Annie Jacobsen: First Platoon-Modern War in the Age of Identity
- Author
- 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
- Published
- Wed 02 Jun 2021
- Episode Link
- http://podcasts.whro.org/watchingAmerica/2021-06-02-04-44-54-PODCAST_210219_AnnieJacobsen_WA.mp3
In her latest book, “First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance,” award-winning author Annie Jacobsen documents how the U.S. Department of Defense has built the world’s most powerful biometrics database.
It has the power to identify, monitor, catalogue, and police people all over the world.
The San Francisco City Book Review calls Jacobsen’s book “grade A journalism.”
If you are concerned about civil liberties, don’t miss this episode of Watching America.
This conversation first aired on WHRV Public Media on February 12, 2021.
