Barry & 'the Boys' : The CIA, the Mob and America's Secret History

by Daniel Hopsicker

Chapter 35 is intentionally missing from the printing of this publication. This was intentionally done by the publisher and is not a printing error. This is the story of Barry Seal, the biggest drug smuggler in American history, who died in a hail of bullets with George Bush's private phone number in his wallet... The Wall Street Journal called Barry Seal "the ghost haunting the Whitewater probe." He was far more than that. Based on a 3-year long investigation, Daniel Hopsicker discovered the ‘secret history’ the American Press was afraid to tell… Seal, the most successful drug smuggler in American history, was also — and not coincidentally — a lifelong CIA agent, one of the most famous who ever lived, active in everything from the Bay of Pigs to Watergate to the Kennedy Assassination. And all this before becoming famous for importing tons of cocaine through Mena, Arkansas in the Scandal that won’t go away. The story of Barry Seal is the story of what happens when guys we pay to protect us — CIA guys — go into business with guys we’re paying them to protect us against.. "Made" guys. Mobsters… Organized Crime. Ripping the ‘official story’ on the so-called "Clinton Scandals" to shreds, Barry and ‘the Boys’ breaks the biggest scoop of all about the Arkansas Drug where the money went. And goes… Did the big-time "players" in small ‘backwards’ Arkansas — Bill Clinton, Vince Foster, Jackson Stephens, Jim Blair, Don Tyson — stand idly by while Barry Seal made billions of dollars importing cocaine through their state? Or were the "goings-on in Mena" of Barry and ‘the boys’ just the continuation of… ‘business as usual?’ America’s Secret History— You’ll learn about the incredible involvement with Seal’s narcotics smuggling organization of top officials in both major American political parties… Republican Attorney General Ed Meese… Democratic National Chairman Charles Manatt… Al Gore’s Campaign Chairman, Tony Coelho… You’ll discover why a young Arkansas Attorney named Bill Clinton signed a "get-out-of-jail-free" personal recognizance bond for Barry Seal, after Seal had been jailed for drug smuggling in Mena…in the ‘70’s. And you’ll learn of the suspicious and long-lasting link between ‘smuggler’ Barry Seal and the Bush Family, Senior and Junior. Most importantly, you’ll discover why a photograph taken by a night club photographer in a Mexico City nightspot ten months before the Kennedy assassination holds the key to the shadowy organization responsible for the massive corruption in Bill Clinton's Arkansas twenty years later… Commenting on the CIA’s affair with the Mafia, L.B.J.’s press secretary, Bill Moyers said, "Once we decide that anything goes, anything can come home to haunt us." After you’ve read Barry and ‘the boys’ you’ll understand what he meant.

Genres: History, Conspiracy Theories, Crime, Nonfiction, Politics, Biography, True Crime

Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Venice, Florida based investigation journalist.

Critics claim he is a conspiracy theorist.

Reviews

[Valiant Thor · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's been a concerted effort to keep a lid on this book ($150+ for a copy on Amazon, and Chapter 35 has been *cut out* out the book by the publisher), and when you read it, the reason is obvious... this book is explosive. Hopsicker did an outstanding job uncovering and unraveling the story of Barry Seal. The book begins and ends with this:

"This is the story of Barry Seal, the biggest drug smuggler in American history, who died in a hail of bullets with George Bush's private phone number in his wallet..."

Seal is most famously associated with the Iran/Contra-era narco trafficking in Mena, Arkansas, but his history goes much deeper than that: arming Castro, flying for the Bay of Pigs, direct connections to Lee Harvey Oswald and the JFK hit squad, the coup in Honduras, the Contras, etc.
"Barry and the Boys" is simply a must-read book for anyone with an interest in America's secret history.

Word to the wise: Hopsicker's website madcownews.com offers both "Barry and the Boys" and "Welcome to Terrorland", *signed by the author*, for $100. "Terrorland" alone will cost you $100 on Amazon, so that's a good deal on two essential books with significant resale value.

[leann forester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some people just can not handle the truth.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an interesting book because I grew up in Louisiana and was a teenager during the time it actually happened. There was a lot of talk about him and his business among folks I knew and hung out with, not to mention the news. I had the chance several years ago to talk to Barry's ex-brother in law, who actually did a lot of the flying. We talked about the flying aspect of it as well as the aircraft and their modifications. I also had the chance to talk to one of the FBI agents that was investigating Barry's operation in Baton Rouge. So for me it was cool to hear from both sides of the fence about what each side knew and or suspected. Turns out the investigator wrote a book as well, although it was never published he sent me a copy of the manuscript. Unfortunetly I lost if during Katrina but I did get the opertunity to read it.

[Majic · Rating 5 out of 5]

must read title says it all. This is deep.

[L. Farmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Talk to Daniel Hopsicker...

[Darrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Daniel Hopsicker makes. The most intriguing and thought provoking media that exists in America today!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who runs this country?