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...volatile Sunni triangle, two Iraqi teenagers approach an American checkpoint. Unarmed and submissive, the teenagers reflexively put up their hands—and the Americans respond by throwing the both off the bridge. One drowns. It’s a shocking incident, and the film sets out to unravel its repercussions. The boy’s funeral, complete with stilted expository dialogue from journalist-turned-screenwriter Wendell Steavenson and faux Middle Eastern music by Jeff Beal, is meant to point at the strained social hierarchy in Samarra. Yet just as the film is taking shape as a careful exposition...

Author: By David K. Hausman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Situation | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...records for his personal account, and noticed that what they had in common was Morgan Stanley as the investment banker. We also noticed that a lot of the trading preceded upgrades and downgrades issued by UBS [Union Bank of Switzerland] and then the whole scheme began to unravel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Insider Trading Charges? | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...court-martial. The military judge, Lieut. Col. John Head, sided with the prosecutors, ruling that questions about the war's legality were beyond his court's jurisdiction. But barring arguments about the war's legality created a disconnect that ultimately caused the military's case against Watada to unravel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Mistrial for Lieut. Watada | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...know what "inadequate" would look like. Moreover, there's a real risk that Bush's deduction could effectively bribe healthier workers to flee employer group plans for the individual-insurance market, where cheaper coverage tailored to their health status would leave more cash in their pockets. This could unravel the larger risk pools that keep premiums lower for everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State of the Union: A Good Idea Inside a Bad One | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

...team over the soundness of the case. The charges against the defendants are based mainly on interviews with the children and physical traces of sexual activity; no other substantial corroboration like pornographic photos, was uncovered. Under cross-examination during the hearing, the children's stories seemed to Stevens to unravel. He came to agree with the defense that an expert on child sex abuse had asked leading and suggestive questions during pretrial investigations. "They're contaminated kids," argues Stevens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Hollywood Tapes and Testimony | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

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