Remembering Congressman Charlie Wilson

Posted by Admin on Feb 13, 2010 in Book Reviews | 0 comments

Rep. Charlie Wilson died this week at 76. Fresh Air remembers the brash Texas Democrat, who was best known for secretly arming the Afghan mujahedeen against Soviet troops in the 1980s. In 2003, both Wilson and George Crile, author of Charlie Wilson’s War, spoke to Fresh Air about the covert operation.

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