I read the Viewzone article last week, it seems to put forward a very good argument for the location of the magic box.
I thought that this story was interesting. The kidnap bit is bizarre enough story in itself.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/8451357.stm
' Westerwelle is the first Western minister to visit Yemen '
Trust the Germans to get in first! 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' anyone?