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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of our Times

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by George Crile

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How does the book compare to the movie? The Philip Seymour Hoffman scene near the middle about the Chinese proverb of fortune/luck was interesting.
Tony Fryer . . . the movie offered some great script writing, with expressions on the faces . . . that added to Charlie Wilson's mystique
((( In Pakistan, the P…more . . . the movie offered some great script writing, with expressions on the faces . . . that added to Charlie Wilson's mystique
((( In Pakistan, the Presidential Palace . . . Charlie is asked if he would like a drink (bev ), he answers, "YES, and nice tall scotch would be great!" this to the President of Pakistan who responds, "We don't have alcohol in the Palace." Charlie, "Well, I guess a lot of people make that mistake." President Zia-ul-Haq, " no . . . " )))

I read the book afterward, glad I did this order, the book is EYE OPENING and GREAT . . . the movie adds color . . . (less)
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