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...there remains the very real possibility that a forced defector is not equivalent to, but actively worse than, none at all. In the unlikely event that one does squeal, who’s to say that an abducted weapons scientist won’t feed us incomplete information and red herrings? Since defectors are normally so helpful to intelligence—when they are willing, that is—it is not difficult to imagine our attention focusing on information from forced defectors, with a dangerous drop-off in more haphazard, but less absurd, traditional random-check weapons inspections...
...other cultures that oppress the individual." Last week her book, De Zoontjesfabriek (The Son Factory), which presents her views on women, Islam and integration, was published. Hirsi Ali's adoption of the VVD marks a very public defection from the Labor Party, for whom she worked as a political scientist. Her departure was prompted by the "politically correct" taboos that dominate progressive left-wing circles when it comes to tackling the oppression of Muslim women. But her critics see Hirsi Ali as a political opportunist who's using her newfound fame to ease her way into politics. Hirsi Ali denies...
...Where and how we draw our colors is the subject of Victoria Finlay's book, Colour: Travels through the Paintbox. A British author and adventurer, Finlay embarks on a quest for the origins of colors?her favorites, anyway. Finlay is part scholar, part mad scientist and always a sprightly and engaging storyteller. This search takes her, inevitably, to Sar-e-Sang mine in northern Afghanistan, the main source of lapis. "The first 20 meters would have given the stones for the Egyptian tombs," she writes. "A little later was where the Bamiyan Buddhas got their haloes." Deeper down was "where...
...addition to being an internationally recognized hematologist and nutrition scientist, Herbert was also a leading authority on the effectiveness of homeopathic medical practices, Rosendorff said, especially the use of herbal remedies and vitamin supplements marketed to uninformed consumers...
...major factor in the change was new federal information on how much people use cell phones,” said Joshua T. Cohen ’86, a senior research scientist at the center. “The new estimate was four times higher...