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...officer in the Republican Guard who reported to him says he occasionally took two of his sons to the unit's headquarters. If he didn't have an important meeting, he would sometimes play with them there. Still, Qusay did have mistresses, according to associates. They say he was discreet about them and would return home to his wife every night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sum Of Two Evils | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

...result is nothing like Coxon: discreet, primitive plucking, a change that's part of the charm of the album. Recorded in and around a converted barn near Marrakesh - Albarn did all his vocals outside - there is a languid warmth to this record; the tracks feel like they were laid down in the midday sun. "Inevitably it seeps into the sound of the vocals," says Albarn. "It is a very elemental record, it is informed by the weather and environment it was made in." But Think Tank is more than a grown-up-rocker-discovers-Afropop indulgence. The production involvement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blur in Focus | 5/6/2003 | See Source »

...shoulder blade agrees: the tattoo gave him a “larger connection with my [wrestling] teammates and the university.” Frederick E. Dewey ’03 of the Harvard men’s swimming team insists that his shield tattoo, located in a discreet location on his hip, was the product of a “completely sober decision...

Author: By Nicholas J. Reifsnyder, Kaija-leena Romero, Amelia A. Showalter, and Michelle C. Young, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Myths Debunked | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

...centralized, consistent and reliable resource for students, and would alleviate many of the persistent complaints surrounding Harvard’s policies on sexual assault. Its incorporation of student-run and other University services will help to integrate and clarify students’ support options; a central but discreet location will make the office accessible and comfortable to students. Should demand for the office exceed its planned size, we hope the University will work to expand the office to meet student need...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Leaning Towards Reform | 4/21/2003 | See Source »

...sales are no laughing matter. (There has been no drop in sales for champagne or cognac, which aren't as prone to replacement by New World competitors.) No wonder the managing board of the Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters decided that its president, Patrick Ricard, would write a discreet letter to Chirac this week. "We don't want to get in the debate about politics," says Latour, "just sensitize him to the fact that we're having trouble selling our wine." Diplomacy, the French like to say, is sovereign; commerce ranks somewhere below. And angry wine merchants alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can France Put a Cork In It? | 4/20/2003 | See Source »

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