WAP2001010913 - 09 JANUARY 2001 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Defense Secretary William Cohen speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, possibly for the last time, January 9, 2001, where he discussed the report of the Cole Commission. The report suggested ways the U.S. military should change its force protection approach in the wake of the bombing that killed 17 sailors aboard the USS Cole. rlw/Roger L. Wollenberg UPI
USS COLE is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Is Yemen an Ally in the War on Terror?
A May 17 Washington Post op-ed piece by Ali H. Soufan entitled, "Coddling Terrorists" decried how Yemen has let free some of al-Qaida terrorists responsible for the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship in the Yemeni port of Aden. In his article, Soufan (who played a key role in the FBI investigation of the bombing) declared, "If Yemen is truly an ally, it should act as an ally." Why, then, has the Yemeni government not done so, especially since al-Qaida threatens it as well as the United States?
Dark clouds, silver linings in Lebanon
Some say that politics is warfare by other means. Lebanon has been trying to avoid such a reality, but the recent outbreak of violence seems to have confirmed its worst fears. Hopefully, as the dust settles, the shops reopen and the Beirut shoreline once again greets her mountains, Lebanons political leaders and their international patrons will take a moment to reflect on the lessons and losses of the latest fiasco.
Lebanon calms after army ultimatum
After six days of bloody clashes between government and opposition supporters, a cautious calm returned to much of Lebanon on Tuesday, thanks to army reinforcements and a warning that troops would disarm gunmen, by force if necessary, to restore order.
Washington faces the Lebanese test again
The meter to measure the leverage of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is the soap opera of Lebanons paradoxical democracy.
