Details of a Private Jail in Afghanistan (Audio: Peter Bergan Interview)

Tom Yossarian Joad

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Wed May-18-05 11:33 PM
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Details of a Private Jail in Afghanistan (Audio: Peter Bergan Interview)

Edited on Wed May-18-05 11:34 PM by Tom Yossarian Joad

Talk of the Nation, May 18, 2005 � Journalist Peter Bergen joins us to talk about his new article on Jack Idema, the former Special Forces soldier and con man convicted last year of running a vigilante prison in Afghanistan.

Guest:

Peter Bergen, article "The Shadow Warrior" appears in Rolling Stone; author, Holy War, Inc. : Inside The Secret World of Osama bin Laden; fellow at New America Foundation

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4656837

Well worth the listen!

On edit: Can't find a free transcript yet

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