Intelligence official says warnings on terrorism ignored
A Pentagon intelligence expert testified to Congress that warnings of possible Gulf region terrorist attacks before the USS Cole bombing were not passed to military commanders. The unnamed official resigned in protest after the October 12 Yemen attack.
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Talks on truce held as clashes ease in West Bank Gaza
Israeli and Palestinian troop commanders met in Washington guided by U S officials to pursue a cease fire brokered by Clinton amid sparse violence. 128 people have died in four weeks of fighting most Palestinians but Wednesday saw only sporadic rock throwing as authorities weigh reviving peace talks and possible separate Washington meetings with Barak and Arafat.
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Egyptian Linked to USS Cole Attack and Islamic Jihad Ties
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said one bomber suspect is Egyptian and several Islamic Jihad members, including Yemenis and Algerians, are detained over the Oct. 12 USS Cole blast that killed 17 sailors. An eyewitness identified the Egyptian among the suspects. two other detainees include a Yemeni carpenter and a woman who aided the attackers.
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