. – An interview with Alfred McCoy, PhD student in Southeast Asian History at Yale and author of “The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia”. A discussion of the international…

  • Drugs and the Contras / Lanny Simkin ; interviewed by Don Foster.

    Speech at the Christic Institute exploring the connections between international drug smuggling and many covert CIA operations, particularly as uncovered in the Iran-Contra hearings. Simkin discusses the U.S. involvement in the drug trade, from Cuba in the 1950’s, through Southeast Asia, and into Central America. He also points to the continuing role of Theodore Schackley,…