Much has been madein recent years onthetribal"Awakening" Iraq, also knownin Arabic asthe "Sahwa".rear the extensivemedia attentionto the phenomenonand itssuccess securityhasoutlineda deeperdebate onthe reality of Iraqitribalism andsocial and political roleof the tribesin Iraq. It would beheretrying tosee in thiseventtheSahwa atradition of "Millennium",synonymous withvalues, structures and ancestralstandards.The following articleintends, however,illustrate to what extentthis phenomenon,far from embodyingthe"awakening" of a anytradition,is actuallya continuationof dualprocess of change andsubversion ofIraqitribalobject on the contemporary period.