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From the December 2018 issue
Is killing ever justified?
Andy McNab says yes, Mark Kurlansky says no
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Andy McNab and Mark Kurlansky
November 14, 2018
Andy McNab’s latest thriller “Line of Fire” is published by Corgi. Mark Kurlansky is author of “Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea”
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