Robert Parry
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- For the British MP, see Robert Parry (MP).
Robert Parry is an American investigative journalist who has written extensively about the Iran-Contra scandal.
During the 1980s, Parry worked for Associated Press and Newsweek, and broke a number of Iran-Contra stories. Along with his AP partner Brian Barger, he was the first to report on Oliver North's activities in the White House basement, and the first to describe the Nicaraguan Contras' involvement with cocaine traffickers.
In 1995, he established ConsortiumNews.com as an online ezine dedicated to investigative journalism. In 2000, shortage of revenue forced him to continue it on a part-time basis. From 2000 to 2004, he worked for the financial wire service Bloomberg.
ConsortiumNews.com has published articles on the “October Surprise” controversy of the 1980 election [1], the alleged Contra-cocaine connection [2], the war in Kosovo [3], and the impeachment of President Clinton [4]. Together with Norman Solomon, Parry examined General Colin Powell's past [5]. Other articles examined how Reverend Sun Myung Moon became influential in Washington D.C. [6] and how the Nazi exodus to South America contributed to the region’s bloody repression in the 1970s and 1980s [7].
Viewpoints and revelations like Parry's have difficulty getting published or referred to in mainstream American journalism. Parry's work is often cited by conspiracy theorists.
Parry has written several books, including Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & "Project Truth." (1999) and Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq (2004).
