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“Our relationship with Israel is another reason we're being attacked. But an American politician - whether Muslim or not - who criticizes Israel as a martyrdom operation in American politics cannot survive as an official or as a politician.”

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Michael Scheuer

Michael Scheuer is an American blogger born in 1952. He is known for his in-depth analysis of Middle Eastern politics and security. more

“You become an anti-Semite. And as powerful as the Israeli lobby is, the Saudi lobby is just as powerful. In fact, the Saudis probably have more money to throw around, and they suborn former U.S. intelligence officials, former ambassadors, former generals to support them from within by lobbying the Congress and other American institutions.”

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“So what we have is an American foreign policy that is inextricably linked to domestic matters. It is very dangerous for a politician who desires nothing more than to stay in office to address the mindset that any change in policy is appeasement. And Americans will accept that for a certain amount of time.”

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“When you change showrunners, it's like getting divorced and getting remarried.”

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“If I switch showrunners and I get to stay on the show, I approach it like it's their show, and I'm here to write their music for them.”

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“Sometimes I find bringing in my old ideas is just detrimental.”

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“I have been very fortunate in that I'm not doing all network shows or all cable shows, television has really become a year-round process in the way that it's made.”

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“If I were doing five cop shows, I'd probably start struggling to find an identity for each one and struggling to find inspirations.”

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“I'm not a good enough musician to like completely master something in a couple of days and turn it around.”

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“I always like to think I build in historically accurate musical in-jokes that are so precise that like maybe there's 7 or 8 people in the world watching the show that will sit up and go, "Oh my God the music being played is the right kind of music!"”

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