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...retaliation for a 1996 attack on U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia. Clarke also says that Tom Ridge, the head of the Homeland Security department, opposed its creation. A spokesman for Ridge insists he supported setting up the agency; Clarke admits he was passed over as Ridge's deputy. --By Massimo Calabresi, Mark Thompson and Viveca Novak
...State. Advisers also say Kerry's commitment to intelligence reform would require picking a Republican Secretary of Defense to win Capitol Hill's support in the inevitable battle with the Pentagon, which controls 90% of the spy budget. They have floated John McCain's name as a contender. --By Massimo Calabresi. With reporting by Douglas Waller/Washington
...aide. The aide says Brahimi's plan is to ignore American entreaties to impose a solution and instead let the Iraqis thrash out their differences until they are desperate to compromise. As violence and political bickering threaten to fracture the country, Brahimi's strategy has its merits. --Reported by Massimo Calabresi and Mark Thompson/Washington, Stephan Faris/Karbala, Vivienne Walt/Baghdad and Phil Zabriskie/Tikrit
...expedite the transition, but Philippe's strong-man show last week has "distorted the process," says opposition leader Andre Apaid. Elections might not be held until late 2005. Said an exasperated senior State Department official: "Short of running the country ourselves, we can't fix it." --With reporting by Massimo Calabresi and Mark Thompson/Washington
...know his destination until he landed. In fact, the pilots did not know until the plane was over the Atlantic, when France secured the African country's pledge. By then, Aristide's fate was sealed. --By Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. Reported by Kathie Klarreich and Tim Padgett/Portau-Prince and Massimo Calabresi/Washington