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Ken Ballen is president and founder of Terror Free Tomorrow, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that investigates the causes of extremism. He has spent nearly two decades on the front lines of law enforcement, international relations, intelligence oversight, and congressional mostra'n més investigations. He lives near Washington, D.C. mostra'n menys

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This is one I wish I'd read rather than listened to, because the narration contributed to my dissatisfaction. In particular, the one story told in the first person, by the least sympathetic person, was rendered in a thick accent, but the others weren't. The implicit racism of this troubles me.

Though I found this interesting, Ballen's sample were all people with reasons to say they had changed. (I know a couple didn't change perspective, but they did eschew violence, which I presume would be necessary for their release.) I would have appreciated a voice from a different perspective, from outside the treatment center.… (més)
 
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OshoOsho | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 30, 2013 |
Can't say I'd recommend it. Vignettes really didn't provide great insights
 
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beaurichly | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 20, 2012 |

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