1. American law enforcement officials complain that Yemeni officials have withheld information about the Cole plot from the United States. 2. A senior Yemeni official Thursday identified the operational director of the Cole bombing as Muhammad Omar al-Harazi, a Yemeni-born Saudi. 3. But after the Trade Center attack, the same Yemeni officials called the FBI with evidence they thought might track down the hijackers. 4. But on Saturday Yemeni officials relented and allowed reporters to tour the area where the bombers are said to have holed up for about two months before the attack. 5. But on Sunday, a top Yemeni official countered with a demand that the FBI give Yemen access to all of the evidence that the Americans gather outside Yemen. 6. For their part, Yemeni officials were even more cautious about whether Harazi had present or past links with bin Laden. 7. In December, Yemeni officials believed two al-Qaida suspects in the Cole attack were hiding in the Mareb province. 8. Later in June, Yemeni officials arrested several people said to be planning an attack against U.S. personnel investigating the Cole bombing. 9. Now, senior Yemeni officials have indicated that they plan to close the case by trying six men who were arrested soon after the bombing. 10. Now, senior Yemeni officials have indicated that they plan to close the case by trying six men who were arrested within weeks of the bombing. |