This isn't a direct reply to your post, albeit it bears upon it if we think Al Qaeda remain in Afghanistan. I believe the US is withdrawing from Afghanistan, I know the UK has sent more troops there and will be sending more later, I read, as the head of a NATO force. Why is the US withdrawing? --- Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Judy Evans, Cardiff ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html