[Osx-nutters] Charlie Wilson's War to release on 21 Dec - United States naval officer made a General by the Pakistani Military

[Jared Earle]

Well, I like Sorkin so this will be one for me to download. :-)

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On 4 Dec 2007, at 16:31, Kevin Callahan <kcall at mac.com> wrote:

>
> http://www.businessofcinema.com/boc/?file=story&id=6068
>
>
> The film, starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour  
> Hoffman, tells the outrageous true story of how one congressman who  
> loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and  
> one CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the  
> largest covert operation in history. Director Mike Nichols,  
> screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman  
> bring George Crile's best-selling book to the screen.
>
> Charles Wilson (born June 1, 1933) was a United States naval officer  
> and Democratic United States Congressman from the 2nd congressional  
> district in Texas. He has become known for leading Congress into  
> supporting the largest ever CIA covert operation to supply the  
> Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War. He was even made a  
> General by the Pakistani Military, though he was asked to not wear  
> his uniform inside Pakistan.[citation needed]
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