June 21, 2004

Sacked sergeant is new al-Qaida chief in Saudi Arabia Guardian - A former sergeant in the Saudi security forces has been appointed head of al-Qaida in the kingdom after the death of Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin, the previous leader, in a gun battle on Friday. 9:42:02 PM

Is the U.N. finally ready to get serious about anti-Semitism? 4:13:46 PM

'Three UK vessels seized in Iran'. Iran says it has detained three British navy vessels inside its territorial waters and arrested eight sailors. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:57:30 AM

Saddam colonel belonged to Al Qaeda, 9/11 panel told Toronto Star, Canada - The commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been told "a very prominent member" of Al Qaeda served as an officer in Saddam Hussein's militia, a panel member said yesterday. Republican commissioner John Lehman told NBC's Meet the Press the new intelligence, if proven true, buttresses claims by the Bush administration of ties between Iraq and the militant network believed responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on America. "We are now in the process of getting this latest intelligence," Lehman said. 9:56:41 AM

US e-mail competition heats up Washington Times - The planned entry of Google into the free e-mail forum has spawned some hasty reaction from both Yahoo and Microsoft, the Washington Post said Monday. 8:57:13 AM