Gould and Fitzgerald

Tonight and extended conversation with Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, no callers please. ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE BOOK! "Invisible History Afghanistan's Untold Story is a defining work of great wisdom and depth in which the authors get to the bottom of the cauldron that is Afghanistan. We cannot fully understand today's Afghanistan without reading this insightful book. Afghanistan was the first war in the US war on terror. Understanding Afghanistan is the key to the current war. You could not start at a better place than this book.To understand why eight years later it is still being fought, Invisible History Afghanistan's Untold Story is a must read." Ahmed Rashid Author of "Taliban" and "Descent into Chaos" "A serious, sobering study of America’s end-of-century adventure in Afghanistan, Invisible History Afghanistan's Untold Story illuminates a critical point of view rarely discussed by our media. The results of this willful ignorance have been disastrous to our national well-being." -Oliver Stone "In this penetrating inquiry, based on careful study of an intricate web of political, cultural, and historical factors that lie in the immediate background, and enriched by unique direct observation at crucial moments, Fitzgerald and Gould tell "the real story of how they came to be there and what we can expect next." With skill and care, they unravel the roots of Afghanistan's terrible travail, and lay bare its awesome significance for the world at large. Invocation of Armageddon is no mere literary device. The threat is all too real as the political leadership of a superpower with few external constraints charges forward on a course that is fraught with peril... a critically important contribution to our understanding of some of the most dramatic and significant developments of current history." -Noam Chomsky