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777man

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14. Gary Webb may get the last word after all.

Reply to KoKo (Reply #13)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 02:38 AM

Oct 2014

http://www.alternet.org/media/resurrection-reporter-gary-webb-thanks-hollywood-will-he-get-last-word-against-cias-media?paging=off¤t_page=1#bookmark

AlterNet / By Jeff Cohen

The Resurrection of Reporter Gary Webb: Thanks to Hollywood, Will He Get Last Word Against the CIA’s Media Apologists?
With “Kill the Messenger” opening in 100s of theaters, Gary Webb may get the last word after all.

Photo Credit: Screen shot
October 5, 2014 |

It’s been almost a decade since once-luminous investigative journalist Gary Webb extinguished his own life.

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Kill the Messenger (2014) [View all] MinM Jul 2014 OP

This looks interesting and Andy Garcia!! monmouth3 Jul 2014 #1

Love Renner, so this is a must see for me. Dawgs Jul 2014 #2

I love Jeremy Renner too. lunatica Jul 2014 #6

Renner as Gary Webb? Pinch me! radiclib Jul 2014 #3

Reagan lovers and Oliver North defenders won't like this. tclambert Jul 2014 #4

That alone is a good reason to watch it TT_Progress Jul 2014 #7

man that looks great navarth Jul 2014 #5

SECRET agreement allowed drugs to flow in unreported 777man Aug 2014 #8

CIA destroyed Gary Webb for crime of reporting on its drug links MinM Sep 2014 #9

Jeremy Renner gives his best performance since 'The Hurt Locker' MinM Sep 2014 #10

A Must See Based On The Trailer Alone cantbeserious Sep 2014 #11

Interesting article deutsey Sep 2014 #12

Kick and Recommend! KoKo Sep 2014 #13

Gary Webb may get the last word after all. 777man Oct 2014 #14

Petition to Release the Film killthemessengerfilm Dec 2014 #15

We're ruled by criminals. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #16

Mary Elizabeth Winstead MinM Aug 2016 #17