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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Hunt for Mullah Omar | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thanks for the Mammaries | 8/2/2002 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jul. 29, 2002 | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snitches | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Afghanistan's Leader Wants American Bodyguards | 7/21/2002 | See Source »

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