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...July 21 bombing suspects may turn out to be easier than what comes next. Of the July 7 and July 21 suspects, only one had previously even tweaked the interest of the security services, implying that a lot more networks of homegrown terrorists could be out there--Pakistani, Somali, Eritrean, Jamaican, North African, perhaps many others in a country with 1.6 million Muslims. In a poll of British Muslims published last week, 4% of those surveyed said they believe "it is acceptable for religious or political groups to use violence for political ends." One official estimates there are at least...
...applaud your reporting on the rarely publicized fighting between the Ethiopian government forces and the Eritrean rebels [WORLD, Dec. 23]. In that strategic area of Africa, it has been more a superpower struggle than anything else. This kind of balanced reporting helps dispel the naive notion that nature is the only cause of the tragic suffering of the people in the region. Aziz L. Issarah Ossining, N. Y. Academic Freedom...
After all, an Ethiopian-Eritrean meal at homey Asmara in the heart of Central Square is a feast in its own right. Hidden under a green-and-white striped awning on Mass Ave., the restaurant is warmly lit and cozy. Couples huddle close over low woven tables (called mosobs) while owner Lettensa Afeworki bustles about maternally, checking in eagerly to see if you’re making progress...
...Begin in the central market, framed by its delicate arches. Pick up some fruit or pungent Eritrean spices and wander through the back lanes toward the Catholic cathedral, an imposing red-brick edifice that dominates the skyline. Nearby Liberation Avenue, Asmara's main street, features the gorgeous Art Deco Cinema Impero and Italian-style cafes where craggy old men sip cappuccinos and smoke cigarettes. My favorite Art Deco building is on the outskirts of town: the fantastic Fiat Tagliero gas station, which has long horizontal overhangs that jut out like giant wings from the central building. It's painted...
...totally unsubstantiated." His case follows arrests in October 2001, when U.S. officials in Bosnia picked up six Algerians accused of plotting attacks on British and U.S. embassies, and later deported them to Guantanamo Bay. Meanwhile, four al-Qaeda suspects - two Algerians, a Frenchman and a Dutch national of Eritrean origin - went on trial last week in the Netherlands on charges of running a support network for planned attacks on the U.S. embassy in Paris. And in Britain, investigators detained, under the Terrorism Act, but later released Hassan Butt, 22, a member of the radical Al-Muhajiroun group. They...