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During his detention at an Iraqi checkpoint, Basa shared a cell with three other Kuwaitis. Two of the three were tortured while Basa was forced to watch. "They wanted names, resistance leaders, people they could go after," he says. "One fellow had his genitals prodded with an electric rod. After...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toward A New Kuwait | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

Estimating how much of this windfall the Saudis have contributed to the anti-Saddam effort is tricky too. One problem, which also crops up with other allies, is how to figure contributions in kind. Riyadh has given the U.S. an open-ended commitment to supply all the fuel, water and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Uncle Sam Being Suckered? | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

Can electricity cause cancer? In a society that literally runs on electric power, the very idea seems preposterous. But for more than a decade, a growing band of scientists and journalists has pointed to studies that seem to link exposure to electromagnetic fields with increased risk of leukemia and other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Mystery - And Maybe Danger - in the Air | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

At the heart of the debate is a simple and well-understood physical phenomenon: when an electric current passes through a wire, it generates an electromagnetic field that exerts forces on surrounding objects. For many years, scientists dismissed any suggestion that such forces might be harmful, primarily because they are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Mystery - And Maybe Danger - in the Air | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

The stakes are high. This week a study in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine reports a steep rise in brain-cancer rates over the past dozen years. If the increased incidence of such cancers could be linked to electromagnetism in the home or workplace, liability suits could clog the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Mystery - And Maybe Danger - in the Air | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

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