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The idea is that if we can put our own people through something almost as bad as what they might have to go through if they were taken captive, they will inoculate themselves.
Jane Mayer
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Jane Mayer
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 1
Investigative Reporter
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New York City
New York
Jane Meredith Mayer
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