Narcos Cartels, the American CIA and the Iran Contra Hearings (1 Viewer)

[tdubel]

I posted this on another board, but thought I would post here to see if anyone has been following this. Of course the current events in the US have overshadowed this and is has probably not gotten as much press as it should. I have found it interesting, scary and fascinating all at once.

Like a lot of Americans and the Rest of the World, I became interested in a Netflix series called Narcos a few years ago and followed on to Narcos Mexico. Little did I think, this would jumpstart a self historical research project. What I am talking about is the murder of an American DEA Agent Kiki Camarena that was depicted in Narcos Mexico. WOW, not sure if anyone else dug deep, but what I have followed on from that seemingly guilty pleasure tv series is the actual case.

SO, the original Mexican Guadalajara Cartel(El Chapo in the beginning of his career as a traffiker and enforcer) kidnapped and murdered an American DEA Agent in an act of revenge. However, what has since come out through testimony of cartel members, ex DEA Agent, Ex DEA Supervisor(s) and a number of other government officials is that a CIA Agent was working in /with the Mexican Cartel and was actually one of the torturers of the DEA Agent Camarena. This guy actually was also caught up in the Iran Contra scandal and testified in front of Congress - Felix Rodriguez. Apparently, the retired DEA agent who investigated Camarena's death (Hector Barrellez) has decided to finally open up and talk about it since he was put out to pasture by the US Government. Additionally, the story has been corroborated by 3 Mexican police personnel who were on the payroll of the Carte as well as various other US retired officials. It is nuts how high the corruption went in Mexico. Lots of smoke to this one so there has to be some fire right based on common sense?

Anyhow, there are now numerous credible sources out there that you can research on your own, but who would have "thunk" it that a Netflix series that dramatized actual facts would have been the catalyst. I always knew the Iran Contra scandal was big and it seemingly died away but Holy Smokes - it is pretty easy to connect the dots that between the Mexican Government and factions of the US Government (CIA) , we were knee deep in Drugs for Guns, Guns for Drugs, hell you could make an argument that the CIA funded the Crack Cocaine Movement in Los Angeles.
Good hunting, I have found this whole thing nearly as fascinating as the Kennedy assasination(S) and it honestly sure beats current TV!

TD

 

[jazzeum]

I’ve enjoyed — if that’s the right word — watching the Narcos series. I looked into the Columbia one and found a few articles indicating that they played loose with the truth in a few areas. Overall, I thought the acting was better in the Colombian one but the Mexican one was compelling too. As the series progressed I would look up the various characters online as they were introduced.

 

[The Military Workshop]

First thing I watched when I subscribed to Netflix was Narcos. Fascinating series. Went to see the two DEA agents who now tour to tell their recollections.

Utmost respect for DEA and it's agents. Must be tough when other organisations such as CIA have their own conflicting agendas. The guns to Mexico scandal was another outrageous one which must have seemed like a good idea at the time.

However it does make for interesting movies like Sicario and TV series like Narcos. Clear and Present Danger with Harrison Ford also in same genre but was a 1994 movie about CIA etc.

 

[tdubel]

Another interesting note that my son actually brought up. Have you noticed Oliver North has really disappeared from television since the Narcos Mexico storyline came out and the subsequent documentaries. It makes you wonder how much of this speculation about Iran Contra Hearings really goes back to the Cocaine for Guns trade. Like I said, I don't pretend to know the answers, but I have always said - smoke leads to fire and we probably never really want to know the real truth, because, how does it play out to Joe/Jane American - that one US Governmental Agency is partially responsible for an agent of another agency's death. I don't know but the more I dive into this, the more disgusting it gets. I believe in covert warfare, 100% and I believe that not ever citizen needs to know all the methods or details, but I don't believe in ill thought schemes that result in American misery or death. I mean, if this is all true - who in their right mind thought this a good idea???????

TD