Talk:Ricky Ross (drug trafficker)

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I removed that section on Iran-Contra etc. because, not only was it not substantiated, the text itself stated that that section contained highly speculative and unsubstantiated facts. Any section starting with "Many people believe..." is going to be troublesome per WP:Verify. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Deville (talk • contribs) .

Yes, it is unsubstantiated but that is because it is a theory. Are you going to try to remove all conspiracy theories from wikipedia? The fact that this theory is a popular one means that it has a place in the article. Wousifou7 18:40, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

iran-contra section desperately needs wikifying. Dyukanon 04:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

the theory could be given some credence, as it has been featured in commentary (mainly the American Gangster series on BET), and has several reputable sources backing it... A theory like this should definitely be thoroughly cited though...

Contents 1 Iran-Contra Section 2 A kazillion crack rocks, huh? 3 Birthday or anything 4 Found one of the sources 5 Redirects needed/article retitling

[edit] Iran-Contra Section

There's certainly no shortage of evidence to substantiate the claims made in the section. If anything, I think that one would contend that it holds back too much given the Commission report & the CIA internal investigation report. I've labelled it as needing citation, however, which I feel is appropriate.

Yes, it's somewhat shocking for those who aren't familiar with the history (the concept that the Reagan Administration would use drug money to fund an illegal terrorist war See Nicaragua v. United States'), but it happens to be backed by overwhelming documentary evidence. So, let's be cautious about deleting content -- even if it's one's natural kneejerk reaction -- without first doing the necessary research. 130.126.152.74 07:46, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A kazillion crack rocks, huh?

I don't have the relevant quote in front of me so I won't presume to edit the article, but ...

[edit] Birthday or anything

valid dates would be cool, born n' raised baby

I agree! What day and year was he born? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.55.36 (talk) 09:01, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Found one of the sources

Just saw the American Gangster piece, and it seems to be the source of a lot of the claims made here. I tried to list them as references, but I'm new at this, so I think I didn't do it exactly right. If anyone wants to clean it up, that would be awesome :) Wandering Star

[edit] Redirects needed/article retitling

Ricky Donnell Ross - Freeway Ricky Ross
~ender 2008-04-07 18:49:PM MST