USA -American Forces Press Service

USA -strong precautions

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Americans have been warned to be extra vigilant for any new attacks on their
country as the US continues air strikes on Afghanistan.
The new head of the US Office of Homeland Security, Pennsylvania Governor Tom
Ridge, promised "strong precautions" but admitted that America was "not immune"
to attack.



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We've learned that America is not immune from attacks... We will take strong
precautions aimed at preventing terrorist attacks and prepare to respond
effectively if they might come again
Tom Ridge, head of the US Office of Homeland Security

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US Attorney General John Ashcroft said for his part that extra physical
security was in place in and around US nuclear facilities, and at chemical and
petrochemical plants.

The enhanced security measures include more intensive air patrols over the US,
with Nato sending five Awacs surveillance planes to US air space.

The planes, which are based in Germany and are partially crewed by German
airmen, will allow US intelligence facilities greater freedom to concentrate on
combating terrorist threats at home.

Mr Ashcroft has confirmed that the FBI is treating a second case of anthrax in
Florida as a possible criminal investigation.

He said officials could not rule out the possibility the outbreak was the
result of a biological warfare attack.

New York fear

The National Guard is deploying in New York and elsewhere as part of the
security boost.

New York's Police Commissioner, Bernard Kerik, said that citizens would have to
get used to the new situation and carry on their ordinary lives.




"You can't hide in a cage, you have got to get back to business and a normal
way of living," he said.

But, he added, people "should feel safer now, probably more than at anytime in
the past" because of the security forces on the streets.

According to a poll taken among New Yorkers by the Marist Institute for Public
Opinion, 73% are either "very worried" or "worried" about another major
terrorist attack - an increase of 3% from mid-September.


Plane scare

Fighter-planes were scrambled during an incident aboard an airliner flying from
Los Angeles to Chicago.

One of the passengers on the American Airlines flight had to be subdued by co-
pilots and other passengers after he tried to enter the cockpit.

The man was described as mentally ill, but two fighters escorted the plane to a
safe landing in Chicago after the incident.

President George W Bush gave authority after the 11 September attacks for the
air force to shoot down suspect planes.

Fear of terrorist attack is already strong in Los Angeles - its airport was the
intended target of a bomb plot by Islamic militants in the past.



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Israel prepares for chemical, biological attacks

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11:30) Israel prepares for chemical, biological attacks



Israel is preparing for chemical and biological missile attacks launched by
Iraq or Iran.

Brig.-Gen. Arnon Ben-Ami, head of the nation's emergency economy board, said
the committee is preparing for an attack on Israel's home front.

Ben-Ami is reportedly in favor of gas mask distribution at post office branches
and supermarkets. He initially made this proposal during the 1991 Persian Gulf
War but, due to budgetary limitations, the plan was never implemented.

The emergency economy board prepares Israel's infrastructure and civilian labor
force for wartime situations.

In a related development, Labor MK Ofir Pines-Paz, head of the Knesset Law
Committee, said today that Israel cannot supply all its citizens with
antibiotic medication in the event of a biological terror attack.

Pines-Paz said a quantity of anti-anthrax medication was stolen from the Health
Ministry's emergency warehouse last year. The replenishment of the missing
supplies has been delayed due to a dispute between the Treasury and Health
ministries, Army Radio reported.



(Itim and The Jerusalem Post's Arieh O'Sullivan contributed to this report)

Israel vs bin Laden

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Israel vs bin Laden in information war
By Herb Keinon


JERUSALEM (October 10) - With Osama bin Laden blaming Israel for his attacks on
America, and a Newsweek poll showing a majority of Americans believes terror
against America has to do with its close ties with Israel, the Foreign Ministry
has begun an information campaign to disabuse people of this notion.

"We are in a difficult position," one Foreign Ministry official said. "On the
one hand we want to keep a low profile. On the other hand, we don't want it to
be so low that we don't counter attempts to link us to bin Laden's attacks."

The official described this linkage as "very dangerous."

A Foreign Ministry team on Monday set up three working groups to deal with the
US operation in Afghanistan: the first will coordinate diplomatic policy toward
the US, the second will chart the country's information campaign during the
crisis, and the third will liaison with Diaspora communities.

In its attempt to show there is no linkage between the attacks on New York and
Washington and Israel, the ministry has drawn up a number of talking points for
representatives abroad. In addition, it is in the process of sending a number
of prominent Israelis abroad to give briefings on why there is no linkage
between bin Laden's attacks and US ties to Israel.

The talking points distributed to Israeli delegations abroad include
instructions not to bring up the linkage issue, but to be prepared with answers
if it comes up in the local media. The talking points include the following:

* The attacks on the US were not the result of any specific US policy, but
rather because of what the US represents. The attacks are part of the war that
fundamentalist, undemocratic forces have declared on the enlightened,
democratic world.

* The 1991 Gulf War was an ideological turning point for these movements, when
the US stationed forces in Islam's "holy of holies" - Saudi Arabia.

