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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (12383)	12/29/2001 2:18:49 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27754

Yemen Detains 80 at Islamic Institute in Area Where Troops Searched for Al-Qaida By Ahmed Al-Haj Associated Press Writer Published: Dec 29, 2001 ADEN, Yemen (AP) - Yemen has detained 80 foreign students and teachers from a fundamentalist Islamic institute during a crackdown on illegal residents, a security official said Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said authorities were investigating whether the foreigners - all men - were in the country legally. The detentions came near the end of a 30-day grace period provided to foreigners to legalize their presence in the country. The foreigners, mostly from Arab and South Asian countries, were studying and teaching at the private Dar Al-Hadith institute in the Abida tribal region - the same area where Yemeni special forces have been searching for members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network in recent weeks. Heavy fighting Dec. 18 killed at least 24 soldiers and six tribesmen. The tribal region is in Marib province 100 miles east of the capital, San'a. The official did not say if any of the men being held were thought to have links to al-Qaida. In the wake of the deadly October 2000 bombing of the destroyer USS Cole in Aden harbor and the Sept. 11 attacks, Yemen has taken steps to crack down on religious extremists and Arab veterans of Afghan wars who have taken refuge over the years in this relatively lawless country on the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula. The Abida tribe, which numbers about 5,000, is the largest in Marib province, which has earned a reputation for lawlessness. Since 1990, about 100 foreigners have been kidnapped in Marib, usually to be used as bargaining chips with the government to press for aid and better living conditions. The United States blames bin Laden and al-Qaida for the Sept. 11 attacks and the Cole bombing, which killed 17 American sailors. U.S. officials have pressed the Yemeni government to crack down on al-Qaida cells in the country. Also Saturday, a special court gave 25-year jail sentences to several tribesmen convicted of kidnapping a German engineer this month. The hostage was unharmed. Three others convicted in absentia were given 20 years while another suspect, also at large, was acquitted. The Yemeni government responded to the kidnapping with unusual force, shelling the tribe's stronghold. ap.tbo.com

To: lorne who wrote (12383)	12/30/2001 1:22:45 AM
From: Runner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27754

Mohamed moved to the United States in 1985, settling in northern California and becoming a U.S. citizen. AND HE IS STILL ALIVE? A TRAITOR! And we wonder about how we got caught with our pants down on Sept 11??? The State Department, CIA and FBI declined to answer questions about Mohamed. Officials have refused to discuss how much he has helped in their investigations as he awaits sentencing, which has been postponed indefinitely. They are afraid of their Complicity??!!