Jim Tumbls.

Good movie… and I think a good man. A self-described “unapologetic sexist, chauvinist redneck,” he certainly did some questionable things, including supplying arms to the Taliban. But back then the bigger evil in the world was the Soviets, and in his defense, he didn’t want to leave them to their own actions. All the schooling and continued aid he recommended was shot down once Russia left Afghanistan.

What’s really interesting about this story, though, is that it actually hasn’t been published until tomorrow, February 11, 2010.