| As Malaysia intensifies its probe into links between Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network and its own Islamic militants, attention is focusing on the tiny Malaysian Mujahadin Group, trained in Afghanistan, accused of plotting two attacks to kill U.S. sailors. The group hoped to establish an Islamic state in Southeast Asia. Malaysian and U.S. officials say it seems unlikely a full-fledged al-Qaida cell was operating in the country. But Malaysia appears to have been an unwitting way-station for terrorists, including at least one Sept. 11 suicide hijacker, Khalid al-Mihdhar. |