[lbo-talk] Webb shot himself twice

Michael Perelman michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Wed Dec 15 12:49:27 PST 2004


Why the gratuitous inclusion of conspiracy theorists?

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 12:33:16PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Sacramento Bee - December 15, 2004
>
> Reporter's suicide confirmed by coroner
> A flood of inquiries about Gary Webb's shooting death prompts statement.
>
> By Sam Stanton -- Bee Staff Writer
> But Webb's allegations spawned a following, including conspiracy
> theorists who have worked the Internet feverishly for days with
> notions that because Webb died from two gunshots he was killed by
> government agents or the Contras in retribution for the stories
> written nearly a decade ago.

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