BLITZER: Welcome back. It's been two weeks since "Wall Street Journal" reporter Danny Pearl disappeared in Pakistan. CNN's Ben Wedeman has the latest now from Karachi on the search for Pearl and his kidnappers.</s>BEN WEDEMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Pakistani police have identified but not apprehended a man described as the ringleader behind the kidnappers holding "Wall Street Journal" reporter Danny Pearl. The ringleader, sources say, is Sheik Omar Saeed, a Pakistani militant who, until 31 December, 1999, was held by Indian authorities, accused of terrorism in the disputed territory of Kashmir. India released Saeed as part of a deal to end the hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight which was diverted to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Saeed is closely linked to two hard-line Islamic groups in Pakistan: Harkat ul-Mujahedeen and Jaish-e-Mohammed, both of whom have close ties with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. The key to identifying Saeed was the arrest Tuesday of three men near Karachi. One of them had a computer on which were found two of the e-mails sent by the kidnappers with photographs of Pearl. Those e-mails were specifically from Sheik Omar Saeed. Sources close to the investigation say one of the three men is being very cooperative and it was he who pointed the finger at Sheik Omar Saeed, a step in the direction of identifying the group holding Daniel Pearl, but still not that crucial breakthrough needed to free him. Ben Wedeman, CNN, Karachi.</s>BLITZER: Friday night, America welcomes the world to the Winter Olympics. The torch is nearing Salt Lake City -- a compromise on a flap over a very special American flag that is headed there, too. And we will talk live with the head of next Olympics, the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece.
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