seanog34: All Comments

This is a wonderfully warm portrait of Chicago. Thank you to those who selected it. Thank you also to those who selected the Aleksander Hemon story of the coffee set inherited as a token from a tragic loss. I am reminded of an earlier Granta I have which contains a story about the man who had a Beverly Hills custom hand bag store which is visited by the writer who wants to talk about Oskar Schindler, as the proprietor knew him. I loved that story and the tone of this narration on Chicago reminds me of it. I used to go to Granville avenue in the 1980's to visit an uncle who is a missionary priest. We played tennis near there and visited people. I later went to Cameroon to visit the same uncle.

Well, firstly I am surprised to see that mine would be the first comment on this piece. I am also shocked at the release, and cannot imagine how it feels to lose a loved one in a terrorist attack. I do however recall reading an in-depth account during this man's trial which I believe was at court in the Hague. If memory serves, there were holes in the prosecution's case. The journo who wrote the story suggested that the case was built on circumstantial evidence and one eye witness testimony from the airport in Sardinia or Minorca (?) where the alleged bomb suitcase had been loaded to the flight bound for Paris or London where it would then go on to USA. I do not recall the origin of that piece of writing, or the journo's name, but I am wondering if anyone else read a similar document...i.e. how far fetched is it to have some doubts about Meghrahi's guilt in this...??