A number of years later bin Laden published various religious edicts against
the US, saying that the US was defiling the place where the Prophet Muhammad
lived.

* Bin Laden has been behind a number of terrorist actions in Moslem states. His
basic goal is to replace secular Moslem regimes with regimes based on Islamic
law - all of which has no connection at all with Israel.

* Bin Laden told the Italian newspaper La Republica in August 1998 that
the "International Islamic Front declares that the war has begun." The
preparation for the recent attacks in the US started no later than June 2000,
before the Camp David summits, when negotiations between Israel and the
Palestinians were going strong - which shows that the attacks were divorced
from any connection to the Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic process.

* Attempts to show "understanding" for terror must be utterly rejected, and
dismissed as attempts to "justify the unjustifiable." Those who show
an "understanding" for terror are justifying and encouraging it.

Bin Laden to ja!

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General Pulaski Memorial Day Proclamation

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October 10, 2001

General Pulaski Memorial Day Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation



I came here, where freedom is being defended,
to serve it, and to live and die for it.
-General Casimir Pulaski in a letter
to General George Washington

Every year, on October 11, we honor the memory of Brigadier General
Casimir Pulaski, a courageous soldier of liberty who bravely gave his life 222
years ago fighting for America's independence. The stories of General
Pulaski's heroism during the Revolutionary War have been a source of
inspiration for many generations of Americans, and his gallant sacrifice serves
as a poignant reminder of the price patriots paid to obtain our liberty.

Pulaski, who was born in Poland in 1745, joined his first fight against
tyranny and oppression at age 21, defending his beloved Poland against Prussian
and Imperial Russian invaders. In numerous battles, Pulaski achieved fame as a
calvary officer, earning promotion to commander of an army of Polish freedom
fighters. But the aggressors ultimately overcame the Poles, and Pulaski was
forced into exile. In 1777, Pulaski offered his services to America's fight
for freedom and set sail from France to join the war for independence.

Far from his native land, Pulaski showed the same courageous combativeness
on American soil that had gained him fame at home. Distinguishing himself in
battle after battle, Pulaski earned a commission from the Continental Congress
as a Brigadier General, and he was assigned by General Washington to command
the Continental Army's calvary. In 1779, during the siege of Savannah, General
Pulaski made the ultimate sacrifice, giving his life in battle so that our
Nation might win its freedom. General Pulaski's valiant leadership earned him
recognition as the "Father of the American cavalry".

Ever since his heroic death, America has honored General Pulaski's memory
in many ways, including the naming of counties, towns, and streets after him.
Since 1910, a statue of General Pulaski has stood in Washington, D.C.,
permanently memorializing his patriotic contributions and noble sacrifice.
Today, as we respond to the atrocities committed against the United States on
September 11, we have been deeply moved by the tremendous outpouring of
sympathy, support, and solidarity from our Polish friends, from the highest
levels of the govern-ment to the thousands of Poles who placed flowers and
candles at our Embassy gate. Our two nations, united by the virtues and ideals
that General Pulaski embodied, will always remain friends and allies.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, October 11, 2001, as General
Pulaski Memorial Day. I encourage all Americans to commemorate this occasion
with appropriate programs and activities paying tribute to Casimir Pulaski and
honoring all those who defend the freedom of our great Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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A healing hot spring, Chashmah-yi-’Ayub

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Village and nomadic-camp Islam, as examined earlier, often only superficially
resembles the literate Islam of the Qor’an, Ha,dith, and Shari’at. In general,
the villagers know the dramatis personae and many of the incidents related in
the Qor’an, but give both a local twist. To reinforce his beliefs, the rural
Afghan localizes his religion. In addition, pre-Islamic saints become Muslim
saints, complete with Muslim names, and, often, rites and rituals connected
with the pre-Muslim saints remain almost unchanged.

To bring Islam even closer to the Afghan, several important Islamic figures are
believed to be buried-in Afghanistan or, like ‘Ayub (Job), are said to have
passed through the country. A healing hot spring, Chashmah-yi-’Ayub, bubbles
forth at a spot where the Balkh Rive emerges from the mountains in north
Afghanistan.

More important, ‘Au ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph, cousin, Son-in-law, and
foster-brother of the Prophet Mohammad, is "entombed" under a magnificent
structure at Mazar-i-Sharif, "Noble Tomb" or "The Shrine of the Sharif ‘Ali."
Afghan legend states that after ‘Ali’s assassination at Kufa, his followers
tied his body to the back of a white female camel. Ali had given instructions
to bury his body at the exact spot the camel died. At what is now Mazar-i-
Sharif, the camel expired, and ‘Ali was buried. Other (probably more accurate)
traditions have his body interred near Kufa, where the town Najaf (now called
Mashhad Ali) grew up around his tomb.

