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...national-unity government of Prime Minister al-Maliki. Earlier in the year I had watched from close quarters as U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad worked tirelessly to make that government possible, pleading, cajoling until all the political factions--Shi'ite, Sunni, Kurdish and secular--agreed to get in the big tent together. Relieved, the Bush Administration announced that the participation of all groups, especially the recalcitrant Sunnis, would allow al-Maliki's government to succeed where the U.S. military had failed, in bringing to heel both the Sunni insurgency and the rising might of the Shi'ite militias. Never mind that...
...room paid for by his parents. Over the weekend, thousands waited in dazed and nervous clumps just inside Syria, beside the armada of taxis that had carried them over the border. Children slumbered in the backs of cars; groups of head-scarved women sat in silent groups under makeshift tent shelters, waiting for meals of donated pita and canned meat...
...TITAN TENT Sales of big car-camping tents are up 117% over the past three years. The new three-person, two-door Mutha Hubba, $380 from Mountain Safety Research, is both spacious (3.7 sq m of floor space) and lightweight (around 3 kilos...
...trend isn't confined to newer developments like Lajitas. Some of the world's most venerable hotel operators go to great lengths to give their guests a generous helping of local flavor. Oberoi Hotels built the first luxury tent resort on the edge of the rugged Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in western India four years ago and put pampered fat cats face-to-face with majestic big cats during private jeep tours through the jungle. More recently, the $630-a-night Oberoi Vanyavilas resort purchased pachyderms to take guests on mahout-guided elephant rides through the countryside...
...night-light or reading lamp. Don't Bug Me Insect repellents can be sticky or stinky. How about a shirt that keeps pesky pests away? Ex Officio's Buzz Off shirts, $22 and up, are made with permethrin, the same insecticide used in long-lasting antimalaria bed nets. Titan Tent Sales of big car-camping tents are up 117% over the past three years. The new three-person, two-door Mutha Hubba, $380 from Mountain Safety Research, is both spacious (3.7 sq m of floor space) and lightweight (around 3 kilos). Sleep Sack REI's Kindercone, $59, is designed...