How the Washington Post's Craig Whitlock unearthed the Afghanistan Papers

13/12/2019 25 min
How the Washington Post's Craig Whitlock unearthed the Afghanistan Papers

Listen "How the Washington Post's Craig Whitlock unearthed the Afghanistan Papers"

Episode Synopsis

Craig Whitlock led the Washington Post's years-long effort to obtain hundreds of secret interviews about the Afghan war. The result: A week-long series and a database of the Afghanistan Papers. Whitlock speaks with Brian Stelter about the Post's legal battles, his main findings, and the information he is still seeking. Through this treasure trove of documents, "we've finally broken through with the truth about the war," he says. He also discusses comparisons to the Pentagon Papers.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More episodes of the podcast Reliable Sources