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Mark Danner Biography

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Mark Danner is an American writer born on November 10, 1958. His work spans across political, diplomatic, and human rights issues, known for his in-depth investigations and critical thinking.

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“How do you have a democratic empire, how do you have an imperial foreign policy built on a democracy polity. It's like some sort of strange mythical beast that's part lion, part dragon. You know at the bottom is a democracy, and then it's an imperial power around the world.”

Knows World Democracy Policy Strange Built Democratic Bottom Around The World Beast Empires Dragons Lions Foreign Policy Mythical Beasts

Author:Mark Danner

“The problem is that the things demanded by an empire, which is staying power, ruthlessness, the ability and the willingness to use its power around the world, it's something that democracies tend to be quite skeptical about.”

World Use Problem Ability Democracy Around The World Empires Staying Willingness Skeptical Ruthlessness Staying Power

Author:Mark Danner

“I would not like to be in President Obama's position in making choices on Afghanistan.”

Choices President Position Afghanistan President Obama Making Choices

Author:Mark Danner

“One is the goals of 9/11 itself, of that attack was to draw the United States into Afghanistan to fight a counterinsurgency as the Soviets had done before them.”

States Done Fighting Goal United United States Draws Afghanistan Counterinsurgency

Author:Mark Danner

“What is evil? What is - where does the evil come from that lies behind someone like Saddam Hussein, or Radovan Karadzic, or General Claude Raymond in Haiti. As I say, I've tended to find these people - I mean, Saddam, I've never met or interviewed - but these other people to be rather disappointing. Their political goals were mundane. What they had working for them was opportunism, was very often cleverness and was ruthlessness.”

People Mean Doe Political Lying Evil Goal Behinds Mets Saddam Hussein Mundane Disappointing Cleverness Haiti Ruthlessness Opportunism

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“I think if you're looking for a pure expression of evil, torture is pretty - is a pretty good candidate.”

Ifs Thinking Evil Expression Pure Torture Candidates

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“Torture takes over someone's nervous system. Torture takes over what they feel. Torture takes over and penetrates into their mind and into their body. It's not only illegal, it's immoral.”

Feels Mind Body Nervous Torture Illegal Immoral Penetrate Nervous System

Author:Mark Danner

“I think that the first point to be made is there is no "solution" in Afghanistan. Solution I put in quotes. We live in an op-ed culture, which is to say, you always need to have a solution. The last third of that op-ed piece needs to say, "Do this, this, this and this." There is no this, this, this, and this, that will make Afghanistan right.”

Thinking Needs Firsts Made Lasts Culture Pieces Solutions Thirds Afghanistan

Author:Mark Danner

About the Author

Born: November 10, 1958
Known for: Writer
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