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...Iraq's tribes may hold one of the keys that will give this place a chance at putting its past behind it. While the tribal dynamic does not extend throughout the country, especially in more urban centers or among Christian communities, much of the fighting came from tribal elements, both Sunni and Shi'ite. Tribal reconciliation is an age-old mechanism for resolving disputes. When the leader of a tribe speaks, if he says he has reconciled with another or with the government, his word is law, and all members of that tribe fall in line. That...
...well.” HARVARD 4, WILLIAM & MARY 3 Looking to rebound from Saturday’s loss against Old Dominion, Sunday’s ranked opponent William & Mary was hardly Harvard’s ideal proposition; such concerns intensified upon the Crimson dropping the doubles point to the Tribe. However, Harvard silenced all doubt with a resounding singles performance, recording four straight wins to seal the game.“The level of play was up a level higher...it was quite a remarkable win today,” Fish said.In the doubles, William & Mary claimed an early advantage...
...Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In),” the closing number of the show.Although “Hair” does not officially open on Broadway until March 31, there were few technical or creative missteps to be found. The ensemble, also known as the Tribe, works as one joyous, lively unit. Creel’s beautiful, smooth voice and compelling acting sustain his character, Claude, as the emotional core of the show, while Swenson’s Berger provides a perfect counterbalance of raw power and sexuality. Big numbers such as “Aquarius...
...artistic product to hermetic galleries and museums, when dance has been marginalized to the stage, and literature to the privacy of one’s bedroom. It wasn’t so long ago that art was profoundly social in character, when the retelling of stories brought the whole tribe together, when depicting played a central role in religious rites, when dance was the act that taught man how to work and live in synchrony. OK, yes, I’ll admit, it was pretty long ago when dancing around the campfire equipped us to hunt down our dinner...
...deaths could rip the country apart along tribal lines. Na Wai came from the large Balante tribe, whose members fought in the war of independence against Portugal in 1974, and who have dominated the military ever since. Vieira came from the far smaller Pepel tribe. Soldiers drove Vieira from the country in 1999, but he returned in 2005 after he won a presidential election. "This is the final reckoning of accounts between two personalities who always fought each other," Antonio Mazzitelli, regional director for West Africa for the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, told TIME by phone from...