Word: misleading
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...stuff of controversy, but Lewis' novels have been banned by some Amish leaders in Ohio because of theological differences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that has not prevented the books from reaching an Amish readership. Lewis has received thousands of letters over the years from Amish fans. "I don't want to mislead you, Mrs. Lewis," confided a correspondent. "All of us are reading them under the covers." Barnes & Noble's religion-book buyer, Jane Love, confirms that sales are particularly strong in Amish areas. (See the 100 best novels of all time...
...also the problem that almost anyone who reads the news today knows that any phone conversation can be monitored, by the U.S. or another competent intelligence service. An operative recently back from Iraq tells me that Kurdish political leaders systematically script telephone conversations among themselves in order to mislead the Americans, Iranians and Turks, who the Kurds know are listening to their phone calls. Since transcripts of these calls carry the weight of scripture in Washington, we risk being led into another intelligence failure in Iraq. For that matter, how do we know that al-Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal...
...create his now well-recognized social networking Web site. He had worked for them as an undergraduate. The firms settled the case last April, intending to keep the figure confidential. In June, the Winklevoss brothers and Narendra appealed to a San Jose district judge, stating that they were mislead into accepting stocks worth less than Facebook purported. In a move characteristic of the secrecy surrounding the settlement, Judge James S. Ware asked reporters to leave the courtroom during the proceedings. Ultimately, he rejected ConnectU’s appeals. With the figure now out in the open, media sources continue...
...United States government may no longer be permitted to use dogs, cold temperatures or waterboarding to get terrorist suspects to reveal their plans, but the Army Field Manual offers a myriad of other interrogation methods that encourage U.S. personnel to lie to prisoners, mislead them, manipulate them and use their personal and emotional attachments as weaponry. As official prescriptive military documents go, the Army Field Manual is surprisingly readable. And with all the contentious debate over torture and detainees during the past eight years, the manual - which is publicly available on the U.S. Army web site - is worth reading. Even...
...While Jobs's email appeared to shock shareholders, it did not surprise long-time Jobs watchers. The CEO is known for dissembling, perhaps as a tactic to mislead his competitors in the highly secretive and volatile consumer tech industry. In 2005, months before unveiling a video-playing iPod, for instance, he was routinely telling the press that he had no plans to build such a device. And on the eve of Macworld, according to a source, Jobs was maintaining that he'd be making a surprise appearance at the trade show. He did not show up, however...