But to many Afghans and other Muslims, Ali is buried at Mazar-i-Sharif,
Afghanistan, and their belief is what is important. If one doubts that ‘Ali
visited Afghanistan, the believer can show concrete proof in many places where
unusual basaltic, granitic, or other dikes zigzag through the mountainous
landscape. "Hazrat ‘All killed these dragons and Allah turned them into stone,"
they will say. ‘Ali is the Muslim Gilgamesh or St. George, the dragon-slayer.
Most areas have legends concerning his dragon-slaying prowess and, according to
some, by drawing his fingers through the earth, ‘Au created most of the
mountains and valleys in north Afghanistan.

If one continues to doubt, the believers indicate oval or semicircular
depressions in horizontal rock outcrops and say, "See, .the hoofprints of the
great horse of ‘All, Daldal!" Actually, Daldal was the horse of Husain, but
never mind, the proof of the importance of Afghanistan to early Islam is clear
and undeniable to the believer. ‘Ayub slept here, and ‘AU lies buried in Mazar-
i-Sharif. Some believe the Prophet Mohammad ascended to Heaven on Daldal, and
that the Milky Way is the stardust raised by Daldal as he galloped across the
sky. According to Afghan legend. barq (electricity) is named after the
Prophet’s true horse. Baraq because of the Milky Way exploit.

Another interesting attempt to connect Afghanistan with Qor’anic text concerns
the Ashab aI-Kahf (in Arabic. People of the Cave. Sura 18: 9-27 in the Qor’an).
The Qor’anic Asliab al-Kahj tells of a number of men seeking the ‘truth,’ in
the company of their faithful dog, several centuries before the Prophet
Mohammad Allah in His mercy put the seekers" to sleep in a cave to await the
Revelation.

The traditional site of "The Cave" is in jordan or Iraq but one also exists
near Maimana in Afghanistan, watched over by a group calling themselves "Arab"
and Sa’adat (Descendants of the Prophet). They do not speak Arabic, however,
although some know much of the Arabic Qor’an by heart. A blind "Arab" Sayyid
told me this story in Persian (I paraphrase):

In the days before Mohammad, peace and blessings be upon his name, all people
were Kafir [heathen]. and Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. the All-
Knowing, waited to give His Messenger the Message.

There were several young men who began to seek the truth, but the true message
was not yet. They traveled for many years accompanied by their faithful dog,
and one day, weary from the search, they entered this cave and fell
asleep. .The dog slept outside to protect them. Allah, knowing they were good
men and wishing them to be witnesses for Him, placed the men and their dog in a
magic sleep to await the revelation of the Message.

Six hundred years passed and the men slept, and, at last, Allah sent Gabriel
with the Message to Mohammad, blessings be on his name. Mohammad, may his name
be blessed, heard the story of the Sleepers, and sent four of his intimate
Companions (‘Ali, ~bu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman) to announce the coming of the
true Message to the Sleepers. The Companions flew3 to the Ashab-iKahJ. Allah
had awakened the Sleepers before the arrival, of the Companions, and they,
being hungry, sent one of their number to the bazaar for food. The shopkeeper
would not accept their strange money, and the Sleepers began to realize they
had slept much longer than just one night.

The arrival of the Companions cleared up all their questions. The Companions
instructed the Sleepers in the true Message.

The Companions offered to return the Sleepers to Arabistan. but the Sleepers
looked at each other and said, "What have we to offer when we have gained so
much? Allah has preserved us to learn the true Message, so all that remains is
Paradise."

So the Sleepers returned to the Cave with their dog, and Allah in His wisdom
put their bodies to sleep and transported their spirits to Paradise.

The Companions flew back to Mohammad, may his name be blessed, and informed him
of the miracle they had seen.

The Prophet, peace be upon him, asked, "How many Sleepers were there?"

While all listened in wonderment, Hazrat ‘Ali said, "Four." Abu Bakr
said, "Five," ‘Umar said, "Six." And ‘Uthman said, "Seven."

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said sit~tply, "The ways of Allah are
wonderous, and only He knows how many Sleepers there are. Only He knows when
one will awaken. The world is full of seekers and only Allah knows their number
and when they will awaken."

This tale essentially parallels that found in the Qor’an, but for the doubter,
the "Arab" Sayyid caretaker reports an accretionary localized tale:

About a thousand years ago, an Afghan king doubted the story of the Ashab-i-
Kahf, so he desired to visit the cave, count the bodies-if any truly existed-
and put an end to, the nonsense. He left with his whole court, with his
favorite tazi [Afghan hound] and baz [falcon], for he planned to hunt ahu
[gazelle] along the way.

As the King’s party approached the night’s camp, a large, beautiful ahu
appeared in the distance. Swiftly the King unhooded the baz and unleashed the
tazi, and those experienced companions of the hunt sped toward the fleeing
target. Soon after, they disappeared and night fell just as the camp was
pitched.

The King did not worry unduly, for the hunt had often been long, and the tazi
and baz sometimes returned at night. This time, they did not return, which even
more angered the King as he mounted to go to the Ashab-i-Kahf the next morning.

