WHERE TRIBAL CUSTOM REPLACES RATIONAL THOUGHT PROGRESS WILL BE SLOW.

Omar Abdullah Hadi, a 23-year-old money changer from the northern city of Mosul, says he was a fugitive from Saddam's regime and has no love for the dictator. But if Saddam is hiding in Iraq, no amount of money will flush him out.

"This reward bears no relation to what will happen," he says. "We are tribal people. That's the main reason they won't give him up. It's not about benefiting from Saddam. It's about our tribal customs, that say when a visitor comes into your house, you must treat him well."


We have a custom dealing with "visitors" too.

It says "No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law".

Amendment III, United States Constitution.