-Caveat Lector- Subject: New books Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 9:33 AM From: http://www.atomicbooks.com BOOKS Dark Alliance: The Cia, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion by Gary Webb, Maxine Waters Dark Alliance shows how the L.A. crack market flourished through a breathtaking combination of government negligence, greed, and criminal conduct. In its final chapters, Dark Alliance also reveals Gary Webb's personal account of the behind-the-scenes conflict that led to his newspaper's repudiation of its own groundbreaking series. The career-damning allegations leveled at Webb have now been joined by glowing reviews of the first edition of Dark Alliance, and the core findings of this courageous investigative reporter's work - once fiercely denied - are now matters of public record. This revised and updated edition of Dark Alliance adds yet another layer of damning evidence culled from hundreds of newly declassified CIA cables, and FBI and DEA reports, none of which were available at the time of the first edition. Among other revelations, these long-secret documents expose how the CIA and the NSC worked with dozens of drug dealers and their companies to secretly fund right-wing Latin American guerrillas; the decade-long U.S. government coverup of the CIA-Contra drug trafficking and illegal gun-running network; one DEA agent's investigation into allegations of drug trafficking at a military airbase in El Salvador, and how the CIA and State Department shut it down; and how the DEA undermined a criminal investigation by the FBI in order to shield a massive L.A. drug ring and protect the drug ring's boss from arrest and exposure. (1998, 574pp, 6x9, photo section) $18.95 Inside the Gemstone File by Kenn Thomas and David Hatcher Childress It's the most notorious rant in the history of conspiracy theories! The Gemstone File consists of hundreds of letters handwritten in many segments over a number of years by Bruce Roberts, the creator of synthetic rubies. Hughes Aircraft stole Roberts' rubies in 1960 for use in laser weapons research. His subsequent investigation of the theft inspired Roberts to write the Gemstone letters, tracking the secret history of the international mob and industrial espionage, and their role in political intrigue. In 1975, a 24-page chronology known as the Skeleton Key to The Gemstone File began to circulate and has now become a legendary classic of conspiracy literature. Aristotle Onassis Versus Howard Hughes: Gemstone tells the story of internecine warfare between Aristotle Onassis and Howard Hughes. According to the Gemstone, Onassis and the International Mafia kidnapped and held Hughes as a drugged-up prisoner for ten years. As sole controller of Hughes Aircraft and related industries, the Mafia could exploit Hughes' empire without a company board meeting ever taking place. Conspiracy Around The World: The Gemstone File became the prelude to a down-under counterpart, the Kiwi Gemstone, detailing secret power machinations from the 1980s-the Nugan Hand bank scandal, Iran-contra, BCCI-to the present, providing an essential outline of events surrounding the famous Octopus research of martyred writer Danny Casolaro. Inside The Gemstone File also includes for first time previously unseen Gemstone artifacts, including an actual Bruce Roberts letter. It also provides commentary on Gemstone by such noted researchers as Robin Ramsay and Jim Hougan, a new a essay on connections to the James Bond movies by popular author David Hatcher Childress, plus interviews, Onassis and Hughes bios, and a chapter on the mysterious deaths of conspiracy researchers. Assembled by Kenn Thomas, the vaunted publisher of the conspiracy magazine Steamshovel Press, Inside the Gemstone File brings the reader closer than ever to the Gemstone intrigue, some of the wildest, most controversial material in the history of conspiracy. (1999, 250pp, 6x9, photos) $16.00 Net Spies: Who's Watching You on the Web? by Andrew Gauntlett Do you have a private life? If you think you do, you may have to think again. The World Wide Web poses a threat to the personal privacy and rights of all of us—whether or not we use a computer. Our financial and confidential details are stored on hundreds of computers and most are vulnerable to being hacked via the phone line, Corporations monitor our online activity, building consumer profiles so they can manipulate our spending. Governments are currently spying on our emails, telephone conversations and faxes, using the latest technology. Even our most intimate moments are vulnerable—hidden webcams broadcast from public toilets and changing rooms to Internet pay sites, catering to the dubious needs of "cyber-voyeurs." In this book, Andrew Gauntlett shows how the Internet is a double-edged sword; offering untold benefits, and posing dangers that have yet to be addressed by companies, the media or governments. Net Spies assumes no knowledge of computers, but offers hints and tips on how to safeguard your privacy in the Information Age. (1999, 170pp, 6x9) $14.95 DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. 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