When the King reached the cave, he leaped from his horse and threw open the
wooden door leading to the burial chamber. And there. just inside, the
entrance, were three mumified objects: his baz, his ta:i, and the ahu. The king
believed and left the cave without counting the Sleepers. To this day no one
save Allah knows how many Sleepers are in the cave.

"If." the "Arab" Sayyid concluded. "anyone is rash enough to try to count the
bodies. Allah will strike him blind and mad, and he will wander these hills
cursed by all until he dies. Listen tonight and you will, hear a blind, mad
pilgrim howling

PA, bin-Laden, Iranian terror linked

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(22:30) Sharon advisor: PA, bin-Laden, Iranian terror linked
By Jack Katzenell, The Associated Press


A senior Israeli official said today that the US investigation of the Sept. 11
terror attacks would turn up links between the groups responsible and the
Palestinian Authority.

So far no such links have been found, though Israel has been pushing for the
United States to define Palestinian militants as terrorists and add them to the
list of groups facing US sanctions.

However, Israel is pleased that the list of 22 top terrorists released
Wednesday in Washington includes three leaders of the Lebanese Hizbullah, said
Raanan Gissin, a spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

"It confirms what we have been saying all along," Gissin said, "that no
distinction should be drawn between local, regional or international
terrorism."

Gissin said that as the US investigation proceeds, connections will be
uncovered between groups headed by Osama bin Laden or the Iranian government
and terrorist groups which are given a safe haven by the Palestinian Authority,
headed by Yasser Arafat. He did not elaborate.

Israel has asked the United States to take action against Palestinian militant
Hamas and Islamic Jihad, by including them on the list of terrorist groups
released after the Sept. 11 attacks. The US State Department replied that the
two groups are on previous terrorist lists.

The Israeli stand reflects concern in government circles that the Israel-
Palestinian struggle is being put in a different category from the US attacks,
though dozens of Israelis have been killed and hundreds wounded in Palestinian
suicide bomb attacks during a year of fighting.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has denounced the attacks in New York and
Washington, but there have been some demonstrations in Palestinian areas in
favor of bin Laden and against US action in Afghanistan.

Israel charges that Arafat is not stopping the militants from attacking Israel.

Israel fought an 18-year guerrilla war against Hizbullah in south Lebanon
before withdrawing in May, 2000. Since then, Hizbullah has been establishing a
growing presence in the Palestinian areas, according to the Israelis.

Imad Fayez Mugniyah, one of the three Hizbullah members on the US list, was in
charge of the group's operations overseas. Israel holds him responsible for two
car bomb explosions in the early 1990s at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires
and at the Jewish community center in the Argentine capital.

However, Gissin said Mugniyah appears on the list not because of the 114 people
killed in the two bombings, but because of his attacks on US targets.

Israeli government spokesman Dore Gold said US publication of the list of 22
terrorists is "consistent with its original commitment to eradicate terrorism
worldwide. Israel is doing what it can to quietly assist the United States when
requested."

Palestinian Authority

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PA police kill 3 Palestinians at pro-bin Laden rally
By Lamia Lahoud

JERUSALEM (October 10) - The Palestinian Authority has established a commission
of
inquiry into the killing of three Palestinians by the Palestinian Police at a
Hamas rally in
support of Osama bin Laden in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a PA security official
said
yesterday.

Among those killed was a 12-year-old boy. A Palestinian policeman was also shot
and is in a
coma, according to PA sources. Eight demonstrators and 25 police officers were
injured
during the clashes.

It was the first time the Palestinian Police had fatally clashed with
Palestinian demonstrators
since the outbreak of the intifada a year ago. Embarrassed by the anti-US
protests, the PA
took two unprecedented steps yesterday: it closed Gaza universities and schools
to silence
Islamic militants, and it barred foreign reporters from the Gaza Strip to
disrupt media
coverage of the events.

While the PA backs the US-led anti-terror coalition, the Palestinian street
opposes the US
policy, the source said. Palestinian militants are also angered by a PA cease-
fire order and
recent arrests of their members. Eyewitnesses in Gaza said the riots started
when
demonstrators carrying bin Laden posters tried to break through police
barricades to reach
the Palestinian parliament building. The police used batons to drive back the
demonstrators,
who then attacked the policemen with stones.

In front of the Islamic University, a masked gunman opened fire and seriously
wounded a
policeman, according to Palestinian sources. The police shot back, killing two
demonstrators
and a 12-year-old boy. In response, outraged Palestinians rampaged, throwing
stones,
looting, and setting fire to police stations.

The battle in Gaza reflected deep divisions between Arafat, who wants to avoid
antagonizing
the United States as it launches a war on terrorism, and Islamic militants who
hail bin Laden
as a hero for defying the West. Arafat, via Gaza police chief Ghazi Jabali,
ordered a probe
into Monday's clashes. Police, who had declared the march illegal, said masked
gunmen had
shot the protesters dead. Palestinian sources confirmed media reports that the
PA had asked
Israel to provide equipment to put down violent demonstrations.

