'STRONG LIKE SADDAM'

The article reports on the effect that deceased ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein still holds over Tikrit, Iraq. It focuses on the authority held by Kanan Al-Sadid, head of one of the most powerful branches of Iraq's huge Shammee tribe. Also discussed is the impact of Iraq's tangled network of tribal leaders on security and efforts of the U.S. military to buy the loyalty of different sheiks.