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...equal parts laser beams and hubris. But the military has rethought its strategy. "You can shock and awe human beings," McChrystal says, "but it doesn't last. I've seen operations where kinetic strikes would go in on a target, and the enemy would come out shooting. They weren't awed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New General, and a New War, in Afghanistan | 7/10/2009 | See Source »

...nicely, that he sees others' demands for lunch as a sign of weakness. (But he makes up for it at dinner: a colleague says a typical evening repast may include a cheeseburger, a fajita burrito, a pile of fries and ice cream. And maybe a brownie.) And if it weren't for uniforms and the help of his wife, he wouldn't have a clue what to wear. His tenor voice is soft, but his gaze - fixed on his target - can make subordinates squirm. If he takes off his glasses, says an aide, "you know you're in trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New General, and a New War, in Afghanistan | 7/10/2009 | See Source »

...inevitably bubble up again. "Of course it will continue," says a 71-year-old Han retiree who lives near Xinjiang University in the far south of Urumqi, where Uighur rioters smashed shops and cars on July 5. "Han were beaten, people had family killed and things stolen, but they weren't allowed to respond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quiet Returns to Urumqi, but Tensions Remain | 7/10/2009 | See Source »

Because of their late start (researchers had intended to study mice from early ages but were stymied by technical difficulties), scientists weren't sure they could expect clear results. However, even administered late in life, rapamycin delayed the deaths of the longest-lived male mice by 101 days and by 151 days in the longest-lived females - the equivalent of about 13 years on average in humans - compared with mice with no treatment. In terms of life expectancy when treatment began (or average remaining lifespan when the mice were 600 days old), that translates to an increase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Does Life-Extending Drug Mean for Humans? | 7/9/2009 | See Source »

...concept of shock and awe, those are designed to shock command and control systems. And nations. You can shock and awe human beings, but it doesn't last. I've seen operations where kinetic strikes would go in on a target, and the enemy would come out shooting. They weren't awed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME's Interview with General Stanley McChrystal | 7/8/2009 | See Source »

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