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(CNSNews.com) - An Iranian man recently convicted of drug trafficking, is also suspected of money laundering and smuggling people from Iraq, Iran, Syria and Jordan into the United States. According to federal court documents, Mehrzad Arbane also told a former associate turned government informant in October of 2001 that he "may have smuggled two of the hijackers who flew the planes into the towers in New York on September 11, 2001." In the shadowy world of terrorist groups and those who enable their activities, it's doubtful that any comprehensive records are kept on the identities of people secreted into the...

It is this reporter's opinion that we are now receiving credible intelligence that al Qaeda is close to making good on its vow to strike American soil again. Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller are pointing to possible attacks during the summer months. The two top government officials are now launching a manhunt for these seven with at the least terrorist leanings. This comes on the heels of a flood of chatter indicating al Qaeda is about to go to work again. A day before this public news conference, I received a report from Scott Wheeler of...