Will 'armloads' of US cash buy tribal loyalty?
Paying tribes to keep the peace is nothing new. It was one of Mr. Hussein's tools in his selective patronage system designed to weaken and control all institutions outside his Baath party. The British also tried it when they ruled Iraq last century.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1108/p01s04-wome.html
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1108/p01s04-wome.html
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rudkla - 9. Nov, 06:23
