An investigation into a string of unsolved murders at America's premier special operations base, and what the crimes reveal about drug trafficking and impunity among elite soldiers.
Harp, a former Army reservist and now a lawyer turned journalist, can be tendentious, but he is correct in his central claim that there has been a 'meltdown in special ops.'
Bursting with colorful if choleric characters ... Harp walks his readers through the relevant hierarchies ... Harp’s book refuses to abide by the worshipful clichés or even the occasional 'bad apple' explanations. To the contrary, Harp paints a picture of Fort Bragg...that...shows it to be not only pernicious or criminal but downright fratricidal ... It’s Harp’s portrait of his chosen landscape that hits the hardest.
Harp’s new book tells the story that the older journalist missed ... The cinematics might undermine the point Harp is making, which is that the United States military increasingly resembles and behaves like a successful criminal enterprise ... The most affecting parts of The Fort Bragg Cartel are the vignettes Harp collects showing the devastation soldiers inflict on their families.
