European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes sunday april 15 2007 in the world american faces ethiopian military tribunal by Elizabeth a Kennedy the associated press Nairobi Kenya an american detained in Ethiopia under a program to inter Rogate alleged Al Aida loyalists has appeared before a military tribunal there More than three months after he was Cap tured trying to escape the War in Somalia a us official said saturday Amir Mohammed Meshal 24 and Doz ens of other foreigners have been jailed in the ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on suspicion of having ties to the islamic militia that Ethiopia army helped defeat in neighbouring Somalia extremists linked to Al Aida fought on behalf of the islamist human rights groups say the detentions violate International Law a charge which Ethiopia denies Meshal appeared before the tribunal on Friday but no further details were Avail Able the us official in Addis Ababa said speaking on condition of anonymity be cause of the sensitivity of the Case Calls to ethiopian government officials were not immediately returned on Friday us officials said Meshal would soon be freed but his return to his family in Linton Falls no has been complicated because his name appears on a us nobly list even though us authorities have cleared him of terrorism suspicions Ethiopia which has a Long history of human rights abuses says the detentions Are part of the International fight against terrorism and insisted it has the right to defend itself from this danger the detainees were captured in Kenya and Somalia men moved to Ethiopia american kenyan and ethiopian forces have Long been allies in a us counter Ter dorism Effort in the Horn of Africa ethiopian officials initially denied any suspects were in custody but later con firmed an associated press report that Doz ens of foreigners were detained As part of an Effort to Stem terrorism us officials who agreed to discuss the detentions Only if not quoted by name be cause of the sensitivity of the Issue have said Ethiopia allowed us agencies including the Cia and Fri Access to the detainees but that the agencies played no role in arrests transport or deportation North Korea fails to meet nuke deadline Beijing North Korea failed to meet a saturday dead line for shutting Down its main nuclear reactor and a key us negotiator said the North needs to take action to keep the disarmament program from foundering the United states and other governments involved in Siena Tion talks on North Korea nuclear programs said the slipping of the 60day deadline was significant but not yet fatal to a two Montgold agreement that Laid out a timetable for disarmament if talks aim to boost emerging economies global finance officials hoped to make Progress saturday on re making the International Mone tary fund so countries with emerging economies gain a greater role the talks this weekend at the Spring meetings of the if and world Bank however were clouded by questions about the Fate of the Bank president Paul Wolfowitz Bank employees planned an afternoon demonstration to urge him to resign because of his involvement in the huge pay raise awarded to a close female Friend the if approved changes at a meeting last year to give China South Korea Turkey and Mexico a larger say in the institutions operations Argentina Economy minister Felisa Miceli said giving develop ing countries More representation remains of the utmost importance for the legitimacy and effectiveness of the two institutions it would increase their democratic legitimacy said Miceli who Heads the group of 24 developing countries from the associated press riot police officers detain a Demon Strator who is among activists and supporters of russian opposition Leader Garry Kasparov outside a District police station where Kasparov was taken after being detained in mos cow on saturday Jvan chess Champ detained in Moscow by Mike Eckel the associated press Moscow police detained Garry Kasparov the former world chess Champion who now leads one of russian strongest opposition movements and at least 100 other activists saturday As they gathered for a forbidden anti Kremlin demonstration in Central Moscow about 200 Kasparov support ers later gathered outside the police station where he was being held shouting Freedom for Politi Cal prisoners after about an hour police waded into the crowd bearing some demonstrators with truncheons and kicking them and offering sarcastic Good wishes As the crowd scattered this regime has shown its True colors and its True face Kasparov said during a break in his court hearing where he faced charges of shouting antigovernment slogans today is an important demonstration of the degeneration of Putin regime the demonstration one in a series of so called dissenters marches increased tension be tween opposition supporters who complain the Kremlin is cracking Down on political dissent and authorities who vow to Block any unauthorized demonstrations a Sim Ilar Anarch planned for St Peters Burg on sunday also has been banned since the first such March in december in Moscow Kasparov has emerged As one of president Vladimir Putin most prominent critics he has vowed to accelerate his protest actions As presidential and parliamentary elections approach Kasparov United civil front organization works with other opposition groups in a Loose Alliance called other Russia which organized the marches after his detention he waved and smiled from a police Van and did not appear to have been Hurt police department spokesman Yevgeny gilded eve said Kasparov was detained on suspicion of Call ing for provocations gilded eve said about 170 people in total were detained at the Square City authorities gave Permis Sion to other Russia to hold a rally at Turgenev Square but de Nied their request to gather at the More Central and prominent push Kin Square one of Moscow most Well known Public spaces other Russia defied the ban and declared they would March from Pushkin Square to the other Square about a mile away police detained scores of activists at Pushkin Square but thou Sands of others began marching More than 1000 others gathered at the authorized rally site among them was Mikhail Kasy nov who was Putin first prime minister but now has gone into opposition everyone should ask the question what is happening with our authorities Are they still sane or have they gone mad Kasyanova said As the crowd chanted shame on the govern ment 2 czech lawmakers denied visas to us radar site in Pacific the associated press Prague czech Republic the us embassy in Prague on Friday defended its Deci Sion not to Grant visas to two czech lawmakers for a trip to a us radar site on the mar shall islands in the Pacific Washington wants to place a similar radar near Prague As part of its global missile de sense system a group of six czech lawmakers is scheduled to travel saturday to the micronesian islands to inspect the radar the embassy said two additional names were submitted after an agreed deadline and there was simply not enough time to com plete the visa proceedings before the Satur Day departure processing for us diplomatic visas is uni form regardless of country nationality or for example party affiliation it said in a state ment one of the two Alexander Cerny is a Deputy for the communist party which resolutely opposes the us plan his party Leader Vojtech Filip sent a complaint to us Ambas Sador Richard Graber demanding an explanation for the rejection the us made a formal request in january to put a radar base in a military area South West of Prague As part of plans for a missile de sense shield that Washington says would protect against a potential threat from Iran or North Korea the us also wants neighbouring Poland to place 10 interceptor missiles there As part of the system the two former soviet satellites Are now nato members in March the czech government agreed to Start negotiations with the United states on possibly Host ing of the radar bomber Brothers strike in Morocco by John Thorne the associated press Rabat Broth ers strapped with explosives blew themselves up near the american language Center in Casablanca on saturday and police arrested another three suspects including one wearing an explosives later an official said the attacks came just Days after three suspected militants blew themselves up As they were cornered by police in Casablanca and Al Aida claimed suicide car bombings in neighbouring Algeria that killed 33 people the attacks have stoked new fears of islamic terrorism in North scially in Morocco Long known for its stability the moroccan and algerian governments have not addressed an Al Aida link or inspiration in the bombings earlier this week both countries have Allied them selves with the United states in its fight against terrorism saturdays two bombers detonated their explosives in the mid dle of a Boulevard that runs be Hind the american cultural Cen Ter killing themselves and wound ing a woman the official said add ing that the three suspects were arrested in the neighbourhood which is also Home to the Ameri can consulate and a synagogue after the arrests a second explosives Belt was found beside an upscale hotel in the same neigh boyhood struck by the bombings the Interior ministry official said on condition of anonymity citing ministry policy the official said the belts linked the bombers with three men who blew themselves up in Casablanca on tuesday after being cornered by police a police sniper shot and killed a fourth Man who authorities said appeared to be preparing to Deto Nate a bomb the official map news Agency reported meanwhile that police had arrested the Leader of a group responsible for the tuesday Sui cide bombings and another last month in a cybercafe in Casablanca Morocco largest City