The REAL Story Behind Iran-Contra will Blow Your Mind | Cookie Hood
Source: YouTube · Danny Jones · published Jan 15, 2024 · 1:48:44
Cookie Hood (Courtney Hood) is a former CBS war correspondent who broke the Iran-Contra scandal and has launched a podcast called "Journalista" detailing her extraordinary life story 0:10-0:13. She had unprecedented access to Nicaraguan officials and played a key role in exposing the U.S. government's illegal funding of Contra rebels through arms sales to Iran and drug trafficking 2:01-4:56.
Key Takeaways:
• Cookie began as a model in NYC, then married a cartel member before becoming a war correspondent after moving to Nicaragua with her one-year-old son 0:29-0:47
• She was embedded with the Sandinistas during Nicaragua's civil war and had exclusive access that helped break the Iran-Contra scandal 5:04-5:26
• Cookie survived being shot down in a Russian helicopter while reporting, and was protected by Sandinista soldiers who ensured no journalist died under their watch 27:57-30:11
• The killing of ABC journalist Bill Stewart by Somoza's forces in 1979 was a pivotal moment that changed U.S. policy toward Nicaragua 46:01-53:05
Cookie's podcast "Journalista" covers her incredible journey from modeling to cartel connections to war reporting, exposing the complex realities of Cold War-era conflicts in Latin America.
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[Music] so you have a new podcast that's called journalista correct and it's it's all about your life story what is the premise of that podcast well the premise is I I was a war correspondent for CBS news for a few couple of decades and the majority of the story takes place in Nicaragua in the 80s but the first couple of episodes we touch upon pre- journalism I was a model in New York City I um then married a cartel guy so I was in the game for a few years and then I got out of that and wound up in Nicaragua covering a revolution so it isn't just about war war sort of the backdrop it's also about the insanity that was cookie the CBS office the people rolling in and out the partying so is your real name cookie Hood no it's Courtney Hood but I've been called cookie since the day I was born s…