Mar 27, 2021
CHM029- First Platoon (Interview with Author Annie Jacobsen)
Summary:
Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s new investigative work has profound implications for democracy. First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance (Dutton, 2021) reveals the full account of the platoon of young soldiers sent to Afghanistan whose experience ended abruptly in tragedy under 1st LT Clint Lorance. The larger part of the story, one never comprehensively reported before, is how the platoon was unwittingly involved in a shadowy Defense Department program to capture biometrics. Jacobesn also reveals details on how flawed data was used to make a case for Clint Lorance’s Pardon. Author Annie Jacobsen joins Jeff for an in depth interview on the events and untold details of how this was much more than just a war crime.
Links:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/624446/first-platoon-by-annie-jacobsen/9781524746667
Books:
First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance
By Annie Jacobsen
https://www.amazon.com/First-Platoon-Modern-Identity-Dominance/dp/1524746665
Other Works By Annie Jacobsen:
Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H28Z9LL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HZFB2T0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i5
The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RTY0GEA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BAXFBI2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004THU68Q/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i4
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