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This is our Pearl Harbor. This is our Kennedy Assassination. Only this time there are no markings on the planes, there is no grassy knoll, there is no gun sticking out of a window. This is the beginning of what will be a long, arduous conflict and it will likely shape the twenty-first century. Just as our grandfathers did on that fateful day in 1941, we must stand in the face of "A day that will live in infamy" and defeat the newest threat to freedom.
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Articles - 9/20/2001
Special Thoughts of an Afghan-American on Tuesday's Attacks and our Retaliation-To-Come
An editorial from an Afghan-American about the recent events and how we should retaliate.
Read for an interesting perspective.
Double-Edged
Sword
New
Joining a global war on terrorism might benefit China's efforts, it
also means Beijing may be forced to accept the West's definition of terrorism.
Taliban
Seeks to Disrupt Coalition
New
Afghanistan's
political leadership is employing a careful strategy of appearing responsive to
U.S. demands regarding Osama bin Laden while at the same time attempting to
portray itself as the potential victim of an American overreaction.
U.S.
May Be Refocusing on Iraq New
As
Afghanistan begins to look like a troublesome target for a sustained air
campaign, the U.S. government seems to be shifting its focus toward Iraq as a
culpable party in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Arafat
Scrambles for Cover
Though he nearly succeeded in driving a political wedge between
Israel and the United States, Yasser Arafat is now trapped between an
unrestrained Israel and the anger of the Palestinians.
Search
Extends to Latin America
New
evidence links the suspects in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, their U.S.-based
support network and Arab nationals in Mexico and South America.
India's
Help Carries Risks
India has
offered America the use of some air bases and ports if the U.S. military attacks
Afghanistan.
Washington
Prepares for Long Campaign
To successfully attack a landlocked country like Afghanistan,
Washington must solve many logistical problems. President Bush is likely to
withstand domestic pressure to act quickly in order to avoid a disastrous,
premature strike.
Central
Asia: Backdoor to Afghanistan
Central
Asian states are the key to geographic access to Afghanistan, but they must
decide if America is a worthwhilepartner that will protect them from Taliban
reprisals as well as possible Russian economic pressure.
Egypt:
A Precarious Ally
Egypt's
President Hosni Mubarak faces internal opposition to his government's potential
cooperation with the U.S. to combat terrorism.
The
Limits of Solidarity
Three
countries have let the Bush administration know they are not willing to support
a war that would inflict massive civilian casualties.
Cruise
Missiles Unlikely Option for Afghan War
With Pakistan an
uncertain ally in a war on terrorism, cruise missiles appear an attractive
option for potential U.S. strikes against Afghanistan. But inflicting real harm
on the Taliban government and Osama bin Laden would require nearly all the
cruise missiles in the United States arsenal -- making Washington unlikely to
choose this option.
FBI List of Suspected Hijackers
Today's Events - 9/20/2001
(most recent listed first)
BBC reports that EU justice and interior ministers Sept. 20 approved 37 new anti-terrorist measures, including creation of an anti-terrorist unit within Europol, tougher border and financial controls and an EU-wide search and arrest warrant. These measures will go before an emergency summit of EU heads of state Sept. 21. If approved, they will not become law before 2002 because they will still require ratification by the European parliament. 2209 GMT, 010920
Anti-Taliban leader and ethnic Uzbek general Abdul Rashid Dostam said Sept. 20 he is ready to offer Washington the services of his 15,000-strong personal army in its campaign against Osama bin Laden, the online version of the German weekly journal Der Spiegel reported. 2119 GMT, 092001
British Prime Minister Tony Blair held talks with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami Sept. 20, saying that Britain and Iran could forge a new relationship through international efforts to fight terrorism, AFP reported. 2115 GMT, 092001
U.S. authorities have taken a man into custody in Chicago for questioning regarding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The man, identified as Nabil Al-Marabh, 34, has reportedly been linked to an associate of Osama Bin Laden's. 1950 GMT, 010920
CNN reports that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said his country might agree to aid the United States if "the Americans asked the Iraqis for their experience" in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Iraqi News Agency quoted him as saying the offer was "for humanitarian reasons and not for the American government." 1940 GMT, 010920
A Saudi foreign ministry official told the Associated Press that the United States must specify targeted countries and groups before Arab and Gulf states provide aid. Saudi Arabia, the official said, will not agree to strikes against brotherly states and those defending themselves against Israeli occupation. 1930 GMT, 010920
