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# Michael Soussan

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Michael Soussan is a Danish-born reporter, writer and whistleblower. He lives in Los Angeles, California. As a journalist and commentator he has contributed to The New York Times, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, and many others, including from Afghanistan and Iraq.

##  Quotes by Michael Soussan

> [“Expecting accountability from the UN system was akin to expecting a blind dog to catch a flying Frisbee.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-soussan/expecting-accountability-from-the-un-system-was-akin-to-expecting-a/)

[Michael Soussan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-soussan/)

[Accountability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accountability/)

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> [“What made massive UN corruption possible was not so much the lies we told one another but the lies we told ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-soussan/what-made-massive-un-corruption-possible-was-not-so-much-the-lies-we/)

[Michael Soussan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-soussan/)

[Corruption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corruption/)

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