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  • Pentagon backs off after suggesting new evidence of link between Somalia and al-Qaida

    03/20/2002 1:38:35 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 20 replies · 239+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 3-20-02 | ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
    <p>WASHINGTON (AP) --  It sounded sinister at first. The Pentagon announced new evidence of a possible link between the al-Qaida terrorist network and Somalia. Within minutes the story began to unravel.</p> <p>The Pentagon's military spokesman for the war in Afghanistan, Brig. Gen. John Rosa of the Air Force, announced Wednesday that U.S. soldiers searching abandoned al-Qaida caves in eastern Afghanistan had recovered a hand-held navigation device Monday with the name "G. Gordon" on it.</p>