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Salaamalaik. I am an American who reads the Yemen Times from time to time. I’ve been reading it more often as of late because I am preparing to move to Sana’a. As to your article on Kerry and Bush and who “loves Israel” more, I would like to offer a few comments if you would indulge. Your main point on the influence that Jews have in America is well taken. Their political power in Washington is immense, no question about it. The American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has so much power that it is known in D.C. as simply, “the...

A London-based Arab magazine said on Friday that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to launch a ‘‘back-breaking attack’’ on the US by February, confirming an earlier message by the militant network. The weekly al-Majalla said it received an e-mail from Abu Mohammed al-Ablaj, a little known Al Qaeda member, saying bin Laden would release a video tape in which he affirms his group’s determination to fight the US. ‘‘A messenger of bin Laden informed him (Ablaj) that the Al Qaeda leader will appear on a televised tape after the execution of an operation which bin Laden described...

<p>BADGER -- A handwritten sign on an isolated, winding section of Highway 245 advertised a yard sale Thursday. "Everything must go," it read.</p> <p>Apparently, that included the people who lived there.</p> <p>One woman and a collection of clothes, chairs and computer parts were all that remained of Baladullah, a Muslim village near the mountain community of Badger.</p>

Terror's Confounding Online Trail By SUSAN STELLIN FOR all the sophisticated electronic tools the United States government has at its investigative disposal, tracking the activities of suspected terrorist groups online has proved to be not unlike the search for Osama bin Laden and his operatives on the ground. In essence, even against a superior arsenal of technology, there are still plenty of ways for terrorists to avoid detection. Although digital forensics has undoubtedly been useful in piecing together events since Sept. 11 — leading, for example, to the arrests of three of the suspects in the abduction and murder of...

Arab-Americans: Making a Difference by Casey Kasem There are about 3 million Arab-Americans. As a community, we’ve been making a difference by demonstration our loyalty, inventiveness, and courage on behalf of the United State for over 100 years. Among America’s activists who are making a great difference are the founder of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Candy Lightner, and America’s --- and probably the world’s – foremost consumer advocate, Ralph Nader. Back in 1960, Ralph Johns, a key participant in the civil rights movement, encouraged the famous Woolworth ‘sit-in’ at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Among business leaders ...

No negotiations to free reporter 01/31/2002 Associated Press WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday ruled out negotiations to gain the release of a Wall Street Journal reporter abducted in Pakistan. AP Pearl shown chained in a photo released by his kidnappers. Powell said &quot;we are doing everything we can&quot; to gain the release of reporter Daniel Pearl. Powell said he had talked about Pearl's plight with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and that he, too, would do his best. &quot;We need to be concerned about his safety,&quot; Powell said. But, he said, &quot;the demands of the kidnappers ...