U.S. Investigating Iran-al Qaeda Ties

ByABC News
March 21, 2006, 12:54 PM

March 21, 2006 --

Some U.S. Officials Fear Iran Is Helping Al Qaeda
They say intelligence suggests that the regime lets key figures plot. But the picture is cloudy. (LA Times)

Staying Strong: The Insurgency in Iraq
Many Media Savvy Groups Make for Tough Opponents. (ABC News)

Insurgents Kill 17 Iraqi Police Officers
Insurgents Storm Iraqi Police Station and Free Prisoners, at Least 28 Killed. (AP)

Comment: Listen to the Insurgents
After three years of fighting in Iraq, the insurgents are optimistic and convinced of their victory. (Boston Globe)

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Discusses Nation's Future
'World News Tonight's' Elizabeth Vargas Talks to Zalmay Khalilzad. (ABC News)

New Business Blooms in Iraq: Terror Insurance
Iraqis have begun to purchase what insurance experts say is the first off-the-shelf terrorism policy in the world. (NY Times)

US Military Probes Iraq Killings
US military investigators have flown to Iraq to study reports that marines shot dead at least 15 civilians, including seven women and three children. (BBC)

Roommate Told FBI of Moussaoui Interests
Former Roommate of Confessed al Qaeda Terrorist Told FBI of Moussaoui's Interest in Jihad. (AP)

Pakistani Taliban Take Control of Unruly Tribal Belt
A powerful militia has effectively seized control of swaths of the country's northern tribal areas, alarm in Islamabad and marking a setback in the 'war on terror'. (The Guardian)

2 Years After Soldier's Death, Family's Battle Is With Army
Patrick K. Tillman stood outside his law office here, staring intently at a yellow house across the street, just over 70 yards away. That, he recalled, is how far away his eldest son, Pat, who gave up a successful N.F.L. career to become an Army Ranger, was standing from his fellow Rangers when they shot him dead in Afghanistan almost two years ago. (NY Times)