Mark Siljander
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Families, friendship. Then he interrupts. Says, why are you really here? Yeah. I've heard Qaddafi did the same thing. Why are you really here? Yeah. He said, the truth is we want to become prayer partners and pray for peace together and together discover the commonalities between the Quran, and the Injil, which is the New Testament in Arabic.
Families, friendship. Then he interrupts. Says, why are you really here? Yeah. I've heard Qaddafi did the same thing. Why are you really here? Yeah. He said, the truth is we want to become prayer partners and pray for peace together and together discover the commonalities between the Quran, and the Injil, which is the New Testament in Arabic.
Families, friendship. Then he interrupts. Says, why are you really here? Yeah. I've heard Qaddafi did the same thing. Why are you really here? Yeah. He said, the truth is we want to become prayer partners and pray for peace together and together discover the commonalities between the Quran, and the Injil, which is the New Testament in Arabic.
And why would he be skeptical of that? We talked already about the difference between the approach that you're using, let's say, and the classic State Department approach. So how would you contrast the discussion that you had with him in which this question arose with what he would have expected from the typical diplomat?
And why would he be skeptical of that? We talked already about the difference between the approach that you're using, let's say, and the classic State Department approach. So how would you contrast the discussion that you had with him in which this question arose with what he would have expected from the typical diplomat?
And why would he be skeptical of that? We talked already about the difference between the approach that you're using, let's say, and the classic State Department approach. So how would you contrast the discussion that you had with him in which this question arose with what he would have expected from the typical diplomat?
Okay, that's a very insightful question. First of all, a typical diplomat You know, diplomacy is shame. Diplomacy, the things we alluded to earlier, and accusations, and failures, and positioning, and manipulation.
Okay, that's a very insightful question. First of all, a typical diplomat You know, diplomacy is shame. Diplomacy, the things we alluded to earlier, and accusations, and failures, and positioning, and manipulation.
Okay, that's a very insightful question. First of all, a typical diplomat You know, diplomacy is shame. Diplomacy, the things we alluded to earlier, and accusations, and failures, and positioning, and manipulation.
And then if they don't agree, and the politicians come in and assert themselves, and if the person to whom we are addressing these things to as diplomats disagree, then we bring up the other two, what I call tracks of and that would be economics. We could threat sanctions on you, your government, or trade. Right, so threat. Threat, or military, peacekeeping, or bombing. Take your choice. Right.
And then if they don't agree, and the politicians come in and assert themselves, and if the person to whom we are addressing these things to as diplomats disagree, then we bring up the other two, what I call tracks of and that would be economics. We could threat sanctions on you, your government, or trade. Right, so threat. Threat, or military, peacekeeping, or bombing. Take your choice. Right.
And then if they don't agree, and the politicians come in and assert themselves, and if the person to whom we are addressing these things to as diplomats disagree, then we bring up the other two, what I call tracks of and that would be economics. We could threat sanctions on you, your government, or trade. Right, so threat. Threat, or military, peacekeeping, or bombing. Take your choice. Right.
So where is, my question, Jordan, where is the good cop? You know, everyone's watched police shows during the interrogation. And the first interrogator slams the table, says, you better talk. Tell us everything. You're going to prison for 30 years and we're going to go after your mother, your father, your sister and your brother. And this person is frightened to death.
So where is, my question, Jordan, where is the good cop? You know, everyone's watched police shows during the interrogation. And the first interrogator slams the table, says, you better talk. Tell us everything. You're going to prison for 30 years and we're going to go after your mother, your father, your sister and your brother. And this person is frightened to death.
So where is, my question, Jordan, where is the good cop? You know, everyone's watched police shows during the interrogation. And the first interrogator slams the table, says, you better talk. Tell us everything. You're going to prison for 30 years and we're going to go after your mother, your father, your sister and your brother. And this person is frightened to death.
He's taken out and his partner comes in and says, here's a cup of coffee. Don't mind my partner.
He's taken out and his partner comes in and says, here's a cup of coffee. Don't mind my partner.
He's taken out and his partner comes in and says, here's a cup of coffee. Don't mind my partner.
Yeah.
Yeah.