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The Afghanistan Papers
A Secret History of the War
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And there's a great book it's called the Afghanistan papers by Craig Whitlock and after two Freedom of Information Act lawsuits by The Washington Post they got access to these classified histories of the war.
Jack Carr · The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2023 Listen at 55:56 The best things said about it
Back in 2019, uh Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post published At War with the Truth, and the world said, "Uh, what?
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The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock is a critical non-fiction investigation that exposes classified military histories and internal institutional failures during the twenty-year war in Afghanistan. The book gained significant attention when Jack Carr recommended it repeatedly on The Joe Rogan Experience and on The Rubin Report, emphasizing how the author used Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by The Washington Post to uncover candid interviews with senior-level generals who had assumed their remarks would remain secret. Carr urged listeners to read the work to understand the full scope of leadership failures and the lack of accountability surrounding the military campaign. Furthermore, the book's broader subject matter was discussed on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, where the host referenced a related publication by Craig Whitlock concerning the truths behind the war. Together, these podcast discussions positioned the book as an essential, eye-opening account of modern military history, shedding light on the stark contrast between official public statements and the private admissions of top-ranking officials leaving the conflict.
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Jack Carr and there's a great book it's called the Afghanistan papers by Craig Whitlock and after two Freedom of Info… 4
“and there's a great book it's called the Afghanistan papers by Craig Whitlock and after two Freedom of Information Act lawsuits by The Washington Post they got access to these classified histories of the war”
“and then "The Afghanistan Papers" was published, and I hope more people read "The Afghanistan Papers" by Craig Whitlock because what he does is takes these interviews that these senior-level leaders thought were gonna remain classified”
“we had 20 years in afghanistan we could you there's a great book called the afghanistan papers by craig whitlock and there were these interviews that were done with these senior level generals leaving afghanistan in particular”
“There's a great book called the afghanistan papers by craig whitlock”
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“Back in 2019, uh Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post published At War with the Truth, and the world said, "Uh, what?"”
