Word: terrains
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Make room on the shelf for yet another political tome with a hyperbolic title. This one is situated squarely on the left side of the aisle, so conservative readers need not apply--if, as Charles Pierce implies, conservative reader isn't a contradiction in terms. The terrain is well trod: from intelligent design to the dubious link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11, Pierce argues, prevailing political wisdom in the U.S. has been based not on fact but on who could shout loudest. The book elevates itself with original reporting, some witty asides (a Mitch Albom best seller is slammed...
...most any episode of CSI will tell you, DNA testing is a staple of modern crime investigations. But only now is the U.S. Supreme Court wading into the murky legal terrain surrounding high-tech fingerprints in forensics. A sharply divided court ruled on June 18 that prisoners do not have a constitutional right to DNA testing that could prove their innocence, deciding against an Alaska man convicted of rape and assault who sought a more sophisticated test of genetic material found at the crime scene. Four Justices supported the man, William Osborne, but the court's majority said the decision...
...Military analysts say that the fighting in South Waziristan will not be easy and that the government must be prepared to handle the potential fallout. The harsh, rugged terrain has found much favor with hardened guerrillas. "It will be more difficult [than the Swat-valley operation]," says Hasan Askari-Rizvi, a military analyst. "The Taliban are more deeply entrenched, and they are going to put up a fight. They will avoid head-on battles but will try to harass the army by other means, including ambushes." There is also the possibility that Mehsud's ranks have been fortified by some...
...growing threat, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, or MRAP, has become a staple of patrols. The hulking personnel carrier is equipped with a V-shaped hull to absorb and disperse the impact of most roadside bombs and keep rolling. Some argue they are too hefty for the Afghan terrain, but many officers swear MRAPs have saved lives. There are plans to introduce a lighter version...
...dusting off the 1974 television show Land of the Lost, director Brad Silberling's goal was not to craft a PG-rated romp through the educational terrain of Sid and Marty Krofft's original series, but to tweak and distort all the various elements that made the series a cult sensation in the first place. The movie, which hits theaters Friday, reimagines the space-time of this alternate universe with an eye toward the absurd. The story still centers on disgraced paleontologist Dr. Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell), but instead of his family he buddies up with scientist Holly Cantrell (Anna...