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Charles Wilson was a United States Congressman from Texas who represented the State's 2nd Congressional District from 1973 to 1997. Wilson famously drummed up Congressional support for a significant, covert CIA operation that supplied the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s. This effort was the focus of the 2007 film Charlie Wilson's War, starring Tom Hanks as Wilson.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: June 1, 1933 in Trinity, Texas
- Assumed office: 1973
- Resigned: 1997
- Spouse: Barbara Alberstadt
- Political party: Democrat
- Had significant influence in the United States supporting the Afghan Mujahideen in conjunction with Joanne Herring
- Alma mater: United States Naval Academy
- Previous profession: Served in the United States Navy
- Re-elected 11 times as a Congressional Representative
- Elected to the Texas Senate in 1966
- Navy rank: Lieutenant from 1956 to 1960
- Key character in the book: Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- Texas's 2nd Congressional District encompasses the southeastern portion of the state
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Charles Wilson Background
- Wikipedia: Charles Wilson
- Amazon.com: Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- Ratical.org: Charlie did it, The US, Afghanistan, and Endless War
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: Charles Wilson
- CharlieWilsonsWar.net: Charlie Wilson's War
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Spin - by Robert Charles Wilson - Macmillan Audio. http://bit.ly/90eFEq
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is working on a project, book of choice: Chew on this by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson. I loved it
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Started the Other Earths antho and began at the beginning, with "This Peaceable Land." Another powerful story from Robert Charles Wilson.
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You can read my review of Robert Charles Wilson's JULIAN COMSTOCK at http://www.davecreek.net/blog.
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Little richard, Ray Charles f/w jackie wilson and Sam Cooke
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