Port Authority: We're suing to stop sale to Dubai firm

Some in Congress intend to introduce a bill prohibiting foreign government companies running port operations in the United States. Bush has pledged to veto any such bill that comes from Congress.

Dubai's Port of No Return

The 9/11 money was laundered through the UAE. Two of the 9/11 hijackers came from the UAE. Osama bin Laden regularly spent leisure time with Osama bin Laden.

Taliban say attacks will increase, U.S. "helpless" (Reuters)

"Reuters - Afghanistan's Taliban guerrillas are gaining strength and will step up attacks against government and foreign troops when spring comes next month, a Taliban commander said on Tuesday."

G.I. Death Toll in Afghanistan Worst Since '01 - New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 - This year is already the deadliest for American soldiers in Afghanistan since the war of 2001, and the violence is likely to intensify before the nation's legislative elections on Sept. 18.

U.S., Taliban bargained over bin Laden, recently declassified documents show

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- During secret meetings with U.S. officials in 1998, top Taliban officials discussed assassinating or expelling Osama bin Laden in response to al Qaeda's deadly bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa, according to State Department documents. The newly...

Artist to re-create destroyed Buddhas

LOS ANGELES: When the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan destroyed two 1,600-year-old Buddha statues lining Bamiyan Valley's soaring cliffs, the world shook with shock at the demise of such huge archaeological treasures. Now, artist Hiro Yamagata plans to commemorate the...