The intifada leadership in Gaza and the West Bank - which comprises most
Palestinian
factions including PA Chairman Yasser Arafat's Fatah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad -
issued a
statement last night condemning internecine Palestinian fighting and calling
for unity. To
prevent more riots, the PA shut down the Islamic University and al-Azam
University in the
Gaza Strip, where Monday's demonstrations started.

Schools were also ordered closed yesterday for one day to avoid more
demonstrations. The
PA ordered all foreign journalists to leave Gaza and closed the Erez crossing.
A senior PA
security official said the crossing may reopen today or by the end of the week.

Hamas spokesman Mahmoud a-Zahar called the killing of the three Palestinians "a
shameful
loss to the entire Palestinian nation." Islamic Jihad blamed the PA for
Monday's bloodshed.
Hamas spokesman Abdul Aziz Rantisi said the Palestinian people understand bin
Laden's
threats to the US are based on his conviction that "real terrorism was only
exercised by the
Zionists in Palestine with the backing of the US. The Zionists know that
America stands by
their side regardless of their practices," he said. In recent weeks, Arafat had
shied away from
an open confrontation with Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad group, even
though both
had defied his orders to stop attacks on Israelis.

Palestinian analyst Ghassan Khatib said it was easier for Arafat to crack down
on the
militants over the pro-bin Laden rallies than over the cease-fire, which is
largely unpopular.
Many Palestinians are dismayed by bin Laden's attempts to create a link between
the
Palestinian cause and his struggle against the United States, as he did in a
speech earlier
this week. "The statement that represents average Palestinians and their
feelings about bin
Laden's speech is to respond: 'Leave us alone,' " Khatib said.

The response was vastly different a decade ago, just before the outbreak of the
Gulf War,
when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein presented himself as the Palestinians'
savior, mainly
in hopes of breaking up an international coalition against Iraq. At the time,
Arafat embraced
Saddam, and Palestinians cheered Iraq's promises to drive Israel out of the
Middle East.
Palestinian officials later acknowledged that siding with Saddam was a mistake.
The decision
led to the uprooting of tens of thousands of Palestinians from Gulf states,
including Kuwait.

In the current crisis, Arafat has been careful to show support for the United
States from the
start, including Washington's efforts to arrange an Israeli-Palestinian truce
that would make it
easier for Arab and Islamic states to support a military strike against Islamic
terror suspects.
Three suspected Islamic gunmen were arrested in the West Bank over the weekend -
but
Israel insists that the Palestinians arrest 108 suspected terrorists, and has
handed over a list
of names.

Ra'anan Gissin, adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said Israel is watching
whether the
clampdown begun Monday will continue, and whether Arafat will arrest more
militants
suspected of carrying out attacks against Israelis. "We will have to see if
this will be a
sustained effort," Gissin said. Nearly a dozen reporters, including two from
The Associated
Press, were kept waiting for two hours yesterday morning before being told by a
Palestinian
official at the Erez crossing that they could not enter. Another AP
photographer was barred
by the Palestinian Police from entering the Palestinian-controlled area around
Nablus, where
about 1,500 students marched to protest against the shooting of the Gaza
students and the
US air strikes in Afghanistan.

No PA official was willing to comment on the decision to close off the areas.
In recent weeks,
Arafat's security forces have repeatedly tried to prevent reporting on pro-bin
Laden marches.
On Monday, journalists were chased away from the Hamas rally in Gaza City. In
the West
Bank town of Ramallah, a BBC radio correspondent collecting responses to the US
bombing
of Afghanistan had her tape confiscated.

קסרתהו ,חוק•

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קסרתהו ,חוקיפה לדגמ לש ם"כמה יכסממ םלענ סוטמה

תועידיה תויונכוסו ץנרקנמולב רהוז תאמ

:ב"הרא ;תופוג 15-כ ושמנ הכ דע ;םוקמל וקעזוה הלצהו ץוליח תוחוכ
יניארקואה אבצה ידי לע הרונש ליט - תוקסרתהל םרוגה


היהש ,"סניילרייא היריביס" תיסורה הפועתה תרבח לש 154-בלופוט סוטמ
קסרתה ,ריביסבש קסריביסובונ ריעל ןוירוג-ןב הפועתה למנמ 1812 הסיטב
180-כ לש קחרמב ,רוחשה םיה לעמ מ"ק 11-כ לש הבוגב םיירהצה ינפל לומתא

50 תוחפל םכותמ ,םיעסונ 66 ויה הסיטב .י'צוס תיסורה ףוחה ריעמ מ"ק
.תווצ ישנא 12 ןכו ,םיסור רתיהו םילארשי




