Daniel Blanton's Cocaine Ring organization
also: Blanton's criminal enterprise
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Daniel Blantonperson · 3U.S. State Departmentorganization · 2U.S. Department of Justiceorganization · 2John Kellyperson · 1Scott Weakleyperson · 1James Bo Gritzperson · 1Nestor Pinoperson · 1Freeway Ricky's creworganization · 1Contrasorganization · 1International Munitions Dealsorganization · 1United Statescountry · 1U.S. Customs Serviceorganization · 1
Claims (5)
Jose Bueso Rosa financed_via
Daniel Blanton's Cocaine Ring documented
“using the proceeds of cocaine sales to finance it. Gosh, where have I heard that before? President Suazo had drawn Boceo Rosa's rap by dumping Honduran Army Chief General Gustavo Alvarez, a fanatical anti-communist who was one of the father…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 19 @ 37:16
Oliver North covered_up
Daniel Blanton's Cocaine Ring host_asserted
“North wrote, quote, only Gorman, Claridge, and I were fully aware of all that he was doing on our behalf, unquote. North's computer messages about Rosa was revealing for another reason. They illustrated just how skewed the Reagan administra…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 19 @ 41:16
U.S. Department of Justice covered_up
Daniel Blanton's Cocaine Ring host_asserted
“that he report any future contact with any officer or employee of the Department of State or Department of Defense or CIA or any other intelligence agency in the United States. While the Justice Department pounced on Grits and Weakley for w…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 19 @ 57:59
Gene Wheaton exposed
Daniel Blanton's Cocaine Ring host_asserted
“Like you said, that's it, as if that wasn't enough. I mean, geez, rhyming. I focused on two people today, and that was Gene Wheaton, who was the Marine Corps investigator. Yeah. Who went through all of this. He was also the key whistleblowe…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 19 @ 59:08
Robert McNeil spied_on
Daniel Blanton's Cocaine Ring host_asserted
“It was very nasty business. McNeil had been at the beginning of the story. McNeil was the Costa Rica ambassador. You know, the guy that oversaw the drug trafficking and shrimp boat operation. That same guy. He told Congress he suspected som…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 19 @ 47:00
Mentions (4)
▶ 15:17
On the flip side of Blanton's criminal enterprise, the sale of exotic weapons and communication gear, some of which was being sold to freeway Ricky and his fellow craft dealers in South Central Los Angeles. A U.S. customs agent, John Kellog…
▶ 36:21
did not appear to have been turned over, nor were Weakley's phone records made available to Walsh's office, which again is obstruction of justice. While no evidence has surfaced suggesting the State Department officials Boat and Pinion knew…
▶ 49:01
Where does that sound familiar? In every single Latin American country. According to court records, similar promises of leniencies were made to Scott Weakley to keep him quiet about his involvement with Bode, Pino, and the quote-unquote ent…
▶ 57:59
that he report any future contact with any officer or employee of the Department of State or Department of Defense or CIA or any other intelligence agency in the United States. While the Justice Department pounced on Grits and Weakley for w…