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...points of sectarian violence are now policed by armed locals organized by the U.S. into Awakening Councils--or Sahwa, in Arabic. Many are former insurgents who are happy to accept salaries ($300 per month, paid by the U.S., not the Iraqi government) from the men they once hoped to kill. They are nominally under American supervision but increasingly operate with a high degree of autonomy. The Sahwa are one part vigilante and two parts mafiosi, but like the walls, they too serve a purpose. In Sahwa-protected neighborhoods like al-Dora, Adhamiyah and Amariyah, sectarian killings are way down...
...real differences may also be influencing his policy toward Islam (which, as the Vatican noted in March, has just replaced Catholicism as the world's most populous faith). After a startling 2006 speech in which he quoted a source calling Muhammad evil, prompting enraged extremists to burn churches and kill a nun in Somalia, Benedict entered into a dialogue with Islamic clerics who sent an open letter expressing a more conciliatory if sometimes critical response. None of the parties are departing from their theology, but out of frankness, a tenuous bridge seems to have been built...
...ladies of the night conservation organization—people agree with us, they just don’t want to seen with us.” More important to him is the claim that his protest cost the Japanese whaling program $70 million, and caused it to kill half as many whales as it would have otherwise...
...very emotional game,” sophomore Erik Kuld said. “We really wanted to come out and win all three.” Sophomore Soren Rosier came through in the clutch in the first game. Slamming down two well-timed kills, Rosier gave Harvard its first lead of the match, boosting the score, 26-25. Rosier recorded seven kills over the course of the night. The Crimson had been trailing from the beginning of the first frame. Harvard closed the gap to tie with the Chargers eight times before Rosier put the Crimson on top?...
...NYU’s offensive edge secured a 30-24 victory in the first stanza.The Crimson and the Violets remained neck-and-neck throughout the second frame, keeping the score close until the teams reached a 29-29 tie. But NYU slammed down a game-winning kill after Harvard committed an untimely attacking error, clinching the game at 31-29.In the third and final game, NYU seemed to have won the match when it gained a late lead, 29-21. But Harvard went on a crucial eight-point run that tied the score at 29. Yet the Violets put a stop...