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...without a certain human sympathy for them. Their unseen higher-ups wanted intelligence (particularly about Saddam?s whereabouts) and did nothing to discourage any behavior that would degrade and terrify their prisoners into supplying that information. That most of them had no connection with Iraq?s dark side was either not clear or of no consequence to the upper ranks; they were simply in a bureaucratic frenzy to supply their political masters something that could be made to look like plausible intel. An interrogator insists that nothing useful could be obtained by the often sexually charged ?techniques? employed...
...anti-French protesters are not simply a noisy, hysterical minority; many Chinese are deeply angry about what they see as a global conspiracy to blacken their nation's good name and ruin the Olympics. That makes for a perilous moment for a country that hoped to display its best side to the world this summer, and is now displaying something uglier. Chinese are immensely proud of what their country has achieved in the past two or three decades and of the prestige conferred by the Olympics. But many are still insecure about the permanence of China's new position...
...side of the debate stage is Star Trek, however, the question-asking side looks like Dragnet. In the Democratic debates, Obama and Hillary Clinton have taken questions from Charles Gibson, Brian Williams, Tim Russert, Wolf Blitzer--white guy, white guy, white guy, white...
...Hard as it is to believe that such a site actually has good intentions, TheFinalClub.org shows no signs of moving to the Sparknotes side of the course-assistance spectrum. Indeed, if more Harvard professors get involved, this site could be an even stronger resource for enhancing students’ understanding in many classes—without cutting corners. A forum of education that professors and students can both agree on? Now, there’s a Harvard solution even Pilbeam can’t take away...
...Although it appears that corn ethanol may not manage to break even on the greenhouse gas balance sheet when its detrimental side effects are taken into account, biofuels from other sources deserve a close look...