טילש לאירא :םולצת
סוטמב םיעסונ לש החפשמ יבורק
לדגמ .לומתא ,ג"בתנב םיניתממ
סייטה םע רשקב היה למנב חוקיפה
לארשי לש יריוואה בחרמהמ ותאצ דע
10:00 העשב ג"בתנמ ןנכותמכ אירמה סוטמה
תורישי סוטל רומא היהו ,רקובב
םושלש תחנ קסרתהש סוטמה .קסריביסובונל
בבסה תרגסמב ,ג"בתנב ברעב 19.00-ב
תיעובשה תירחסמה הסיטה לש ליגרה
"סניילרייא היריביס" תרבח הליעפמש
שש תכשמנ וזכ הסיט .הנממו לארשיל הרבחה
.תועש

דעו ג"בתנמ לומתא סוטמה לש ותארמהמ
היה לארשי לש יריוואה בחרמהמ ותאיצי
ג"בתנב חוקיפה לדגמ םע רשקב סוטמה סייט
םהשלכ םיגירח םיעוריא לע חוויד אלו
.הסיטב

רמא ,ריפוא יבג ,הפועתה תודש תושר ל"כנמ
הסיטב םיעסונה תדירי רחאל יכ לומתא
הקידב סוטמה קדבנ ,םושלש העיגהש
לכ ועצוב ,ןכ ומכ .לבוקמכ ,תינוחטיב
,סוטמלו םיעסונל תוינוחטיבה תוקידבה
.ג"בתנמ ותארמה םדוק

בייחתהל לוכי אל ינא" ,ריפוא ירבדל


תונושאר תוקידבמ .סוטמה תוקסרתהל תוביסה ויה המ וא עריא המ רמולו
רבודמש ןותנ םוש ונל ןיא .םיעדוי םהש יפכ לכה ושע ונישנא יכ הלע ונלש
."הרק הז ןכיהו התיה םא ;תי–

Millions have gone to synagogues and churches and mosques ...

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Remarks by the President During March of Dimes Volunteer Leadership Conference
The Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.




11:58 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you all. Thank you all very
much. Okay. Thank you all very much for your warm welcome. I'm honored to be
here. I understand that for more than six decades, the volunteers and
supporters of the March of Dimes have given help and hope to those in need, and
I'm here to say thanks on behalf of the American people. (Applause.)

I'm also here to ask Americans for a good deed, something the children of
America can do to help the children of Afghanistan.

Before I begin, I want to thank Tommy Thompson for his leadership. He
left a great state

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
For Immediate Release

October 11, 2001

Remarks By
Secretary Of State Colin L. Powell
With Participants In The International Visitors Program
From Central Asia

October 5, 2001
Washington, D.C.

SECRETARY POWELL: It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to
spend a few moments with you. I am pleased that you have a chance to
visit here as part of the International Visitors Program that we run.
And this is our way of contributing to this new world that we all live
in by encouraging journalists, members of the media such as you, to
come and see how it is done here in the United States, as just an
example of what is possible for a free press, and providing information
to the people of your countries on all of that. I hope that you are
enjoying your tour here.

As Mr. Boucher has been saying to you, we are in a time of crisis. But
it is a crisis that we will pass through, because we have a clear idea
of what our goals are. We have a campaign to achieve those goals. I
think we have been very successful in bringing together the entire
international community in the pursuit of those goals.

Our goal is to go after terrorists, terrorists who threaten what you
are trying to achieve in your countries' democratic systems, terrorists
who threaten the ability of people to determine how they will live and
be governed, terrorists who use religion falsely and who are criminals.
And terrorists of the kind who attacked the United States and the world
on the 11th of September should be seen for what they are: criminals.

I am pleased that all of the countries represented here have been very
supportive of President Bush's campaign and I wish to convey to you and
through you to the citizens of your countries and to your leaders our
appreciation for that support. Before coming down a few moments ago, I
went on my computer, my website. I now have every country in the world
that is part of our campaign on my computer. I wanted to check each
and every country represented here to see how are they doing. You're
all doing well. Everybody has offered moral support, words of
condolence, understanding of the importance of this issue and the
importance of this campaign and, in every case, overflight permission
for planes and other means of supporting us for which we are deeply
appreciative.

It is rather amazing to think that we are having this kind of exchange
and this kind of relationship with all of your countries, especially
for me as a former soldier, when 12 years ago it was quite a different
world. And, to speak bluntly, you were part of a great enemy that I
spent most of my adult life getting ready to fight. That is now all
behind us, and now we seek bridges of understanding, we seek ways of
speaking to one another. We seek to help you in your political
development, as you try to make life better for the citizens of your
countries, and as you work with the United States and the rest of the
world, and to give you the support and encouragement that you need to
become a part of this world's nations who want to be free and people
who want to have a better life.

But you did not come here to hear a lecture from me. You are the ones
who are supposed to be asking the questions, and not just listening to
speeches. So perhaps it would be interesting if you have any questions
you would like to ask me for a few moments.

QUESTION: (As interpreted.) We have had the opportunity to meet with
various leaders of different institutions. And have gotten this
impression that the degree of democratic development in our countries
maybe is not the most important thing these days, but rather the level
of cooperation. Is that a correct impression?

