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...Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan, suspected I.R.A. bombmaking experts arrested in 2001 for allegedly training FARC militants. All three insist they were there to observe peace talks, which have since collapsed. But senior Colombian police tell Time the FARC paid the trio $2 million for explosives and mortar instruction. Last spring, FARC mortars killed 119 peasants, accused by the guerrillas of aiding the A.U.C., as they huddled in a church. The I.R.A., say officials, also got the run of the vast jungle controlled by the FARC to test new weapons. Says one police commander, "We fear Colombia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Next Terror Nexus? | 2/16/2003 | See Source »

...find what you want at the major e-tailers, typing key words (like opals and antique) into any Internet search engine will lead you to thousands more sites. Some of the biggest turn out to be the Web presences of bricks-and-mortar stores. Rare Jewels in Nashville, Tenn. (at www.rarejewels.net) specializes in estate jewelry. Adin in Antwerp (at www.adin.be) features one-of-a-kind antique beauties. And the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (at www.momastore.org showcases a small but stylish selection of earrings, necklaces and watches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Click and Clink | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

...chilling disclosure. Until now, attacks against U.S. outposts in Afghanistan have been haphazard. Bands of pro-Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas would engage in shoot-and-run assaults, such as lobbing a single wildly aimed mortar round and then hightailing it over the mountains. These strikes typically caused more nuisance than harm. Ghani's confession, however, suggested that for the first time anti-U.S. forces were creeping back from their hideouts across the Pakistani border and regrouping in large numbers. Their aim is to pour heavy fire on the Americans, forcing them to retreat from their isolated bases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What About the Other War? | 2/2/2003 | See Source »

From the hot meze, the Karentika ($3.50), a chickpea custard in a pie crust, is uniformly bland. It comes smothered, however, under a wonderfully piquant harissa, a spicy condiment made by pounding chili peppers in a mortar with salt, olive oil, and spices. Harissa is one of the foundations of all North African cooking, and it’s excellent at Baraka Café. You’d be well-advised to order harissa alone as a meze ($3.50), and forgo the Karentika. The Zaatar Coca ($4.50)—a hand-stretched bread, grilled over a fire, then sprinkled...

Author: By Helen Springut, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Sweetest Thing | 11/21/2002 | See Source »

...your loved ones off the hook? Hand over return shipping labels, printed receipts and any other information they might need--before they have to ask for it. Some websites (typically those run by big chains like GAP.COM and OLDNAVY.COM) let you return merchandise to any of their bricks-and-mortar locations. If that's the case, be sure to mention it in the card...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Click Smart | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

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