Article: PROPER CHARLIE; bacon on films THE MAN WHO LEFT US ALL IN A REAL MESS CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR DRAMA Cert:15 ****.(Features)

Byline: bacon

I SOMETIMES wonder, dear readers, what my legacy will be when I'm dead and buried.

I imagine, despite my long and varied career, I'll be solely remembered for that Blue Peter thing.

But at least I'm not Charlie Wilson. Because of what he did more than 25 years ago, this Texas congressman's legacy is what's happening in Afghanistan right now.

Every time the news shows a rocket fired ...

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