Did Rapid DNA Analysis Verify Osama Bin Laden’s Death?
May 4th, 2011 |
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A few years ago, I worked as a Writing Department Intern for C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation and C.S.I. New York. Seeing producers, writers and real C.S.I.s collaboratively bring a story from pitch to beatsheat was intoxicating. Research was meticulous. Science served as mascot, foundation and muse. Despite the show’s dedication to rigorous research, its ultimate [...]
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How do you ID a dead Osama?
May 2nd, 2011 |
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Osama bin Laden is dead. At least, that’s what we’ve been told, and I tend to believe such things. But how do they know it’s him? Well, they have the visual evidence and the body, for one. But to be certain it’s not a look-alike, the U.S. government has taken a step above and beyond [...]
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Off the grid: a high-tech military deployed the ancient art of stealth to capture their man
May 2nd, 2011 |
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They could have used grappling hooks and longbows. The hunting down of global enemy number one came about through the type of detective work and on-the-ground stealth military activity that might have been considered ingenious, oh, among 15th-century ninja warriors or the ancient Sumerians. Ian Fleming would not have had a lot of raw material [...]
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