SECRETARY POWELL: No. As a long-term goal, it is democratic
developments in your countries that is uppermost in our minds. That
was the case before the 11th of September, it is still the case now.
And that is what we want to work with you on in the long term. We
believe that representative democracy and economic freedom is the path
to a better future. And we will be encouraging that.

But when this crisis came along, you are so close to it, so proximate
to Afghanistan, that we immediately engaged you to obtain your
assistance. But this crisis will pass. We have been assuring your
governments that our interest is long term and not just short term with
respect to resources.

QUESTION: (As interpreted.) Kyrgyzstan. We and Tajikistan, we have
been worried about the position, the military position of Uzbekistan.
Right now, the United States is working very closely with Uzbekistan
and it is no secret that Uzbekistan is trying to develop a hegemony in
that area, and there is definitely an anti-democratic regime there now.
Do you think that, in

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USAs Prezydent W.Bush

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German neo-Nazis celebrate terror attacks against the U.S.

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German neo-Nazis celebrate
terror attacks against the U.S.
By Toby Axelrod

BERLIN, Oct. 4 (JTA) — For years, observers of the German far-right have
documented links between Islamic extremists and German neo-Nazis.

This week, German neo-Nazis made their sympathies clear when they celebrated
the Sept. 11 terror attacks against the United States during a demonstration
here marking the 11th anniversary of the unification of the former East and
West Germany.

In banners and speeches Wednesday, members of the extreme right-wing National
Democratic Party called the attacks against the World Trade Center and Pentagon
a justified response to American policies, and they protested Germany's support
for a war on terrorism.

Meanwhile, German government leaders toned down the usual festivities marking
the anniversary of unification. Instead, they spoke about the need to safeguard
freedom and democracy.

During official ceremonies in the city of Mainz, the president of the German
Parliament, Wolfgang Thierse, said the "horrific events" of Sept. 11 made it
clear that peace and freedom are endangered.

In Berlin, the approximately 1,000 neo-Nazis were countered by an equal number
of left-wing protesters who blocked the planned parade route.

Police rerouted the neo-Nazi march to side streets in order to prevent clashes.
More than 4,000 police were on duty. No major problems were reported.

During the march, National Democratic Party leader Steffen Hupka called the
Sept. 11th attacks a form of resistance to American imperialism and he called
for "the death of the United States as a world power."

A Berlin court had banned the former left-wing terrorist Horst Mahler, now a
leader of the far-right group, from speaking at the neo-Nazi rally because of
comments he made on the group's Web site calling the terror attacks "effective"
and "justified."

To protest the neo-Nazis, many shops and theaters lining the parade route along
Berlin's Kurfurstendamm rolled down their shutters and draped their signboards
with black.

A shoe store had a sign in its windows reading, "Anyone may enter, if they
stand up as we do for the basic values of our society: democracy, tolerance and
cultural pluralism. To all those who tread on these values, we will show the
cold shoulder."

The largest group of counter demonstrators gathered under the nonpartisan
umbrella of "Europe Against Racism."

At that rally, Michel Friedman, vice president of the Central Council of Jews
in Germany, urged that the National Democratic Party be banned.

In fact, the federal government is considering the legality of banning the
party on the grounds that it promotes violence and is undemocratic.

According to German officials, the party has about 6,000 members nationwide.
The party recruits its members from skinhead groups around Germany.

None of the extreme-right parties have had any significant political successes
in recent years, with the exception of the German People's Union, which won
nearly 13 percent in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt more than three years ago.

ISLAMABAD

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PPP, PML leaders say new Afghan govt. should be broad-based

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (APP): Any new government in Afghanistan should be broad-
based and represent all segments of population, said politicians belonging to
Pakistan Muslim League and People’s Party. Speaking in a PTV programme on
Sunday, PML leader Begum Abida Hussain and PPP leader Syed Iftikhar Gillani
said only Afghan people should decide “what kind of government they want.” They
also emphasised that the nation should put aside its differences and stand
united behind the government at this crucial juncture.

Begum Abida said every ethnic group should be included in a broad-based Afghan
government. It is not for others to decide who should form government in
Afghanistan as it is the prerogative of the Afghan people. We want that there
should be moderation in Afghanistan ensuring a peaceful western border for
Pakistan, she added. Iftikhar Gillani agreed that there should not be any
outside interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and a government
should be formed there in accordance with wishes of the people.

Begum Abida said Pakistan in the past helped leaders of seven Afghan groups
comprising Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks in forming a representative
government but unfortunately they failed to reconcile their differences. Then
the PML government recognised the Taliban when they came to power because they
ruled over majority of the areas in Afghanistan, the PML leader said. This was
also done in view of the fact that war lords were holding sway on Afghanistan
and the Afghan people were treated badly, she added.

