Use of honey, not vinegar method, on terrorist detainees

In an article published in the Singapore Strait Times, Mark told them his job was not to hand out justice or enact revenge, but to elicit accurate and reliable evidence or intelligence — by lawful means.  Mark told the Strait Times interrogators could improve their skills with coursed on rapport-building, interviewing skills, memory recall techniques and psychology.

Event Date
2014-02-06
Pub/Org
The Strait Times (Singapore)

What triggered Aaron Alexis to go on a shooting spree?

Fox News reporter Bill Hemmer interviewed Mark about the Washington Navy Yard active shooter rampage.  Mark explained the Navy Yard is a business center and explained the incident was an insider-threat issue, not a terrorist incident.

Speed Read: 8 Revelations From Kurt Eichenwald’s ‘500 Days’

In this Daily Beast review of Kurt Eichenwald’s book ‘500 Days: Secret Lies In The Terror Wars’, eight revelations were cited, where Mark was written about.  Eichenwald wrote that Mark’s “revolution deepened” and cited Mark’s position that “This looks like the stuff that congressional hearings are made of” and that “Someone needs to be considering how history will look back on this.”

Event Date
2012-09-10
Pub/Org
The Daily Beast

Learning to Bridge the World: From Roger Williams to Combating Terrorism – An Alumnus’ Career in Law Enforcement

Roger Williams University announced that Mark, who graduated from RWU in 1978, would be giving a presentation about his career as an NCIS special agent.

Event Date
2012-05-01
Pub/Org
Roger Williams University

Defusing the Bomb: Reversing the Process of Radicalization and Preventing Political Violence

The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosted Mark and Micheal Gelles to address the challenges of fighting radicalization and explain the deradicalization and counterterrorism policies of five countries visited while conducting study of violent extremists.

Event Date
2012-04-12
Pub/Org
Brookings