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...part of the surrender, Kandahar's police chief gave Mullah A a letter of protection. But the would-be ex-guerrilla fighter soon realized the paper was worthless. Like so many other Taliban who tried to lay down arms, the commander had a complex history, interwoven with tribal rivalries and greed. The CIA was offering $100,000 for the return of Stinger antiaircraft missiles, and the local intelligence chief, who belongs to the enemy Achakzai tribe (allied to President Hamid Karzai's Popalzai tribe), was convinced that he could make good money if he shook down Mullah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Anti-Taliban Efforts Have Failed | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...initiating pieces. Each performer remained seated until the music motivated her to begin. Once she took the stage, the others concentrated on her movements and kept time according to her lead, with a complex rhythmic pattern emerging from the clapping, finger snapping, and lighting quick clicking of their heels. Interwoven through it all, the lone female singer called plaintively...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: A Night of Flamenco | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...about his mother going crazy and his dad abandoning him. That's when the book sort of took a different direction. Yes, it's a book about counterfeiting, but then I started seeing it as the story of a man and his life, and how those things were interwoven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art of Counterfeiting Money | 6/15/2009 | See Source »

...only watch elite collegiate athletes participate in 41 different varsity sports, but also to experience the smoldering embers of Boston’s sporting soul. Walking through Park Street, overhearing drawling voices discussing the fortunes of the Celtics, Pats, Bruins and Sox, you are reminded how deeply interwoven sport is with the fabric of society; you are reminded how, even in the commercially driven world of American sports, the affinity connecting fan and sport is universal.Ultimately, one word can succinctly explain the difference of American sport: scale. In terms of land mass, it would take slightly over 31 British Islands...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AP STYLE: Finding Comfort In USA Sports | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...overdone themes appear refreshingly novel.The three-hour-long piece (schedule your dinner plans for before curtain call!) is a series of interconnected stories of individuals wrestling with deviant identities in Reagan-era New York City. The floor design—a white web of sorts—mimics the interwoven nature of the narratives; streaks of red and blue remind the audience of the American ideals against which the characters are juxtaposed. Sets are minimal, as the script calls for numerous settings, and most furniture is on wheels so that it can be easily moved and given another use. This...

Author: By Victoria J. Benjamin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spiritual and Moving, ‘Angels’ Transcends Clichés | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

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