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...detaining Padilla--after all, if the feds have enough evidence to charge Padilla formally, why don't they do it? Intelligence officials have acknowledged that Abu Zubaydah's reliability is uncertain at best, and an Associated Press report in August had law-enforcement officials dismissing Padilla as a "small fish" whose plans never got beyond the drawing board. But the Justice Department shows no sign of loosening its grip on Padilla, and in the end, that old saying about possession and the law still applies. The government has Padilla exactly where it wants him, and it can afford to stretch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lawyer: The Lawyer: The Accidental Advocate | 9/9/2002 | See Source »

...from like a year and a half of writing about them. But now, me and the master (Yuen), we come up with new things as we're doing it. Cool gags, funny gags, gory gags. They make movies here so cheap that you actually can do that." Says Fish Fong, Yuen's assistant: "The hardest thing for us as choreographers is having to remember all of these fighting styles we haven't used in over 20 years and trying to bring them back to life." But "Quentin's got an unbelievable eye for this stuff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blood Sport | 9/9/2002 | See Source »

DROP A LINE A half-hour's drive from the plantation town of Siddapura, plus a mile hike into the woods, is the Valanoor fishing camp on the Cauvery River. Valanoor is a picture-book angler's haven. The waters are home to the silvery Mahseer fish. Known as hard fighters when hooked on lures or flies, the Mahseer (meaning "big head" or "big mouth") is the king of Indian river game. Pay a small fee, and rent gear from the Coorg Wildlife Society for about $10. On most days, you'll have a stretch of river to yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short Cuts | 9/9/2002 | See Source »

...Glancing at the provisional agreements, it's not hard to see why environmentalist groups across the board have expressed disappointment. The delegates have agreed that humanity is eating too many fish, and that catches ought to be trimmed in order to sustain stocks. They've agreed, also, that more care ought to be taken in the disposal of hazardous chemicals; more use ought to be made of renewable energy sources such as solar-, wind- and hydro-electricity; and also that it would be a really good idea to try, by the year 2015, to get clean drinking water and sanitation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earth Summit Founders, But There's Hope | 9/3/2002 | See Source »

...high-fat foods sometimes, but I don't delude myself into believing they are good for me. To get the full benefits of the good fats, you need to consume just three grams of fish oil or flaxseed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Low Fat | 9/2/2002 | See Source »

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