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Under the direction of Kenneth P. Herrera ’03, Richard III presents a world of treachery and deceit within Aztec times, a classic tragedy to the beat of tribal drums. To some, the colorful costumes on stage might seem cartoonish, and to others, they may suggest the universality of Richard, but one thing is for certain: Shakespeare has never looked this good...
...they sought to set up the most rudimentary kind of authority, U.S. and British officials confronted the challenge of detoxifying a 24-year tyranny. How could they know the good guys from the bad, know how far down the Baath Party ladder to purge, know which tribal leaders were legitimate representatives of their people and which had been in Saddam's pocket? In a very real and horrifying way, the ransacking of government offices and power centers--all the resentment and retribution against the network of stoolies, spies and party apparatchiks--is part of the de-Baathification that both critics...
...group uses ethnic instruments like bongos and djembes to complement more common percussion instruments, creating a “delightful bland of the tribal and theatrical,” says Kyle J. Berkman ’06. But they are perhaps best known for their creative use if everyday items, influenced by shows like Stomp and “Blue Man Group...
...said he was the one to thank for the Americans entering Mosul without a fight. He, as a tribal chief, was one of the few Iraqis privileged enough to have a satellite dish. Watching al-Jazeera, he realized the war was not going as his government was saying. When he saw that U.S. forces were getting closer to Mosul, he started calling on government officials urging them to see the writing on the wall and agree to let the Americans in. Then he made contact with the Americans, traveling to meet one group just inside the border of the Kurdish...
...holdout is group is a band of tribal gunmen who have barred the bridge across the Tigris that leads into the city center. They may be protecting the city against looters or they may be trying to prevent competing groups of marauders intruding on their turf. The first signs of looting are already clear, however. A new car with five self-styled Kurdish guerillas drove by, telling a stirring tale of gunfights and escape and pointing to a bullethole and a smashed window in the side of the car. The car plates, however, were covered over with mud - usually...