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He should have stopped once the CIA threatened his children


When that creepy guy said it, and the way that he said, that part honestly gave me chills. That guy had the look like he'd have no problems doing it.

From that point on Webb was just being a bad father IMO. Or a naive idiot.

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To my knowledge, even Webb didn't claim that (or the part where the CIA agent made contact with him to tell him he was right). I think that was just "dramatic license".









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Yeah well, I'm talking about the movie.

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*beep* you if youvdelete good honest comments!
Ypur a damn fool, he was responsible for one if tbe most important stories ever written about ir government... That tne CIA and others in Washington that knew about it sold drugs to their iwn citizens to fund a war. Now if that isnt the bravest story a journalist could ever tell and then have his own peers shoit him down and never ever firce it to be be given tne attention it should have is a travesty to tje anerican oublic. We hear all these stupid reports on this n tnat everyday that are sensationalized and dont mount to a hillbof beansxandca man decides knowingly, eventhough it may ruin his life to write a story to tell tbe truth to power sbd look how he was treated. I hope this revives this story snd goid journalists everywhere make up for tbe pathetic incompetent journalists at all tne major anerican newspapapets at that time and set tne record straight and point out tbose that tore this man and this i
Important story to shreds at tbe time. Shame on the American govt and press again. No truth is to true to tell. Thats whats wro g with our country now. Heres to hoping young aggressive journalists see tbis movie and take truth to power more iften abd more tenaciously than tney ever have. Out govts corrupt and nothibg shirt if brave people lime Gary Webb will ever get us back on track. Cheersto Gary Webb and may he always be remembeted as a great American and shut on you fools at tne San Jose Press for bei g nothibg but wirthless spineless grubts who shouldve bever ever bedn in the journalism profession.

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So to you a "good father" is someone who teaches his kids to cave in to pressure and intimidation?

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A parent's number one priority is the protection of their children. He wouldn't be able to teach them anything if they were dead. Or if he's dead, which he now is.

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So if I walk up to you and threaten to kill your kids unless you give me all your savings, well, I guess you'll give me all your money!

You might want to reassess what it means to be a good parent, seriously...

His kids have had a father who's a great role-model. Yours don't.

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Quite frankly I think you're a naive idiot.

If you threatened to kill me and take my savings, I would just slap you. But then you're not the CIA. Pretty significant difference there.

Do you really think you can change all the shady *beep* that goes on in the world? All it's gonna do is gonna get you shot in the head, or worse, members of your family. Is that worth the drop in the bucket that you might make?

I don't think understand much about the world you're living in.

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Ypur a damn fool, he was responsible for one if tbe most important stories ever written about ir government... That tne CIA and others in Washington that knew about it sold drugs to their iwn citizens to fund a war. Now if that isnt the bravest story a journalist could ever tell and then have his own peers shoit him down and never ever firce it to be be given tne attention it should have is a travesty to tje anerican oublic. We hear all these stupid reports on this n tnat everyday that are sensationalized and dont mount to a hillbof beansxandca man decides knowingly, eventhough it may ruin his life to write a story to tell tbe truth to power sbd look how he was treated. I hope this revives this story snd goid journalists everywhere make up for tbe pathetic incompetent journalists at all tne major anerican newspapapets at that time and set tne record straight and point out tbose that tore this man and this i
Important story to shreds at tbe time. Shame on the American govt and press again. No truth is to true to tell. Thats whats wro g with our country now. Heres to hoping young aggressive journalists see tbis movie and take truth to power more iften abd more tenaciously than tney ever have. Out govts corrupt and nothibg shirt if brave people lime Gary Webb will ever get us back on track. Cheersto Gary Webb and may he always be remembeted as a great American and shut on you fools at tne San Jose Press for bei g nothibg but wirthless spineless grubts who shouldve bever ever bedn in the journalism profession.

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Ypur a damn fool, he was responsible for one if tbe most important stories ever written about ir government... That tne CIA and others in Washington that knew about it sold drugs to their iwn citizens to fund a war. Now if that isnt the bravest story a journalist could ever tell and then have his own peers shoit him down and never ever firce it to be be given tne attention it should have is a travesty to tje anerican oublic. We hear all these stupid reports on this n tnat everyday that are sensationalized and dont mount to a hillbof beansxandca man decides knowingly, eventhough it may ruin his life to write a story to tell tbe truth to power sbd look how he was treated. I hope this revives this story snd goid journalists everywhere make up for tbe pathetic incompetent journalists at all tne major anerican newspapapets at that time and set tne record straight and point out tbose that tore this man and this i
Important story to shreds at tbe time. Shame on the American govt and press again. No truth is to true to tell. Thats whats wro g with our country now. Heres to hoping young aggressive journalists see tbis movie and take truth to power more iften abd more tenaciously than tney ever have. Out govts corrupt and nothibg shirt if brave people lime Gary Webb will ever get us back on track. Cheersto Gary Webb and may he always be remembeted as a great American and shut on you fools at tne San Jose Press for bei g nothibg but wirthless spineless grubts who shouldve bever ever bedn in the journalism profession.

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You should stop making threads containing gibberish. *gives a creepy look at the op*

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I would have done the same. I'm a little hot tempered and if someone would threathen me I would do the opposite.

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Well the CIA never did threaten his children, all the comment indicated was that the CIA did have something to hide.



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