Word: insights
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...March 2007 David Hicks became the first Guantánamo detainee to be convicted under the U.S. Military Commissions Act of 2006. Hicks pleaded guilty to providing material support for terrorism, and was sentenced to seven years (reduced to nine months for time served), but gave no insight into how a young father of two ended up in the inner sanctum of al-Qaeda's training camps in Afghanistan. Nor did his plea reveal what Hicks underwent or said while at Gitmo...
...time when Pakistan does indeed seem to be falling apart, it may seem absurd and even pointless to repeat such allegations. But the sentiments provide a powerful insight into how angry Pakistanis are at their President and how mistrustful they are of the U.S. At the least, says retired Lieutenant General Hamid Gul, the former director general of Pakistani intelligence organization Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), "it's very convenient for the security forces to call it a suicide bomber because they can cover up the possibility someone else was behind the attack." Gul, who has become a harsh critic...
...children who have received a diagnosis of autism, I am keenly aware of the different ways that people respond to sensory information, and I was thrilled to read Wallis' article. TIME called attention to an area that needs further research and more public awareness. I believe that with improved insight into sensory processing, many individuals will find ways to better enjoy their surroundings and learn more from their experiences...
...with a piece of wood. Cage makes eye contact with the agents. They make eye contact with him. And the chase is on. That’s where we discover that people in England mostly drive backwards, another interesting cultural difference. But by far the best moment of international insight that “National Treasure” offers comes as the Cage crew rush to their car. “I’ll drive”, his companion shouts, then jumps in the left side of the car and makes driving motions only to realize there?...
...along. Unfortunately, he also wants every single genre of music to co-exist on each of the album’s tracks. Social warrior though he may be, Wyclef can’t quite make it happen. His poignant frustration with the state of the world leads to touching insight at times, but it gets lost in the frantic cultural sampling of “Memoirs.” Wyclef told New York Magazine this fall that he sees the disc as something of a magnum opus. “This album means so much to me—it?...