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.
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 t… - 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 t…
- Mark Danner
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… - Mark Danner
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…
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… - 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…
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 … - Mark Danner
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 …
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 … - 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 …
I would not like to be in President Obama's position in making choices on Afghanistan. - Mark Danner
I would not like to be in President Obama's position in making choices on Afghanistan.
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 b… - 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 b…
I think if you're looking for a pure expression of evil, torture is pretty - is a pretty good candidate. - Mark Danner
I think if you're looking for a pure expression of evil, torture is pretty - is a pretty good candidate.
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