Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about read more

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

So often, it's the men and their business dealings that make it down through history. But this gives us a read more

So often, it's the men and their business dealings that make it down through history. But this gives us a chance to look at the females of these times and the strong roles they played in society.

[In the
ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam
Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me read more

[In the
ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam
Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me Ali ... Three of the prayer leaders were
martyred during the Iran-Iraq war [of the 1980s].

Black is best worn as an ensemble - black with black. Black with color is not quite where we are read more

Black is best worn as an ensemble - black with black. Black with color is not quite where we are right now.

Nobody can see it before then.

Nobody can see it before then.

I think we came into this situation ? a hostile environment ? and it allowed our team to really focus,

I think we came into this situation ? a hostile environment ? and it allowed our team to really focus,

If we have a player that's decidedly higher-rated, we're going to pick the player that's higher-rated.

If we have a player that's decidedly higher-rated, we're going to pick the player that's higher-rated.

It was time I got real aggressive inside. The coaches have been telling me when I get the ball inside, read more

It was time I got real aggressive inside. The coaches have been telling me when I get the ball inside, to score it instead of passing it back outside.