Word: masterminding
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...underneath this collected appearance is a volleyball mastermind hard at work, analyzing every intricate detail of the match from player matchups to defensive strategy...
...that f___er still talks to me, he's all I can f___in' hear/ 'Marshall, come on, we'll watch the game, it's the Cowboys and Buccaneers'/ And maybe if I just drink half, I'll be half buzzed for half of the time/ Who's the mastermind behind that little line...
...commissions during the presidential campaign and suspended their use on his second day in office, the same day he ordered the Guantanamo Bay detention facility closed within the year. But privately White House officials worried about winning conventional convictions against some "high-value" defendants, including accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. (The standard for admitting evidence is more rigorous in civilian court, and some confessed terrorists were not first told of their right against self-incrimination, which could bar their confessions from court.) Of the 240 detainees at Gitmo, 13 have been referred to military commissions for trial...
...Qaeda terrorists: former FBI interrogator Ali Soufan. With cameras turned away from his face in order to protect his identity, Soufan gave a detailed account of the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah. The suspected al-Qaeda operative, he said, was giving up actionable intelligence - including the identities of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the so-called dirty bomber, Jose Padilla - long before the controversial interrogation techniques were applied. Once the harsh methods were used, Abu Zubaydah just shut down. When Soufan's protests about the methods went unheeded, the FBI decided to relinquish any role in detainee interrogations. (See pictures...
...soldiers from that murderous expedition have already been tried by court-martial for their roles in the crimes. All were found guilty and all were sentenced to jail terms of 90 years or longer. But because Green, whom the three other soldiers have described as both the plot's mastermind and trigger man, was discharged before the full extent of the crimes was discovered, he is being tried in a civilian court, where federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. He faces 17 counts of conspiracy, rape, murder, unlawful use of a weapon and obstruction of justice. (See TIME...