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==Allegations of U.S. Government drug trafficking==
 
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In 1986, after a trip to [[Burma]] to interview drug kingpin [[Khun Sa]] regarding possible locations of U.S. POWs, Gritz returned from Burma with a videotaped interview of [[Khun Sa]] purporting to name several officials in the [[Reagan administration]] involved in [[narcotics]] trafficking in Southeast Asia. Among those named was [[Richard Armitage (politician)|Richard Armitage]], who most recently served as Deputy Secretary of State during [[George W. Bush]]'s first term as president. Gritz believed that those same officials were involved in a coverup of missing American POWs.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}
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In 1986, after a trip to [[Burma]] to interview drug kingpin [[Khun Sa]] regarding possible locations of U.S. POWs, Gritz returned from Burma with a videotaped interview in which [[Khun Sa]] names several officials in the [[Reagan administration]] involved in [[drug trafficking]] in Southeast Asia. Among those named was [[Richard Armitage]], who most recently served as [[Deputy Secretary of State]] during [[George W. Bush]]'s first term as president. Gritz believed that those same officials were involved in a coverup of missing American POWs.{{CN}}
  
During this period Gritz established contacts with the [[Christic Institute]],<ref>{{Cite book|first=Chip |last=Berlet |authorlink=Chip Berlet |author2=Matthew Nemiroff Lyons |title=Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort |publisher=The Guilford Press |location=New York |year=2000 |page=[http://books.google.com/books?id=Md1aRhWNk1QC&pg=PA340 340] |isbn=1-57230-562-2 |oclc=43929926}}</ref> a [[progressivism|progressive]] group which was then pursuing a lawsuit against the U.S. government over charges of drug trafficking in both [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Central America]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}
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During this period Gritz established contacts with the [[Christic Institute]],<ref>{{Cite book|first=Chip |last=Berlet |authorlink=Chip Berlet |author2=Matthew Nemiroff Lyons |title=Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort |publisher=The Guilford Press |location=New York |year=2000 |page=[http://books.google.com/books?id=Md1aRhWNk1QC&pg=PA340 340] |isbn=1-57230-562-2 |oclc=43929926}}</ref> a [[progressivism|progressive]] group which was then pursuing a lawsuit against the U.S. government over charges of drug trafficking in both [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Central America]].{{CN}}
  
 
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Person.png Bo Gritz  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(soldier)
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Born1939-01-18
InterestsCIA/Drug trafficking

Allegations of U.S. Government drug trafficking

In 1986, after a trip to Burma to interview drug kingpin Khun Sa regarding possible locations of U.S. POWs, Gritz returned from Burma with a videotaped interview in which Khun Sa names several officials in the Reagan administration involved in drug trafficking in Southeast Asia. Among those named was Richard Armitage, who most recently served as Deputy Secretary of State during George W. Bush's first term as president. Gritz believed that those same officials were involved in a coverup of missing American POWs. [Citation Needed]

During this period Gritz established contacts with the Christic Institute,[1] a progressive group which was then pursuing a lawsuit against the U.S. government over charges of drug trafficking in both Southeast Asia and Central America. [Citation Needed]


 

A Document by Bo Gritz

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
Bo Gritz Letter to George Bushletter1 February 1988Illegal drug tradeA letter from Bo Gritz to George H. W. Bush
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References

  1. Berlet, Chip; Matthew Nemiroff Lyons (2000). Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort. New York: The Guilford Press. p. 340. ISBN 1-57230-562-2. OCLC 43929926.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").


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