Word: garbed
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Fedayeen Saddam ("Saddam's Men of Sacrifice") 20,000-25,000 Formed in 1995, the fedayeen handpicks members as teenagers from loyal tribal areas and are considered among the fiercest of Saddam's fighters. Often disguised in civilian garb, fedayeen units have mounted attacks against coalition troops. Operating outside the law, the group has a "death squadron" that executes people in their homes...
...those who specialize in international law are worried that the U.S. has lost some of the moral authority it needs to ask others to uphold the conventions. Some experts complained last year when U.S. special forces in Afghanistan wore local garb and beards in an effort to blend in. There was talk even within the Pentagon that such deceptive appearances could amount to perfidy in a war-crimes trial. The official line was that the Americans were wearing the uniform of the Northern Alliance. "But that may be a distinction without a difference for someone from the Arab community," says...
...last act of the evening was the appearance of five brothers from Alpha Epsilon Pi, a predominantly Jewish fraternity, scantily clad in homemade togas and promising to serve breakfast in bed to the highest bidder. Undeterred by some unseemly patches of body hair peeking out from under the Greek garb, Arielle J. Cohen ’04, a Crimson editor, and her roommate Jillian P. Copeland ’04 bought the group for a sum total of $190. “Who can resist five handsome Jewish boys?” Cohen asks. Point taken. I couldn?...
Tevye (Kenneth P. Herrera ’03) is a doting but distant father who ultimately wants to please everyone. When Herrera dons the traditional garb of the Anatevka milkman, his booming, benevolent voice sings a song for all fathers trying to protect daughters from the changing world...
...this entirely different world. Every day we woke up and came to New York. Of course we were in Rome shooting at Cinecitt?, but we walked on the set immersed in New York history. Life really started to bubble around us as the extras walked around in period garb. Every day, we felt we were walking into a time transport...