Kenyans Suffer Again in Anti-U.S. Violence

The attack on the Paradise Hotel in the coastal resort city of Mombasa was eerily reminiscent of the even deadlier attack four years ago on the United States Embassy in the capital, Nairobi.

In both cases, innocent Kenyans made up the bulk of the casualties.

In both cases, as well, it appeared that Kenya was the venue but that the driving force was international politics that had little to do with East Africa.…
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/29/international/africa/29AFRI.html