- National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that the United States continues to aggressively pursue bin Laden because "we assume he's alive," even as his al-Qaida network operates without its former command structure.
Al-Qaida Suspect Linked to Terrorism
- The family tree of an al-Qaida suspect who blew himself up reads like a wanted list of international terrorists -- his father was a known al-Qaida operative, one brother-in-law was a Sept. 11 hijacker, and another is on an FBI list of men plotting an attack.
Pakistan Doubts Pearl Death Claim
- A British-born militant with a history of kidnapping Westerners confessed Thursday to the abduction of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and, in a chilling declaration, told a Pakistani court he believes the journalist is dead.
