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...sometimes graphic detail, the memos issued by the department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) reveal how the key conditions laid-down by the Administration were not always adhered to. Those guidelines were that the techniques were supposed to mimic the mock-torture of service personnel in an U.S. Army training program, they were to be used as a "controlled acute episode," and they were not to be used "with substantial repetition." (See pictures from inside Guantanamo Bay's detention facilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Waterboarding Got Out of Control | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...Unfortunately, to even the most ambitious of NASA's future telescopes, a distant exoplanet would be visible only as a tiny speck of light. We could never hope to see an alien landscape in detail - but perhaps we could see the speck brighten and dim as it rotated, the light of its sun reflecting off water and land...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotting Distant Worlds from the Backyard | 4/19/2009 | See Source »

...picked up the comments the Elysée went into spin mode, denying the most offensive quips, particularly those about Obama. But parliamentarians party to Wednesday's dissing included members from France's opposition Socialist Party, who had no qualms about confirming Sarkozy's comments - and at times add detail to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy's Comments on Leaders Draw Shock, Denial | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

...have been talking about for years - Pakistan's attempts to destabilize India with bomb blasts rather than as through conventional warfare. "The involvement of Pakistan is documented very clearly," says Ajai Sahni, head of the South Asia Terrorism Portal. The only difference in this case is the level of detail. Nikam alleged that LeT chief Zaki Ur Rehman Lakhvi personally oversaw some of the training, along with an as yet unidentified Major General in the Pakistani army. Naming names could put pressure on Pakistan to do more to rein in jihadi activity, but Nikam's rant this morning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mumbai Attacks Trial Offers Rare Glimpse into Indian Courts | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

...throne will eventually be placed in a Tibetan Heritage Center, which the Association plans to build in the next few years. He added that he believes the careful planning will result in a educational and exciting experience for the Harvard community. “We have gone through every detail of his schedule minute by minute, and the various security measures we will take,” Sangay said. “We are looking forward to good visit...

Author: By Huma N. Shah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dalai Lama To Visit Harvard | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

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