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--The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Since the end of the Gulf War, India and Pakistan have tested nuclear bombs, Iran has continually sought to acquire nuclear technology, and Iraq would dearly love to.
To acquire such "ground truth," the U.S. has to rely on the services of others. "What the CIA does well," says an intelligence official, "is give money to foreigners in exchange for information." So success may depend largely on Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, or ISI, a tough outfit...
Some bin Laden watchers speculate that he particularly has his eye on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, as they possess, respectively, 25% of all proven oil reserves and the Islamic world's only known nuclear bomb. Bin Laden has referred to the Saudi oil fields as "a large economic power essential...
Though most of the fears of recent weeks have centered on biological and chemical attacks, many investigators believe something more mundane (and easier) is planned. The FBI has focused increasingly on trucks as vehicles for terrorism. Al-Qaeda operatives used trucks in the Kenya and Tanzania attacks. And U.S. roads...
It didn’t take too long to figure out why there were no cell-phone-toting socialites or long-legged beauties were rubbing elbows at the well-decorated bar—Diva had yet to acquire an alcohol license; she was unable to indulge her patrons with Dionysian...