Triple
T23029893
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Cockburn |
E573426
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object | Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press | Statement: [Alexander Cockburn, notableWork, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press Context triple: [Alexander Cockburn, notableWork, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press]
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A.
Kill the Messenger: How the CIA’s Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb
*Kill the Messenger: How the CIA’s Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb* is a nonfiction book that chronicles investigative reporter Gary Webb’s exposé on alleged CIA involvement in the crack epidemic and the ensuing backlash that ruined his career.
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B.
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade is a landmark investigative book that examines the historical intersections between U.S. intelligence operations and the international heroin trade.
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C.
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion is an investigative book by journalist Gary Webb that explores alleged links between U.S. intelligence, Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and the spread of crack cocaine in American cities.
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D.
Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection
Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection is an investigative book that exposes the covert U.S. operations, arms trafficking, and alleged drug ties surrounding the Iran-Contra affair.
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E.
Murder in the CIA
Murder in the CIA is a mystery novel set within the Capital Crimes series, following a suspenseful investigation into a killing connected to the Central Intelligence Agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press Target entity description: "Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press" is an investigative non-fiction book co-authored by Alexander Cockburn that examines alleged connections between the CIA, drug trafficking, and media complicity.
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A.
Kill the Messenger: How the CIA’s Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb
*Kill the Messenger: How the CIA’s Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb* is a nonfiction book that chronicles investigative reporter Gary Webb’s exposé on alleged CIA involvement in the crack epidemic and the ensuing backlash that ruined his career.
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B.
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade is a landmark investigative book that examines the historical intersections between U.S. intelligence operations and the international heroin trade.
-
C.
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion is an investigative book by journalist Gary Webb that explores alleged links between U.S. intelligence, Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and the spread of crack cocaine in American cities.
-
D.
Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection
Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection is an investigative book that exposes the covert U.S. operations, arms trafficking, and alleged drug ties surrounding the Iran-Contra affair.
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E.
Murder in the CIA
Murder in the CIA is a mystery novel set within the Capital Crimes series, following a suspenseful investigation into a killing connected to the Central Intelligence Agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e245b911188190bc3d96326c847969 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f184803e908190b1e58545b9c3d587 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:53 p.m.