Maxine Waters: “well, the CIA has finally admitted it and the New York Times finally covered it. The Times ran the devastating story on…”

“well, the CIA has finally admitted it and the New York Times finally covered it. The Times ran the devastating story on Saturday, with the headline: CIA Said to Ignore Charges of Contra Drug Dealing in 80s. In a remarkable reversal by the New York Times, the paper reported that the CIA knew about Contra drug dealing and they covered it up. The CIA let it go on for years during the height of their campaign against the Sandinista government. Among other revelations in the article were that ``the CIA's inspector general determined that the agency `did not inform Congress of all allegations or information it received indicating that contra- related organizations or individuals were involved in drug trafficking.' '' The Times article continued pointing out ``[d]uring the time the ban on [Contra] funds was in effect, the CIA informed Congress only about drug charges against two other contra-related people. [T]he agency failed to tell other executive branch agencies, including the Justice Department, about drug allegations against 11 contra-related individuals or entities.'' The article continues stating ``[the Report] makes clear that the agency did little or nothing to investigate most of the drug allegations that it heard about the contra and their supporters. In all, the inspector general's report found that the CIA has received allegations of drug involvement by 58 contras or others linked to the contra program.…”