Mike Barnicle

Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

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Sep 23, 2015

Mike Barnicle on the sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan allies

Jim Miklaszewski, chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss a recent New York Times story that reports that some U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan have been instructed to ignore the sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan allies. “These allegations in the New York Times have been reported just recently, but you’ve heard anecdotal evidence from troops in Afghanistan, coming back from Afghanistan after multiple tours, who in talking about the country, where they live for months at a time, report widespread abuse. You’ve heard this for years…,” remarks Mike. Listen to the discussion here and read the report at https://nyti.ms/1gSc5n7.

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Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.

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