Word: loyalism
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...that the man who gave sanctuary to Osama bin Laden has found refuge of his own in an arc of inaccessible mountains north of Kandahar. It is a place where even a half-blind cleric on the run has factors in his favor: a harsh environment, strong tribal ties, loyal friends and a population increasingly disposed to hate the Americans. Little wonder, says a senior Kandahar police commander, that after months of searching, the coalition forces "are not one inch closer to getting hold" of Omar...
...Meyer could never have felt snug in the lavish, high-overhead, take-six-meetings-and-never-make-a-movie atmosphere of the big studios. After one more Fox film ("The Seven Minutes"), he escaped back to indie filmmaking with a meager, loyal crew and the freedom to do whatever he wanted. And what he wanted was sex. It was the '70s; sex was free for the taking; Meyer's marriage to Williams was now in the past tense. And his new obsession, Francesca "Kitten" Natividad, was just too tempting. So the old pro eventually broke his old rule...
...fedora-donning six-term President of the Dominican Republic; in Santo Domingo. Balaguer succeeded his boss, dictator Rafael Trujillo, winning the presidency in U.S.-controlled elections in 1966. One of Latin America's last caudillos--or benevolent dictators--he maintained power for 22 years despite repressive tactics, establishing a loyal power base, largely through his paternal devotion to the country's poor...
...well as ostracized for not being team players. But attitudes are changing as public distrust of politicians and corporations grows. "The lifetime employment system is crumbling amid a wave of restructuring," explains Kazue Akita, a Tokyo lawyer who is backing a whistle-blowers law. "Japanese workers are becoming less loyal to their companies...
...create a good feeling for Afghans to see their president have foreign security guards, to see a president who doesn't have homegrown security," former Kabul mayor Fazel Karim Aymaq told TIME. "As the people see this it may create a longer term problem." A respected Northern Alliance commander loyal to Fahim, Aymaq was recently replaced as mayor, a move that has further antagonized Karzai's political rivals. Western sources cite incompetence and a lack of management as the reason and Aymaq concedes the president had questioned his performance...