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Woman bomber confesses to hotel attack
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-15 01:23
Al-Zarqawi, who traveled from militant training grounds in Afghanistan to
Iraq before the U.S.-led 2003 war, has been sentenced to death in absentia here
for terrorism-related crimes. He has vowed to topple the kingdom's moderate
Hashemite rulers. The U.S. government is offering a $25 million bounty for
information leading to his capture.
Residents of Iraq's Anbar province said al-Rishawi comes from a clan living
mostly in Ramadi, an insurgent stronghold about 70 miles west of Baghdad.
Ironically, the clan, known variously as the Burishas and the Rishawis, is
known for its good ties with the Americans. Its members include Iraq's defense
minister, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, who visited Jordan on Sunday.
Al-Dulaimi offered Jordan his government's support in the bombing probe and
warned that unchecked violence in Iraq will spread terrorism across the region.
He also accused Syria of letting Islamic extremists train on its soil and
enter Iraq to carry out terrorist attacks. The United States and Iraq have
repeatedly called on Syria to lock down its borders and stop al-Qaida extremists
from entering Iraq.
During a tour of the Radisson on Sunday, former President Clinton offered his
support to "defeat this kind of destructive terror that murdered children and
other innocents."
Muasher said the hotels were chosen because they were "easy targets,"
referring to the lax security before the attacks. Security measures have been
increased.
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