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Gary Schroen: "First In"

Gary Schroen: "First In"

FromBook Club with Michael Smerconish


Gary Schroen: "First In"

FromBook Club with Michael Smerconish

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Gary Schroen, the former Central Intelligence Agency field officer in charge of the US' initial CIA incursion into Afghanistan in 2001, passed away on 1 August 2022. From Michael's archives, this is a rare interview with Schroen, on his then-new book, "First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan." Original air date 12 May 2005. The book was published on 10 May 2005.
Released:
Sep 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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