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...Brigade fighters were clearly visible.) In the video, a Shi'ite man named Hassan is "kidnapped" by fighters claiming to represent the Mahdi Army, a well-known Shi'ite militia. When he claims to have connections in the militia, they let him go and follow his car at a discreet distance. The man operating the camera intones, "He doesn't know that while he was being interrogated, we put a bomb in the boot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brutal New Tactics In Iraq | 6/25/2007 | See Source »

...people descend the stairs, it's as if they're watching a movie," says Starr. "People like to feel they're part of a group or party, and our tables achieve that." The shared table is so popular that even Drew Barrymore, whose celebrity status would surely merit more discreet VIP seating, has been spotted there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Table for 20 | 6/14/2007 | See Source »

...media market is so small in this country of 10 million that it often makes sense for the competing paparazzi to team up. Especially when the subject is working very hard to remain elusive. That's what's brought the paparazzi pack out here tonight in hooded sweatshirts and discreet earpieces as they maintain radio contact with one another in search of gaps in the protective shield provided by Brangelina bodyguards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stalking Brangelina | 5/30/2007 | See Source »

Stephanie J. Brinton ’10 and Lindsey M. Parker ’10 are the kind of made-for-each-other couple that inspires equal parts exasperation and admiration from their single peers. A boyfriend and girlfriend matched in height and sunny dispositions, they demonstrate a discreet, natural sort of affection in public—often trading conspiratorial smiles or finishing each other’s sentences...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Abstinence: A Choice for Some, A Reality for Others | 4/24/2007 | See Source »

...area is a shrine on the back wall with a large, gold-colored bust of Ho Chi Minh, communist Vietnam's founding father, with a golden hammer-and-sickle hung on the wall behind him. But in a corner across from Uncle Ho's bust, there is a more discreet homage: a photo-copy of a Vietnamese magazine spread featuring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt taped to the wall next to one of the office's three wooden desks. The article features photos from the couple's November visit to Vietnam, showing them cruising the streets of Ho Chi Minh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Visit to Pax's Orphanage | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

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