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Government Cover-Up Involving US Marines in Afghanistan Unveiled in Explosive New Book
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 27, 2024 — Three days after the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, another attack occurred on a massive forward operating base called Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, home to U.S. and U.K. expeditionary forces.
Why didn’t American citizens hear about this?
“Still reeling from the embarrassment of Benghazi, the Taliban surprise attack on Bastion was covered up and misrepresented by top U.S. officials in the interest of saving face during a mandated drawdown of troops,” said Jeanne McKinney, award-winning military journalist.
In her new book, Triumph Over the Taliban, McKinney takes readers inside what happened at Camp Bastion, which was touted as “impregnable” by the British, who built the base. U.S. Marines and British soldiers found out otherwise when heavily armed insurgents breached the base’s airfield perimeter the night of September 14, 2012.
“Sadly, blame for the deadly incursion was pinned on two American generals by other U.S. and British top military who turned their backs, rather than giving recognition to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Marines who picked up their rifles, rushed to locate the source of enemy fire and explosions, and fought valiantly,” McKinney said.
Triumph Over the Taliban reveals the true story of what really happened at Camp Bastion on that fateful night. With nine years of research into the battle along with one-on-one interviews with key Marine warfighters, McKinney paints a vivid picture of this gripping saga, sharing intimate life and death moments of fighting the Taliban on the ground and in the air — describing how Marines saved civilian contractors, each other, and over $5 billion in aircraft and equipment.
With keen investigative prowess, she also unravels the behind-the-scenes politics that led to Bastion being breached in the first place as well as the post-attack cover-ups that resulted in the unjust dismissal of two highly respected generals.
Most importantly, readers will meet the U.S. Marine heroes who fought with valor, grit and exceptional skill. Triumph Over the Taliban is their remarkable story, with a Foreword by Lieutenant General James Terry, U.S. Army, Commander ISAF Joint Command.
About the Author
Jeanne McKinney is an award-winning military journalist as well as a military documentary filmmaker. Her focus and passion are telling the legendary stories about United States active-duty military members in their fight to keep America and her allies safe and free. McKinney offers an inside look at men and women who do the hard and very dangerous job of counterinsurgency to stop and disrupt the plans of the world’s most notorious terrorist groups. She shines a light on America’s amazing warfighters, telling their stories as if readers were there with them on combat missions throughout Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Syria or wherever the next global hotspot erupts.
She is currently in the final stages of writing, directing, and producing Ronin 3: The Battle for Sangin — a three-part documentary series that follows 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines through a labyrinth of murder holes and IEDs in a heavily entrenched Taliban stronghold, on their mission to restore security to the local Afghan people. McKinney has won multiple San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards, including eight First-Place honors. The President’s Own Marine Band performed an original score for her film series at a World Premiere in August 2022.
For more information, visit https://patriotprofiles.com/, or follow the author on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannemckinney/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jeanne.mckinney.507) or X (@jeanneemckinney).
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Over-Taliban-Marines-Courageous-ebook/dp/B0CSVCXFZR/ref
Triumph Over the Taliban: The Untold Story of US Marines’ Courageous Fight to Save Camp Bastion
Publisher: Patriot Profiles Productions
Release Date: April 19, 2024
Paperback ISBN: 979-8989680900
Hardback ISBN: 979-8-9896809-1-7
eBook ISBN: 979-8-9896809-2-4
Available on Amazon.com
Reviews, photos, links to previous interviews and Q&As are available upon request.
