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MANILA, Philippines, -- U.S. President George W. Bush's visit next month "will further seal our pact against terrorism and poverty," Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Friday. Arroyo, one of Bush's closest allies in Asia, said Filipinos look forward to the visit "with anticipation and gladness," and while the expected eight-hour stop may be short, "the expected gains are undiminished." "It will symbolize the conjoined strategic objective of the Philippines and the United States for global peace, security and development and continuing U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia," she said in a statement. She said the visit will solidify the Philippines'...

Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. Al Qaeda's Malaysian Links Intelligence Online POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE; TERRORISM / MALAYSIA; N. 425 March 14, 2002 An investigation into Yazid Sufaat, arrested in Malaysia, has shed light on ties between the terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. Yazid Sufaat, arrested in Malaysia in late December, admitted meeting with at least three of the Sept. 11 hijackers According to a source close to American intelligence, the alleged terrorist Yazid Sufaat, arrested in Malaysia in late December, admitted meeting with at least three of...

The Philippines military says it has discovered traces of possible biological weapons in a raid on a suspected hideout of Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiah in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato. A senior military official says possible residues of a "tetanus virus-carrying chemical was among those found" in Sunday's raid, along with a "bio-terror manual". Bomb-making materials, documents and notes on assembling rocket-propelled grenades were also found during the raid, but no suspects were arrested. Military spokesman Major General Rodolfo Garcia says the documents refer to Jemaah Islamiah, but has refused to elaborate further. Last week authorities arrested...