The True Story of Charlie Wilson (2007)

A playboy congressman an outcast CIA operative and a socialite steer over 300 million of the United States Governments money in an era when Reagan couldnt raise 19 million for the Contras to fund a covert war intended to turn Afghanistan into Russias Vietnam Is this a joke Is this some improbable work of fiction Who are these wildly eccentric figures How did they pull it off In this special presentation from THE HISTORY CHANNEL discover the intricate details of this incredible fascinating and completely true series of events Learn how Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson allied with CIA agent Gust Avrakotos and Houston philanthropist Joanne Herring to secretly bankroll the Afghan Mujahideens resistance to the Soviet Union Retrace the behindthescenes machinations that led to the CIAs largest and most successful campaign ever And understand the wideranging and longlasting implications of this littleknown episode