84 Hearings before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Communications, 1988, Chairman John F. Kerry.

85 Nicaragua: A Tortured Nation, by Richard Grossman.

86 Testimony to the Subcommittee on International. Organizations of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1976.

87 Nicaragua: A Tortured Nation, ibid.

88 Remark by Reagan at a Campaign Fundraiser for William Clement in Dallas, 23rd July 1986.

89 Contra Terror in Nicaragua: Report of a Fact-Finding Mission: September 1984 to January 1985, by Reed Brody.

90 From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider’s Story of Five Presidents and How they Won the Cold War, by Robert M. Gates, Simon & Schuster, 2007.

91 Ibid.

92 Ibid.

93 Report of Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh on the Iran-Contra affair (Congressional record), chapter 28.

94 Фрогмен (англ. frogman) – дословно «человек-лягушка» – подводный пловец, снабжённый автономным дыхательным аппаратом, ластами, гидрокостюмом и пр. снаряжением. (Прим. перев.)

95 Blood – кровь, кровопролитие (окончание “s” образует множественное число). (Прим. перев.)

96 Crip – калека, урод. (Прим. перев.)

97 South Los Angeles, Wikipedia.

98 Bloods, Wikipedia.

99 Rodney King, Wikipedia.

100 For example, LA’s Homeless Blog, 24th September 2005. The real figure is unknown.

101 Beatings Alleged to Be Routine at Rampart, by Scott Glover and Matt Lait, Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2000.

102 Judge Says It’s Unfair but Keeps Perez Behind Bars, www.streetgangs. com, 13th July 2001.

103 Justice by Consent: plea bargains in the American courthouse, by Arthur Rosett and Donald R. Cressey, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1976, page 7.

104 For the original and derived data for the graph – see Site.

105 «USA vs. Green, Olivero, Pacheco, Mills & Doe», sentencing memoranda written by Judge William G. Young, 18th June 2004.

106 Ibid.

107 Ibid.

108 Interview with Koo of Department of Commerce, 14th February 2005 – see Site.

109 Homeland Security Nominee to Come Out Swinging, Newsweek, 6th February 2005.

110 Google – Negroponte, “butcher of Honduras” for numerous blogs on this theme.

111 Inspector General Investigation – The California Story, report to Congress 25th May 1999, Section C, «Allegations that the Return of the Seized Money to Zavala Was Caused by Intervention from the CIA».

113 Big Bay Area cocaine ring tied to contras, by Seth Rosenfeld, San Francisco Examiner, 16th March 1986.

114 Reported in New York Times, 18th March 1986.

115 Kill The Messenger: How the CIA’s Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb, by Nick Schou, makes a convincing case that Gary Webb’s death was suicide.

116 Interrogation of Denis Sugrue, 21st January 2005, – see Site.

117 В оригинале написано Creama вместо Cream (сливки), чтобы показать калифорнийский говор, растягивающий слова, что отмечено словом sic. (Прим. перев.)

118 FBI spy chief asks private sector for help, CNN.com, 10th February 2005.

119 "… he supervised the Thomas Patrick Cavanagh and John Walker espionage cases.” Quoted in «FBI agent describes agency’s changing focus with fall of Soviet Union», by Clyde Noel, Los Altos Town Crier, 12th June 1995.

120 raison d’etre (фр.) – обоснование существования. (Прим. перев.)

121 War by Other Means; Economic Espionage in America, by John J. Fialka, W. W. Norton & Company, 1999.

122 Air France Denies Spying on Travelers, International Herald Tribune, 14th September 1991.

123 Congressional Record, Countering Industrial Espionage In the Post-Cold-War era, Senate 24th June 1992.

124 Пробация (probation) – в американском уголовном праве: условное осуждение. (Прим. перев.)

125 The Tragedy of Russia’s Reforms, by Peter Reddaway & Dmitri Glinski, United States Institute of Peace, 2001.