George Crile: "Charlie Wilson's War" (Atlantic Monthly Press)

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George Crile: "Charlie Wilson's War" (Atlantic Monthly Press)

Longtime "60 Minutes" producer George Crile tells the story of how Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson facilitated what eventually amounted to more than $1 billion a year in funding for covert operations backing Afghan freedom fighters...

Longtime "60 Minutes" producer George Crile tells the story of how Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson facilitated what eventually amounted to more than $1 billion a year in funding for covert operations backing Afghan freedom fighters against the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion.

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George Crile

author and producer of "60 Minutes"

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