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...arrived in the summer as Ramadi became an urban battleground. Seemingly from nowhere Sittar, the leader of the Albu Risha tribe, volunteered himself - and the thousands of followers loyal to him. Shortly before MacFarland met Sittar, a tribal alliance led by the sheik had come together and issued a manifesto denouncing al-Qaeda in Iraq and pledging support to American forces. MacFarland had heard about Sittar and his movement, which the sheiks call the "Awakening." And after a few meetings with Sittar, MacFarland felt he had a friend he could trust...
...lingering and unsavory association of their cause with right-wing radicalism is one reason why more moderate Flemish nationalists are ecstatic about the TV stunt. Frans Crols, managing editor of the Flemish business weekly Trends, was part of a high-profile group of Flemings that last year published a manifesto soberly laying out the case for Flemish independence. "People in Wallonia just put their head in the sand," he says. "It was never discussed in parliament or in French-speaking circles. As a journalist, I think the television show was unethical, but it gave our cause a major marketing boost...
...bold, the sign language at the bottom, and the mention of Camus and “Office Space” in the reviewer’s quote are enough to capture any mild cynic’s interest. There are probably many pseudo-intellectuals out there making this their manifesto. Your witty friends would eat this...
...critique as well as being a campaign,” Hwang says.THE TWO HARVARDSHwang has developed a social critique of his own about Harvard, saying that there is a division in the Harvard undergraduate population between insiders and outsiders. In a document called “The Two Harvards Manifesto,” Hwang writes that the insider is “the ambitious, the socialite, the gladhandle.” The outsider is “everyone who’s not that,” he says.Hwang adds that there is a perception on campus that...
...only off-putting thing is the menu's achingly earnest foreword-cum-manifesto: "We strive to raise awareness of a more sustainable food future ..." But that's quickly forgiven once the consistently fine food is on the table. And all the preachiness is totally forgotten by dessert. The heavenly sweets?hot chocolate soup, a "conversation" of apple tarts and sorbet?are listed on the menu under the utterly appropriate heading "Encore." That's exactly what you'll be cheering after a couple of hours in the Dressing Room...