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I don't know if it's a male thing, but I've always been interested in how people respond to the stresses and dangers of war, how they react under fire. In the extremity of war, character is revealed.

George Packer

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George Packer
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 13
Journalist
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Santa Clara
California
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Danger
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