This broadcast chronicles the erosion of American democracy as illustrated by news stories from one week in August 1989. In addition to censorship of the news media, the program focuses on connections between the Iran-Contra scandal and the Matamoros drug cult in Mexico that shocked the nation with the disclosure of 13 ritual murders committed by the group.
Sets forth the participation of elements of the Gehlen organization, the World Anti-Communist League and the P‑2 Lodge in George Bush’s 1988 election campaign.