Gary Schroen: "First In"
Gary Schroen: "First In"  
Podcast: Book Club with Michael Smerconish
Published On: Mon Sep 12 2022
Description: Gary Schroen, the former Central Intelligence Agency field officer in charge of the US' initial CIA incursion into Afghanistan in 2001, passed away on 1 August 2022. From Michael's archives, this is a rare interview with Schroen, on his then-new book, "First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan." Original air date 12 May 2005. The book was published on 10 May 2005.