Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
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Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion is an investigative book by journalist Gary Webb that explores alleged links between U.S. intelligence, Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and the spread of crack cocaine in American cities.
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| Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15308697 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion Context triple: [Kill the Messenger, basedOn, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion]
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A.
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade is a landmark investigative book that examines the historical intersections between U.S. intelligence operations and the international heroin trade.
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B.
The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers is a 1972 crime film dramatizing the real-life testimony of Mafia informant Joe Valachi and exposing the inner workings of the American Cosa Nostra.
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C.
Murder in the CIA
Murder in the CIA is a mystery novel set within the Capital Crimes series, following a suspenseful investigation into a killing connected to the Central Intelligence Agency.
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D.
United States cocaine trade
The United States cocaine trade refers to the large-scale illegal production, smuggling, distribution, and sale of cocaine within and into the U.S., particularly associated with Colombian cartels and major traffickers during the late 20th century.
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E.
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History is a documentary collection and analytical volume that compiles and interprets declassified U.S. government documents to illuminate the origins, operations, and cover-up of the Iran-Contra affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion Target entity description: Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion is an investigative book by journalist Gary Webb that explores alleged links between U.S. intelligence, Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and the spread of crack cocaine in American cities.
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A.
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade is a landmark investigative book that examines the historical intersections between U.S. intelligence operations and the international heroin trade.
-
B.
The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers is a 1972 crime film dramatizing the real-life testimony of Mafia informant Joe Valachi and exposing the inner workings of the American Cosa Nostra.
-
C.
Murder in the CIA
Murder in the CIA is a mystery novel set within the Capital Crimes series, following a suspenseful investigation into a killing connected to the Central Intelligence Agency.
-
D.
United States cocaine trade
The United States cocaine trade refers to the large-scale illegal production, smuggling, distribution, and sale of cocaine within and into the U.S., particularly associated with Colombian cartels and major traffickers during the late 20th century.
-
E.
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History is a documentary collection and analytical volume that compiles and interprets declassified U.S. government documents to illuminate the origins, operations, and cover-up of the Iran-Contra affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Kill the Messenger
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basedOn
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Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
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