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The painful fact is that the Taliban's growing influence in the countryside has severely narrowed the CIA's field of operations. And although no one has said as much, the purpose of al-Qaeda's attack on the CIA in Khost was to force it to retreat. The agency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Khost CIA Bombing: Assessing the Damage in Afghanistan | 1/8/2010 | See Source »

One of the remedies recommended by Flynn was for operatives to spend more time outside the wire, but the painful truth is that anyone who ventures outside the wire, from the Provincial Reconstruction Teams to routine patrols, is a potential target. It's impossible to profile suicide bombers, and there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Khost CIA Bombing: Assessing the Damage in Afghanistan | 1/8/2010 | See Source »

Gilbert cites statistics, scientific studies and her painful experience with her first marriage - the impetus for the worldwide spiritual ramble of EPL - as her reasons for not wanting to tie the knot. She demonstrates how the institution threatens her independence and the well-being of many women. Her fears hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Eat, Pray, Love: Fret, Mull, Marry | 1/6/2010 | See Source »

The psychology is relatively straightforward: being abused or otherwise traumatized is painful, and food can be a numbing or comforting escape. Hence, abused children may turn to overeating, which causes obesity. Indeed, ACEs are also strongly linked with other types of unhealthy "self-medication": for instance, cigarette smoking (which accounts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Childhood Trauma Can Cause Adult Obesity | 1/5/2010 | See Source »

While China's air pollution woes are literally more visible and receive more attention, water pollution is generally believed to be the country's more pressing environmental problem. The 3,395-mile (5,464 km) Yellow river, known as the mother river for its role in sustaining early Chinese civilization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Oil Spill, China's Polluted Rivers in Spotlight | 1/4/2010 | See Source »

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