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“The way to reason with a predator is to make it aware that it can live in a cage, or it can die, but it can no longer prey upon us.”

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Massad Ayoob
Massad Ayoob

Massad Ayoob, born on July 20, 1948, is a renowned figure in an unknown field. more

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