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The United States has concluded that Al Qaida and its allies are taking over the Sunni insurgency war in Iraq. U.S. officials said Central Command officers in Iraq have seen increasing evidence of Al Qaida and Islamic volunteer forces participating and even leading the insurgency war in the Sunni Triangle. They said Al Qaida has succeeded in presenting Iraq as the next arena for what the movement terms the Islamic holy war against the United States. "Foreign terrorists are attracted to areas where the coalition is on the offense in the global war on terror, and in Iraq we are...

The capture of Khalid Sheik Mohammed could significantly impact Al Qaeda operations. WASHINGTON AND KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Unlike Osama bin Laden, he's not a household name - at least not until now. But no individual's capture could have wider implications for America's war on terrorism than that of Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Apprehended in Pakistan this weekend and now facing interrogation in US custody overseas, Mohammed is considered to be Al Qaeda's foremost operational leader, with unrivaled knowledge of the organization's plans and personnel. The news of Mohammed's capture could help on several fronts, from the manhunt for bin Laden to...

Reprinted from NewsMax.com In Helping Enemies of America, Saudis Sow Seeds of Own DestructionArnaud de BorchgraveNewsMax.com WiresFriday, Aug. 23, 2002 When ailing Saudi King Fahd decamped from a Geneva clinic where he had spent the last two months, no less than 12 large jet aircraft, including a hospital jumbo, were required to move him and his entourage to one of his summer palaces in Marbella, Spain. Local shopkeepers were gleeful. Marbella's chamber of commerce estimates the royal household drops $80 million a week on hotels and designer knickknacks. For Fahd, suffering from multiple life-threatening ailments, the growing tumult surrounding the...