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ALBUQUERQUE, NM (Talon News) -- With only two members, the new Yahoo sponsored Global Islamic Media Center might at first be considered to be a far cry from the 6,500 members the group used to boast. However, Global Islamic Media (GIM) still has every indication of being just as much an al Qaeda affiliate as when it had thousands of adherents. Its messages also point to a new al Qaeda web site (see web site). At press time this site was still on line. Like any business, Yahoo depends on consumer confidence and the public's willingness to buy what it...

<p>Syria is "facilitating" the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq and helping supply them with arms, according to U.S. military officials with access to intelligence reports.</p> <p>The sources said the reporting has not been clear on whether hard-line Syrian President Bashar Assad is involved directly in ordering the aid. But they say he has much to lose if Iraq becomes a pro-U.S. democratic country.</p>