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...Given Cambodia's reputation for being politically dysfunctional, Dillon had surprisingly little difficulty securing permits and permissions from the local Culture Ministry. The country's cultural czars were irked a couple of years ago when Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, which was partly shot in Angkor Wat, mistakenly showed people wearing Vietnamese hats, not Cambodian ones?an unwelcome reminder of Cambodia's historic enemies. But besides trimming a few ultra-violent scenes, Dillon was required to do little more than translate the script for curious officials. "I was afraid of censorship, but they seemed more concerned that the movie was truthful...
...Brigade's 2nd Battalion that faced the toughest assignment. Their mission was to silence harassing fire from the Tomb of Ali without seriously damaging one of the holiest sites in Islam. They drove Iraqis off, but their return is considered a certainty...
...Coalition commanders never wanted to go near An Najaf, which along with Karbala is considered by many Muslims to be among the holiest places in the world. Inside the city is the tomb of Ali, son-in-law and cousin to Mohammed and founder of the Shiite sect. Coalition leaders saw no benefit to getting into a possible street fight in a city that could be portrayed as an attack on Islam...
...Catholics believe that the sanctity of life is from womb to tomb,” Landry said. “But you rarely hear that philosophy on issues other than abortion, such as the death penalty...
...femme fatale tomb raider (who moonlights as a scientist by night) joins forces with the quest’s leader in search of an ancient crystal skull once owned by Hitler that can revolutionize molecular science...