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George Crile III, CBS producer, journalist, and author

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  • Description: George Crile III, CBS producer, journalist, and author of 'Charlie Wilson's war: The extraordinary story of the largest covert operation in history,' 2003. The book details the partnership of Charlie Wilson, a Texas congressman, and a CIA agent. The pair worked out and executed a secret plan to supply weapons to Afghan rebels used to defeat the Soviets. This victory was a catalyst that contributed to the end Soviet communism and eventually put the fundamentalist Muslim militants of the Taliban in control of Afghanistan.
  • Date: August 22, 2003
  • Program Length: 57:36

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