John Conkling, a chemist with decades of experience in fireworks, said the photograph included with the latest criminal complaints "clearly showed they were taking apart consumer fireworks, " probably to get to the explosive material inside.

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In the introduction to the paperback edition of "The Rotten Heart of Europe, " Mr. Connolly describes how his photograph was posted at entrances to the commission's offices, as if he were a wanted criminal.

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