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Writing Worth Reading
[2]Fethullah Gülen, Global Imam
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Suzy Hansen | New Republic | 10 November 2010
Jaw-dropping portrait of worldwide Islamic movement controlled by Turkish
emigré living in Pennsylvania. Sounds like a cross between Scientology and
Opus Dei. Supposedly benevolent, but worryingly opaque
[3]Seven Days In South Asia
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Lionel Barber | FT | 19 November 2010
Editor's notes on week in India and Pakistan. Meetings with Manmohan Singh,
Asif Ali Zardari—"a man trapped in a bottle of scorpions". Conclusion: it's
probably too late to save Pakistan from radical Islam
[4]How To Spot Secret Nuclear Reactors
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Anonymous | Technology Review | 23 November 2010
Equip supertanker with photon detectors. Sail it to coast of suspicious
state. Sink it. See if it reports "telltale signs of undeclared antineutrino
activity". If so, chances are there's a reactor at work
[5]Corporate Junket
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Annie Lowrey | Slate | 22 November 2010
Visit with Rapiscan, makers of nude-x-ray airport security scanners. First
"a" is short. They're hoping to defuse row over invasive scanning with a
software fix that strips anatomical detail from body images
[6]Taliban Leader Was Impostor
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Dexter Filkins et al | NYT | 22 November 2010
Nato organised secret Taliban-Afghan peace talks. Taliban delegation led by
Mullah Omar's second in command. Nato gave him "a lot of money". One
problem. He was an impostor. Now he's vanished. Laugh, and weep
[7]Trying To Understand Kanye West
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Logan Hill | New York | 21 November 2010
If your first question is, "Who is Kanye West?", read on. He's got George
Bush's attention. And Barack Obama's. He's released the pop album of the
year. And he's equal first with Lady Gaga for celebrity value
[8]Obituary: Norris Church Mailer
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Anonymous | Telegraph | 22 November 2010
Sixth wife of Norman Mailer, whom she called an "old, fat, bombastic, lying
little dynamo". When asked, "Which wife are you?" she would reply, "The last
one." Flirted with the young Bill Clinton
[9]Germany Could Kill The Euro
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Gideon Rachman | FT | 22 November 2010
Crisis continues. If Germans come to believe their Eurozone partners are
impossible to deal with, they will pull the plug: by refusing to lend more
money, or demanding treaty changes that others reject
[10]Who Killed Lebanon's Rafik Hariri?
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Neil Macdonald | CBC | 21 November 2010
It was Hezbollah, says this Canadian investigation. Mobile-phone use links
killers to support network. UN has dragged its feet throughout, ignored
evidence. Impressive if true. Powerful read in any event
[11]Greed And The American Business Model
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John Kay | Open Democracy | 22 November 2010
Prosperous economies are market economies. That doesn't mean they are driven
by greed, deregulation. Even America isn't like that. Success comes from
"disciplined pluralism", scope to experiment, innovate
[12]Beyond Reasonable Doubt
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Essex Dogg | Tux Life | 18 November 2010
Diart of jury service. Teenage boy on gun charge. One unreliable witness.
Conflicting evidence. Should he go to adult jail for ten years? Jury
deadlocked. Then comes the twist in the tale. Compelling read
Topic: How To Write
How to write novels, screenplays, best-sellers, science-fiction. How to
write like David Foster... [13]Continue reading...
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[14]Today on FiveBooks: Dr Patrick Porter on the Rise and Fall of America
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