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...more horrible by fear that chemical weapons might be unleashed not only against troops but also against hundreds of thousands of defenseless civilians. The use of poison gas would be contrary to conventions ratified by virtually every nation in the world (including Iraq). Yet as American and Egyptian troops tried on their chemical-warfare suits ... and as civilians as far away as Tel Aviv clamored for similar protective gear, it was impossible to forget that Saddam Hussein had used poison gas against Iran and against his own people ... King Hussein of Jordan, who managed to become trapped between Iraq...
...those orders, and the ideas that animate them, come from men like Osama bin Laden, spoiled son of a Saudi tycoon—or from hijacker Mohamed Atta, born to a middle-class Egyptian family and radicalized by ideas imbibed at German universities—or from the host of Muslim clerics, of imams and mullahs, across the Middle East and Asia, who have fallen over themselves to provide religious justifications for an anti-American jihad. This is not a new phenomenon: revolutionary movements have always found their leaders among discontented middle and upper class types. Think of Danton...
...Israeli daily Haaretz has some bad news for their Egyptian neighbors: "Colin Powell is leaning toward a decision to cancel his plans to deliver a speech on United States policy in the Middle East containing suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement," the paper reported Thursday. "American diplomats sent a message to Sharon this week saying that the administration has no plans to launch a Middle East diplomatic initiative in the near future, and that any steps will be coordinated with Israel in advance." As ever in the Middle East, somebody's bound to be disappointed...
...Britain is proud of its record as a refuge for those fleeing tyranny, and over the past two decades has provided a haven for many political dissidents from the Middle East. But critics say that extremists have used this openness to plan attacks, raise funds and otherwise foment terrorism. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has complained that Britain harbors "terrorists under the slogan of human rights." Others suggest that the absence of identity cards gives would-be terrorists an enviable freedom of movement. The "lack of controls inside Britain . . . means people plotting terror will continue to regard...
...frequented, located in a shabby neighborhood of north London. From here, cleric Abu Hamza al-Marsi, who lost both hands and an eye in Afghanistan, runs Supporters of Shariah, a group that promotes "military training for brothers" and whose website last week suddenly disappeared from the Internet. Hamza, an Egyptian who came to Britain in 1981 and is wanted in Yemen for terrorism, welcomed the Sept. 11 attacks as "justified." Since then, police have been guarding the mosque - they say for the Muslims? protection, but this also makes monitoring visitors easy...