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...wave of support from despairing Palestinians for its unrelenting vigor in striking back against Israel. In polls, its popularity outstrips that of Arafat's mainstream party, its young men flock eagerly to the call of martyrdom, and its latest round of murderous assaults may prove the final death blow to a peace process the group has long sought to kill, believing as it does that Israel is an alien entity on Islamic land that must be destroyed...
...despite the losses they've suffered, they're still able to strike back. And that's plenty good reason for the U.S. and its allies to maintain the highest state of alert. The U.S. military operation against al Qaeda's Afghanistan sanctuaries have surely dealt the network a heavy blow, and forced it to disperse. But that, in turn, will intensify the police and intelligence battle at home and abroad...
...officials have repeatedly warned, the war on terrorism is not about bin Laden. His capture or death would certainly deal a harsh blow to al Qaeda and destroy his carefully-constructed image as America's nemesis. But depriving the movement of its poster-boy icon and chief spokesman won't necessarily extinguish the threat it represents. Bin Laden has never been the network's operational commander, and although he is known to his acolytes as "the sheikh" he has no clerical standing, either. His contribution may have come primarily as a rainmaker raising funds among wealthy Gulf Arabs...
...When Kabul fell, the Northern Alliance nabbed Ahmed Abdel Rahman, 28, the son of Omar Abdel Rahman, now jailed for life in a U.S. prison for plotting to blow up New York landmarks in 1993. Young Ahmed and his brother Mohammed, 29, still on the run, were sent to Afghanistan in 1988 as teen recruits in the Islamic holy war. Some U.S. officials think Ahmed could spill a trove of useful information, since he spent years at bin Laden's side. But so far, Ahmed has refused to cooperate with his captors, and U.S. officials say they have...
TAIWAN The Last Domino The once-almighty Nationalist Party lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in Taiwanese history, in an election marred by allegations of corruption. The pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, led by President Chen Shui-bian, became the legislature?s largest party, a stunning blow for the reunification-minded Nationalists, who had controlled the chamber for more than 50 years. But the DPP fell short of a majority, setting the stage for fierce political jockeying as it seeks to form a governing coalition...