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...regret Bremer's decision to disband the Iraqi army on May 23. U.S. officials are urgently searching for potential leaders of a new Iraqi army. An Arab businessman in close touch with the U.S. government tells TIME that one commander who has attracted attention is Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, a Sunni Muslim who was Saddam's Minister of Defense. Though Hashim was on the U.S.'s most-wanted list, this source says he was in contact with the U.S. before the war and was consulted by American officials after he was taken into custody in Mosul. A former...
...commander who has attracted attention is Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, a Sunni Muslim who was Saddam?s Minister of Defense, an Arab businessman in close touch with the U.S. government tells TIME. Though Hashim was on the U.S.'s most-wanted list, this source says he was in contact with the U.S. before the war and was consulted by American officials after he was taken into custody in Mosul. A former CIA official says Hashim is "a great guy, basically an officer?s officer." He adds that Hashim would "bring a real sense of empowerment" to Iraqis who never...
...director and resident nun, calls “co-humanistic Buddhism”—i.e. Buddhism that is “engaged with society” and emphasizes “this life, this world, this time, these people.” The GBBCC offers courses in tai chi ($60), vegetarian cooking ($80) and Chinese calligraphy ($180), as well as daily meditation...
...happy because it’s convenient to get drinks whenever I want,” said Denise S. Tai ’06, a Lowell resident. “It was an unexpected surprise to learn about it in the e-mail...
Others, like Joe Weaver, will leave less tangible legacies. Weaver, a wiry Tai Chi enthusiast who moved into a Dallas retirement home last fall, was dismayed to find that its Tai Chi classes consisted of residents sitting and waving their arms around. Though he just turned 90, he leads several Tai Chi and water-aerobics classes at the home. "At this stage in my life, I'm blessed with good health and have some ability in the world of exercise, and if I share or transfer that to other people, it's going to do good for me directly...