The United States has deployed warplanes to the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, The Washington Post quoted Defense Department officials as saying. 1925 GMT, 010920
Algeria reportedly turned over a list of 350 Islamic militants located abroad with links to Osama Bin Laden, according to the BBC. 1920 GMT, 010920
Algeria reportedly turned over a list of 350 Islamic militants located abroad with links to Osama Bin Laden, according to the BBC. 1920 GMT, 010920
Russia does not favor hasty military action by the United States following the terrorist attacks and does not approve of any offer by India of the use of its bases to U.S. armed forces, Frontier Post reported. A Russian diplomat said, "Attempts should be made to find a diplomatic solution." 1905 GMT, 010920
Over 50,000 Afghan refugees have penetrated the border into Pakistan in the last eight days, The Frontier Post reported Sept. 20. Pakistani sources said they do not want more refugees because they have made no arrangements to accommodate them. 1635 GMT, 092001
Hundreds of Pakistanis protested in the city of Peshawar Sept. 20 against President Pervez Musharraf's decision to the aid the United States in a possible attack on Afghanistan, the BBC reported. Authorities deployed troops in Karachi in anticipation of a general strike Sept. 21 called by Muslim leaders. 1610 GMT, 092001
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan announced in an address to Congress that the terrorist attacks last week caused a considerable stoppage of economic activity in the United States, but U.S. long-term economic prospects remain sound, reported AP. 1620 GMT, 092001
Two major Pakistani political parties, Pakistan's People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League, announced their support for President Pervez Musharraf's call for national unity ahead of any military action by the United States against Afghanist, AFP reported. The parties would not back protests by Islamic parties. 1627 GMT, 092001
A military official with the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance said Sept. 20 that now is the right time to launch an attack against the Taliban, but the group would wait for coordination with the United States before taking action, Reuters reported. 1557 GTM, 092001
Tajikistan President Imomali Rakhmonov announced Sept. 20 that his country would not accept refugees from Afghanistan should the United States launch attacks against the country, according to Reuters. The possibility of terrorist elements existing among the refugees would cause their rejection, he said. 1552 GMT, 092001
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gathered his Cabinet Sept. 20 to discuss a break in a cease-fire with the Palestinians, after Palestinian gunmen opened fire and killed a Jewish settler, Reuters reported. The cease-fire remained intact for 20 hours. 1550 GMT, 092001
Taliban's deputy ambassador to Pakistan, Suhail Shaheen, indicated Sept. 20 that Osama bin Laden is ready to stand trial for the terrorist attacks against the United States should Washington provide evidence for such a charge, reported Reuters. 1545 GMT, 092001
Iran announced it would never allow U.S. warplanes to use its airspace in an attack of Afghanistan, according to Reuters. 1540 GMT, 092001
Pakistan's government announced it needed more information regarding the edict by Afghan clerics urging Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan before it could address the issue, said Reuters. 1537 GMT, 092001
U.S. President
George W. Bush will address the two houses of Congress 9 p.m. Eastern
time, discussing the war on terrorism and emergency action to repair the
economy, AP reports. Defense officials said the president would call for a
declaration of war, but make his case against Osama bin Laden. 1535 GMT, 092001
The Bush administration revealed a new plan to target financial networks of terrorists, the Washington Post reported. The plan includes establishing special offices in Chicago and San Francisco that would focus on hunt for and block financial activities of terrorists. 1525 GMT, 092001
A grand council of Afghan clerics Sept. 20 recommended that Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in last week's terrorist attacks, should leave the country whenever possible, while also vowing a holy war if the United States attacks Afghanistan, Reuters reported. The edict did not directly order bin Laden to leave the country. The U.S. State Department said the decision will not satisfy U.S. demands that bin Laden be turned over for prosecution. 1450 GMT, 092001
The Times of London is reporting that the United States and Britain are planning a 10-year campaign against terrorism to address the threat of asymmetric warfare. The campaign would disregard old doctrines for fighting wars in favor of a completely new military and diplomatic strategy to eliminate terrorist networks and cells around the world, with military strikes only part of a broader operation. 1430 GMT, 092001
India is cooperating with the United States following last week's attacks by sharing the locations of what it says are more than 120 terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, CNN reported. Some Indian defense officials predicted it could take a decade for the United States to root out all the camps. 1425 GMT, 092001
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