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Nine years ago, Muna seduced a 16-year-old Israeli boy over the Internet, luring him into a liaison that resulted in his death. Muna was a 24-year-old Palestinian journalist from the West Bank city of Ramallah when she began trawling Internet chat rooms at about the time of the second intifadeh. She soon found Ofir Rahum, a schoolboy from the Israeli city of Ashkelon. She said she was a newly immigrated Moroccan Jew named Sali, and she soon initiated a sexually charged cyber-relationship. The young man was bedazzled that an older woman was so passionate about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Woman in the Way of a Palestinian Prisoner Deal | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

When Rahum failed to return that night and his parents discovered that he hadn't been at school, they alerted the police. Logging in to the chat room through his computer, Rahum's sister tried contacting Sali, but there was no reply. "I knew about his relationship with the woman, but neither of us knew that she was from Ramallah," said the boy's friend Abergil. "She misled him. He told us that she was from Jerusalem." Israeli police discovered the body of a boy on the outskirts of Ramallah. Israeli intelligence traced Muna's screen name to an Internet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Woman in the Way of a Palestinian Prisoner Deal | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

...justify its broad use of capital punishment. In online forums on Chinese websites, opinion over the Shaikh case tends to back the official stance. "We should stick to the Chinese law no matter what, instead of bending under the pressure from Western countries," wrote a commentator in a chat room on Tianya.com. "Otherwise, we would only damage the dignity of China's judicial system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite a Controversial Execution, China Curbs Use of the Death Penalty | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

...talk about the bigger health care picture with their orthopedic surgeon. They love talking about the government plan, insurance companies, overseas surgery outfits, electronic medical records. Often, I enjoy it too. It can slow down office hours but it beats droning on about glucosamine. From many hours of chat with many patients like Tony and Ira has emerged one strong theme: "Get it while you still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: End-of-Year To-Do List: Schedule Surgery? | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

Watch video: "Climatoon: An Animated Climate Change Chat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Climate Compromise Leaves a Bitter Aftertaste | 12/20/2009 | See Source »

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