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Michael Hastings

"The simple and terrifying reality, forbidden from discussion in America, was that despite spending $600 billion a year on the military, despite having the best fighting force the world had ever known, they were getting their ***** kicked by illiterate peasants who made bombs out of manure and wood."

Source : Michael Hastings (2012). “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan”, p.203, Penguin

Michael Hastings

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“The idea of listening to a record that's in one generic style, it becomes quite boring after the third or fourth song, in my opinion. It just becomes a bit... when you've got the same arrangement on a song, your ears get tired. I come from a DJ background and it's about trying to put songs together that don't fit necessarily but you can get away with putting them next to each other. I think of myself as a punter and ask myself: what would I like to hear?”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“With all the media attention, all the love from the fans, I felt I needed to prove myself. Prove that I'm not a marketing tool, I'm not a ploy to improve attendance. Prove I can play in this league. But I've surrendered that to God. I'm not in a battle with what everybody else thinks anymore.”
“It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words.”
“My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious.”

Source : "Islam and Islamism in the Modern World". Interview with Tom Bethell, spectator.org. February 8, 2013.
“Cities can be rebuilt, industries can be rebuilt, what really matters are strategy forces, military forces and the cadres leaders, political, military and economic.”
“Having been created in the image and likeness of God, unlike trees or flowers or fire or the moon, we are most fully human when we love, forgive and work toward peace. To be violent, vengeful or selfish is to be un-human!”
“...any form of government that required the repression, imprisonment, and execution of those who disagreed with it was certainly not a government of the people.”

Source : Vince Flynn (2011). “American Assassin”, p.282, Simon and Schuster
“Horror is my motor. It gets to me on an animal level and satisfies my impulse toward scenario building.”

Source : Source: www.sfsignal.com

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