Show j i “A- ) The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday March 13 2002 — AT Jordanian king voices Tfo©©pS fears river Iraq attack AMMAN Jordan (AP) — An attack on Iraq would undenune the war against ter' rorism and destabilize the Mideast Jordanian King Abdullah II said Ihesday as he met with Vice President ' Dick Cheney to hear America’s case for ousting Saddam Hussein Cheney saw the king a close lLS ally at Beit palace in the first tour of stop of his the Middle East The Bush administration is seeking support among Arabs for depos-m- z the Irani Resident Abdullah voiced “Jordan’s concern from the repercussions of any possible strike on Iraq and the dangers of that on the stability and security of the region” a palace statement said It said Abdullah “expressed hope for a solution to all outstanding problems with Iraq through dialogue and peaceful means" The king also urged a strotag US role to end the spiraling violence between Israel and the Palestinians “The American role is essential to end the cycle of violence and pave the way for putting the peace process back on the right track” the statement said The meeting was attended by Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Prince ' Faisal — the king’s brother and head of the Royal Air Force — and top government coidition forces fought with small groups of and Tkliban holdouts Tuesday as allied troops worked their way through the warren of mountain caves In eastern Afghanistan — their progress slowed by mines and booby US Vico President Dick Cheney peaks at the Marka Military Airport upon Ns arrival in Amman Jordan on Tuesday on region and die international effort to combat terrorism” Abdullah told the Saudi newspaper in remarks carried by Jordan’s official Petra news agency He said the situation in Palestinian territories is critical and expressed concern the violence could lead to “things an " 1 getting outof control” Never- theless he added “I believe there is still a chance to resume die peace process” “The only solution which could ensure security and provide peace is dialogue and resolving issues in peaceful ways” he said Cheney in remarks at an airport ceremony called Jordan “a force for peace and against violence in this region” He promised die United States will do all it can to quell figjhting between die Israelis and Palestinians He knew in advance he faced a hard sell trying to drum up Arab support for ridding Iraq of Saddam Abul-Ragh- eb unH Intelligence official “Any strike on Iraq will have dangerous repercussions on the stability of the whole Throughout die day highflying US B- -l bombers and Taliban pounded oo a ridgeline that positions US officers dubbed ‘‘the whale” The dull thud of distant detonations could be heard Tuesday night in Gardez about 20 miles north-eaof the front line As US bombers flew overhead Afghan fighters maneuvered tanks into position for ' what commanders said would be a final push to eradicate al- Qaida fighters Afghan fighters loyal to commander Zia Lodin said they breached the first lines of and Taliban defenses but were stopped by Tuesday hostile fire and land mines Another commander Abdul Matin HasankhieL predicted it would take several days for government forces to organize for a final push Advancing Afghan troops found the bodies of seven foreign fighters Tuesday according to an Afghan commander Abdul Hanan He said he was not sure whether they were Arabs or Pakistanis US CH-4- 7 Chinook helicopters flew what appeared to be small tank into the battle area of Operation Anaconda at the base of the snowcapped mountains st Shah-e-K- ot AP photo American sokflera step off Chinook transport helicopters at Bagram Air Base on Tuesday after battling and Taliban forces ki the mountains of eastern Afghanistan Qaida and the Taliban on Oct 7 “we moved to a mountainous area with some children and lived in a cave for two months” The family moved agajnshe said and were then taken to Pakistan by one of bin Laden’s sons and some tribesmen and handed over to local authorities there “He always wished to die there and he once told me if he ever leaves Afghanistan he will leave to meet God” she was quoted as saying The woman also said bin Laden took tranquilizing drags and suffered from kid-ney ailments She also said he grew extremely angry when she questioned him on who was responsible for the nearly simultaneous bombing attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on Aug 1V( lla al-Sa- ah : lla ‘ ' 71998 US officials blame bin Laden for the attacks which lolled 224 people and he has been indicted for his suspected role The United States fired missiles at an camp in Afghanistan in an ' da Shah-e-K- da ot da members of the Gardez town council to enlist their help in preventing Taliban and al- Qaida fugitives from receiving food supplies and shelter from sympathetic local Afghans The US delegation also urged the council to convince residents to turn in Taliban or fighters who manage to escape the coalition onslaught in the Shah-e-Karea according to council chairman Saifullah US aircraft dropped ' leaflets with a similar message over five villages on the Pak- istani side of the border After Close Examination attempt to kill him after the bombings is a sister publication of die respected lla Lon-don-bas-ed Saudi-own- newspaper Ashanj The medui group’s owners are believed close to die Saudi riding family which has sought to distance die kingdom from bin Laden and weaken any influence hie might have among Saudis' The magazine did not say where or when the interview was conducted but published a picture of the woman’s identi- ty card with die photograph told essential details obscured Some graded the stray with a skepticism Saad Saudi dissident living in London doubted that anyone close to bin Laden would reveal negative details about ' ‘ him — an act that would be considered highly disloyal and unlikely within such a tradi-- ‘ tional Muslim family “You would not expect an ordinary Wife to say these tilings about her 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