Journalist George Crile on His 'Charlie Wilson's War'
Journalist George Crile believes that "something about Texas and its oil heritage seems to permit its citizens to reinvent their histories and to carry out their lives as if they were part of an ongoing theatrical experience." So, how does this relate to legendary Lufkin Congressman Charlie Wilson, the CIA, and Afghanistan?
"...CIA in the Seventies, he learned a valuable secret about one of the world's most elusive institutions (even though..."
June 27, 2003 Books Feature by Clay Smith