China Finds Bugs on Jet Equipped in U.S. (washingtonpost.com) Devices taken off presidential plane could become issue at summit.

Rocky Mountain News: Opinion: Israeli occupation is worst form of violence Never in my life have I seen such disregard for human life as I have seen toward the Palestinians by Israel. Having just returned from the West Bank and Gaza Strip on a month-long trip, I have a heavy heart.

Israel Sets Palestinian Radio Station Ablaze Israeli troops blew up the Voice of Palestine radio station offices on Saturday to avenge a deadly Palestinian attack, and exchanged fire with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

Tanks Approach Arafat's Office (washingtonpost.com) Israeli tanks, armored vehicles and paratroops advanced almost to Yasser Arafat's doorstep today, taking up positions within 100 yards of his walled compound in retaliation for a Palestinian gunman's attack that killed six Israelis at a party in a banquet hall late Thursday.

Powell: Saudis Have Not Mentioned U.S. Withdrawal (washingtonpost.com) Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that he has had "no discussion" with Saudi officials about the possibility that Saudi Arabia will ask the United States to withdraw its armed forces from the kingdom.

Saudis May Seek U.S. Exit (washingtonpost.com) Saudi Arabia's rulers are increasingly uncomfortable with the U.S. military presence in their country and may soon ask that it end, according to several Saudi sources.

FT.com | News and Analysis | World Article | Losing ground at Camp X-Ray America's harsh treatment of its Taliban prisoners may be understandable but it risks alienating its international allies, says Philip Stephens

U.S. Anti-Terror Campaign Stirs Rights Concerns U.S. efforts to hunt down terror suspects around the world after the Sept. 11 attacks prompted fresh concern among rights watchdogs on Friday when American troops seized six Algerians in Bosnia.

OJR Tim Cavanaugh: Let Slip the Blogs of War Shine on, you crazy bloggers! Someday the rest of us will hold our manhoods cheap that we did not blog with you this day. But as long as courage lives and liberty endures, every American will be proud to have you out there, blogging for an audience of none.

French Newspaper Reports Shoebomber Plot E-Mail A French newspaper reported on Saturday that investigators had found an e-mail message in which alleged shoe bomber Richard Reid wrote of plans to destroy an airliner.

India’s nuclear strategy shows holes After India and Pakistan startled the world by testing nuclear devices in 1998, the leaders of both nations insisted that their mutual possession of nuclear weaponry would deter them from going to war in the same way it ultimately did for the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Air Force jets crash in Arizona Two Air Force single-seat jet fighters collided in midair and crashed Thursday afternoon in a remote area of Arizona’s San Bernardino Mountains near the Mexican border.

Primary races - over in one day? | csmonitor.com Democrats expect to approve a plan that allows, in essence, a national primary day for 2004 elections.

CNN.com - Saddam Hussein warns of U.S. demise - January 17, 2002 The U.S. will lose its superpower status because of its use of force rather than dialogue to settle disputes, Saddam Hussein has warned.

FOXNews.com - Terror Attack at Israeli Banquet Hall A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a packed banquet hall in northern Israel Thursday night, killing six people and wounding 30 others, police said.

U.S. Seeks Help Over New Al Qaeda Video Seeking to forestall possible future attacks, U.S. officials asked the public on Thursday to help locate ``suicide terrorists'' shown in five video tapes recovered from an al Qaeda house in Afghanistan.

Writer who videotaped American Taliban recounts experience (1/16/2002)At first, he couldn't tell the man was any different from the other wounded Taliban and al-Qaida fighters at the makeshift hospital: bleeding, in pain, covered in filth and matted hair.

CNN.com - Y2K bomb plot accomplice sentenced to 24 years in jail - January 16, 2002An accomplice to the al Qaeda-trained terrorist who plotted to bomb Los Angeles International Airport around New Year's 2000 was sentenced Wednesday to 24 years in prison.

CNN.com - Punxsutawney Phil a terrorist target? - January 16, 2002 When Punxsutawney Phil pops his head out of his hole on February 2 to tell people whether or not they will experience six more weeks of winter, the famous groundhog may see more than his shadow.

Facts Find Sept. 11 Myths Misleading Consider these changes: In Washington, D.C., the murder rate spiked 47 percent after Sept. 11; in Denver, shoplifting went up by 12 percent.

Al-Qaida in Cuba Making Threats Several al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners have vowed to kill an American during their time at this remote U.S. military base, officials said Wednesday.

TIME.com: Why the U.S. is Entering the Philippine Minefield The Muslim southern islands of the Philippines may be crawling with rival armed factions, but the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf remain isolated.

U.S. Indicts Al Qaeda-Trained Shoebomb Suspect Richard Reid, a Briton who trained with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network in Afghanistan, was indicted on Wednesday for attempting to destroy an airliner with 197 people on board last month when he tried to ignite explosives in his shoes.

Philippines welcomes military aid Joint military exercises begin but president says U.S. troops not allowed
to fight near front lines.

BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | US to unfreeze Afghan assets The United States is preparing to release more than $200m of gold reserves and cash belonging to Afghanistan, as the shattered country makes increasingly desperate calls for help.

BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | US bereaved meet Afghan families A group of Americans who lost relatives in the 11 September terrorist attacks have arrived in Kabul to meet Afghans who have lost members of their own families in the US retaliatory attacks.

BBC News | MIDDLE EAST | Analysis: Humiliating defeat for Iran's judiciary Ayatollah Khamenei's move to pardon reformist MP Hossein Loghmanian temporarily calms a potentially dangerous situation in Iran.

BBC News | AMERICAS | US defends captives' conditions US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has insisted that 50 al-Qaeda and Taleban prisoners being held under maximum security at a US naval base in Cuba are being treated humanely.

Powell to Fly Into South Asian Tinderbox Secretary of State Colin Powell is due in South Asia Wednesday, aiming to lower the temperature between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan as close to 1 million men stand ready for war on their border.

U.S. Taliban Charged with Supporting Terror Group The United States on Tuesday charged American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh with conspiring to kill U.S. nationals in the Afghanistan war and with providing support to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, charges that spare him from facing the death penalty.