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Abducted imam aided CIA ally
Among the multiple mysteries swirling around the abduction of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr in Italy, one stands out as by far the most perplexing. Why would the U.S. government go to elaborate lengths to seize a 39-year-old Egyptian who, according to...Tags: Refugee, Terrorism, Washington (U.S. state), Defense, Kidnapping
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Past is ever-present
GETTING THERE: From LAX, British Airways, Delta, US Airways, Lufthansa and Air France have connecting service (changes of planes) to Tirana. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $1,507 until Oct. 31. TELEPHONES: To call numbers below from the U.S.,...Tags: Air Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Restaurants
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Cleric's story of abduction, torture
Tribune senior correspondent"This is how they kidnapped me from Italy ... and how they tortured and imprisoned me in Egypt." So begins a 6,300-word, handwritten letter, composed in an Egyptian prison cell by radical Muslim cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr. His abduction by the CIA...Tags: Terrorism, Social Issues, Defense, Kidnapping, Justice and Rights
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Wag the Dog
TIMES FILM CRITICWednesday December 24, 1997 "Why does a dog wag its tail?" Glad you asked. "Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail were smarter, the tail would wag the dog." With a title taken from that tart bit of pre-credits philosophy, "Wag...Tags: Comedy (genre), Elections, Political Systems, James Cameron, The Washington Post
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INS Holds President of Charity Suspected of Ties to Al Qaeda
Times Staff WriterThe president of a Chicago-based Islamic charity remained in INS custody Monday and two Iraqi-born members of the group overseas were being detained as part of a widening investigation into the group's possible ties to terrorists. But Roger Simmons, the...Tags: Islam, Belgium, Terrorism, Social Issues, Career and Workplace
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