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...more powerful than its rival. As the French cracked down on both groups after a series of attacks in the Paris Métro in the mid-1990s, some of the Algerians found sanctuary in Britain. The Algerian hard men recruited and turned to crime, making money from identity theft and document forgery. "North Africans, but particularly Algerians, have been the most active component of the al-Qaeda network in Europe," says Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorist expert at Scotland's St. Andrews University. Ranstorp says European intelligence and security services held an unprecedented meeting in the spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Algerian Factor | 1/19/2003 | See Source »

...know who misused my travel documents. I don't know how my picture reached the hands of the FBI," Asghar said. He admitted using forged documents two months ago in a failed attempt to travel to Britain, but he may be the victim of identity theft. And he is probably not the only one, according to FBI officials. Other names on the list of 19 are known to be of people in the U.S., Pakistan and elsewhere who have reported their passports stolen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shadows in Our Midst | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

...fear they will be banished permanently. "The statute doesn't provide clear timetables or means by which those students can get back to regular schools," says their attorney, Marsha Levick. One student, who may sign on as a plaintiff, recently emerged from two months in boot camp for car theft and resents not being able to return to the regular classroom. "When you go to that [alternative] school, people know you did something wrong," he says. "I feel like I'm being punished twice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking the Alternate Route | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

...sealable clear plastic bag. The fastidious may want to put everything--individually--in clear plastic bags. And those who value their belongings need to make a complete list of items and their value, because the TSA does not yet have a formal policy for handling claims of damage or theft, although it does have a complaint line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Relearning to Pack | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

...sealable clear plastic bag. The fastidious may want to put everything - individually - in clear plastic bags. And those who value their belongings need to make a complete list of items and their value, because the TSA does not yet have a formal policy for handling claims of damage or theft, although it does have a complaint line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Relearning to Pack for Air Travel | 1/6/2003 | See Source »

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