Jawbreaker

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
CIA Key Field Commander Gary Berntsen describes leading the attack against Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan--and shares his personal account of what happened when bin Laden was cornered in the Tora Bora mountains--in Jawbreaker. He's joined by his co-author, Ralph Pezzullo.

» Read an excerpt of Jawbreaker in the Reading Room

Music: Jawbreaker Soundtrack, Tracks 13, 12, and 6

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