Developments in the War on Terrorism

Rumsfeld: Captive Won't Be Tortured

Interrogators of the most senior al-Qaida figure in U.S. custody intend to draw "every single thing out of him" that might head off terrorist acts, but they will not torture Abu Zubaydah, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday.

Embassy Bombing Suspect Pleads Guilty in Prison Guard Stabbing

A purported key backer of Osama bin Laden pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing a prison guard in the eye with a sharpened comb. Mamdouh Mahmud Salim still is awaiting trial on conspiracy charges in the August 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

U.S. Congressman Considers Aid for Afghan Bombing Victims

The U.S. government should "do what's right" and consider compensating Afghans who lost family members in misdirected American bombings, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, D-Calif., said Wednesday. Rohrabacher headed a U.S. congressional delegation that visited Afghan leaders.