Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

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http://www.ted.com Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy takes on a terrifying question: How does the Taliban convince children to become suicide bombers? Propaganda footage from a training camp is intercut with interviews of young camp graduates. A shocking vision.

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First Drive: 2011 Mini Countryman S All4

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Motor Trend technical editor Kim Reynolds finds out if Mini’s not so mini Countryman S All4 still has the go kart soul of the rest of the Mini lineup.

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