Article — From the November 2009 issue
The Intelligence Factory
How America makes its enemies disappear
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Article — From the November 2009 issue
How America makes its enemies disappear
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IV.–A Greek waitress, a Turkish policeman, and a Russian ship
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III.–Constantinople–and how to become mad
Years of consideration preceding the inclusion of the word “phat” in Random House’s 1996 Compact Unabridged Dictionary:
Scientists created crash helmets that stink when cracked and fruit flies to whom blue light smells delicious.
In Belize, a construction company bulldozed a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple to make road fill.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”
