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...latest debate over the wisdom of expanding CIA powers in this way has been confined mostly to a small group of professionals, escaping the public's notice. That's largely because the evolution of the CIA's mission has proceeded so quietly. Americans did get a glimpse into the world of the CIA paramilitary when American Johnny (Mike) Spann, 32, was killed in Afghanistan in November 2001 after being overpowered by Taliban prisoners he had been interrogating; uncharacteristically, the CIA confirmed that Spann was one of its own, a member of the SOG. Another peek into the shadows came last...
Samuel said that though conventional wisdom holds American voters want a two-party government to preserve a manner of checks and balances, the result may be less beneficial than many expect...
...Dean Avery has provided profoundly wise advice both to women students and to the Faculty and the College administration about individual and systemic issues concerning sexual violence,” Lewis wrote in an e-mail. “Her wisdom and care about this very difficult issue will be missed...
...told his audience that they could go to sleep if they wanted because the sutra he was about to teach was "very, very long and rather boring"; he then held them rapt for more than three hours. Film, Khyentse Norbu argues, is an ideal vehicle for transmitting Buddhist wisdom with freshness in the 21st century: "(For a long time) Buddhism has the tradition of using all kinds of mediums: statues, paintings, monasteries. And although it's difficult for people to accept, I see film as a modern-day tanka (a kind of Buddhist painting). Film has so much power because...
...What you will hear will be the words of wisdom from the father of social justice...a message to rededicate ourselves to his principles and to the alleviation of human suffering,” Counter said...