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...YEARS AFTER SADDAM'S FALL, such ties were strong enough to keep widespread sectarian violence at bay. There were provocations: Sunni jihadi groups, such as Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi's al-Qaeda, began a bombing campaign against Shi'ite targets. But many Shi'ite extremists, rather than lashing out at Sunnis, sometimes joined them in the insurgency against the Americans and their allies. When Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army rose against the U.S. in the summer of 2004, it was supported by the Sunni insurgency. That fall some of al-Sadr's fighters joined Sunnis in the battle...
...Plastaz’s success has proved to be a double-edged sword.Now, the group faces problems protecting their copyrights. According to them, the African music industry is rife with bureaucratic corruption, and in the absence of a strong rule of law, the sale of pirated CDs has become widespread.“Exploitation of artists is everywhere,” says Gsann.In an attempt to capitalize on the success of X Plastaz in and around Tanzania, local radio stations have even begun to charge the group for airtime. Although this domestic situation continues to render the production and distribution...
Certain accents are widespread. Posh Queen’s English of the Eton or Cambridge variety is so familiar as to sound humdrum. Such accents, however, are all linked by a common denominator: a decidedly non-plebian heritage. By contrast, the Boston accent has a distinctly blue-collar identity...
...countries, for example, could be given more access to Europe's universities and jobs if they promise to reintegrate their illegal immigrants. If Europe can improve its policies on immigration, then maybe Europeans will improve their attitudes. "There's public support for immigration in Canada because the widespread perception is that the border is firmly under control and everyone is respecting the system," says Hansen. "When you lose that perception, public support collapses...
...imagines a world in which women are no longer able to bear children. Based on P.D. James’ novel, the film opens eighteen years after the last baby has been born, a phenomenon that coincides with—and perhaps contributes to—staunch anti-immigration sentiment, widespread violence, extensive environmental damage, and the frequent advertisement of assisted suicide drugs. Perpetually scruffy and emotionally detached, Theo is left to protect the miraculously pregnant Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey) after her first defender Julian (Julianne Moore) is killed. The rebel group of which Julian was part, The Fishes, turns...