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...part he was born to play. In a society where family background is often the main measure of political legitimacy, al-Dari's credentials are impeccable. His grandfather was Sheikh Dari, a tribal leader who killed a British colonial officer and set off the 1920 Iraqi rebellion against British rule. U.S. and Iraqi government officials believe the powerful insurgent group named after that uprising - the Brigades of the 1920 Revolution - is led by Harith al-Dari's son Muthanna. Father and son both deny this, but fighters from the group have told TIME they regard the al-Daris as their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraqi Arrest Warrant Revives a Sunni Cleric's Fortunes | 11/18/2006 | See Source »

...just don't understand what the authorities are doing," says Beijing accountant Xiaomei, her lower lip trembling. "My dog would never harm anybody. The rule that we Beijingers can't have a dog bigger than 35 centimeters [13.8 inches] is completely arbitrary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Real Dog Fight in Beijing | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

...awful. Hey, Jack Black fell onto his nuts! And now he’s taking a poo in a toilet! I’m a huge devotee of The D, but even I have my trepidations after seeing this. Turistas TRAILER TRASH See, this trailer breaks the First Rule of Sexy-Person Trailers: “Convince the viewer that the Sexy Persons in the trailer are more than just Sexy Persons.” We get about a minute of total jackasses cavorting around Brazil, and then are supposed to be vicariously scared when they find themselves Lost (capitalization...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Trailer Roundup, Round 4 | 11/16/2006 | See Source »

...with one hand while chatting on a cell phone held in the other. Stop signs are viewed merely as suggestions, and there are no lanes so much as threads of traffic - and even then, drivers tend to make sharp turns without even a glance behind them. The most important rule of the road, according to Mai, a 28-year-old translator, is simple: Never look back. "Here," Mai explained, "you're only responsible for the things in front of you." That could just as well be a motto for Vietnam's new generation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vietnam Bush Will See | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

...Thus translator Mai's second-most-important rule of the road in Vietnam: "Always be prepared for someone to do something unexpected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vietnam Bush Will See | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

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