We thought that Taliban’s rise will establish peace in Afghanistan and the
people there could decide their own future, she said adding there was a feeling
of goodwill but their attitude towards women raised concern. Iftikhar Gillani
concurred that the PPP was also concerned and shared the anxieties of the
international community over the extremist tendencies of Taliban. He said
previous PPP and PML governments were worried over the inflexible policies of
Taliban government. Gillani advised the Taliban government to reconsider their
attitude in the present crisis.

“I suggest that they should go to the United Nations which has 56 Muslim
member countries and ask it to provide guarantees that justice will be done to
Osama Bin Laden,” he added. He further said the extremists should not give
threats that they would not allow Americans to live in peace as it would create
negative feelings against the Muslims living in western countries and North
America. To a question, he said Pakistan government took a right stand in the
current situation. Their stand is very “sober and decent.”

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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

FORT MYER, Va., Oct. 15, 2001

Jordan helps Lebanon foil attacks on U.S and British embassies

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By Daniel Sobelman, Ha'aretz Correspondent




Jordan helped Lebanon foil terror attacks a few days ago on American, British
and other western embassies, Israel Radio reported Tuesday. A senior official
in Amman said that the Osbat al-Ansar organization was behind the planned
attacks and that two members of the Palestinian group in Lebanon had been
arrested.

The two activists are accused of carrying out past terror attacks inside
Lebanon and in preparing future terror attacks against American targets.

Osbat al-Ansar appears on the U.S. list of most wanted terrorist groups, to
which the Americans recently added 39 new names in addition to the 26 names on
the original list released last month. The group is accused of having ties with
Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror group.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Vincent Battle, said Monday in Beirut that the U.S.
had asked the Lebanon Central Bank to freeze the assets of those groups
appearing on the list which reside in Lebanon.

"We may have a hijack," ...THE TAPES

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THE TAPES




'We Have Some Planes,' Hijacker Told Controller

By MATTHEW L. WALD with KEVIN SACK

ASHINGTON, Oct. 15 — American Airlines Flight 11 had fallen mysteriously
silent. The air traffic controller called over and over for a response. None
came. Then he heard an unidentified voice from the cockpit: "We have some
planes. Just stay quiet, and you'll be O.K. We are returning to the airport."

The controller, confused, asked, "Who's trying to call me?"

No response. Then he heard the voice again: "Nobody move please; we are going
back to the airport. Don't try to make any stupid moves."

The man was transmitting on the frequency monitored by pilots and air traffic
controllers, either because he thought he was talking to the passengers or
because one of the crew had activated the radio microphone, and his voice was
the first hint of the horror of Sept. 11.

Transcripts of the communications between pilots and controllers, obtained by
The New York Times, reveal the dawning awareness of the terror in cockpits and
control centers. Together with interviews and other documents, they offer a
previously unseen view of how, moment by moment, a bell-clear and routine
morning turned to confusion and then to horror.

In the cool, clipped jargon of aviation, signals of unprecedented disaster
bounced between the ground and air as airline and military personnel struggled
to understand and then control the chaos.





Paul Hosefros/The New York Times
Air traffic controllers in March, at the Washington Air Route Traffic Control
Center in Leesburg, Va., working on flights from Washington to the Northeast,
toward New York.




Hijacks: Voices From the Sky




Transcript of United Airlines Flight 175 (October 16, 2001)

Transcript of Flight 77 (October 16, 2001)

Transcript American Airlines Flight 11 (October 16, 2001)









The first sure sign of a hijacking was picked up by United Airlines Flight 175,
which left Boston for Los Angeles at 8:14 a.m. Just after it took off, the air
traffic controller had asked for help from other pilots in finding Flight 11,
which was already missing.

"We heard a suspicious transmission on our departure from BOS," the pilot
reported at 8:41 a.m., just after takeoff. "Sounds like someone keyed the mike
and said everyone stay in your seats."

Within 90 seconds, his plane became the next piece of the unspooling disaster.
Flight 175 took an errant turn off its scheduled course to Los Angeles and
ceased communication with the ground. "There's no transponder, no nothing, and
no one's talking to him," the controller said.

And at 8:50 a.m., an unidentified pilot said over the common
frequency: "Anybody know what that smoke is in Lower Manhattan?"

Flight 11 had struck the north tower of the World Trade Center just minutes
before, and the air traffic controller's repeated calls for Flight 175 were met
with another awful silence.

At 8:53, after Flight 175 had screamed south over the Hudson Valley at about
500 miles per hour — more than double the legal speed — the reality was
becoming clear to the controller on the ground on Long Island. "We may have a
hijack," he said. "We have some problems over here right now."

He knew just half of it.

Moments after the first jet hit the World Trade Center, a controller in
Indianapolis was trying to make contact with American Flight 77, which was
flying from Dulles International Airport outside Washington to Los Angeles. The
pilot had confirmed receiving directions to fly towards a navigation beacon at
Falmouth, Ky., but then failed to respond to calls from the ground.

"American 77, Indy," the controller said, over and over. "American 77, Indy,
radio check. How do you read?"

By 8:56 a.m., it was evident that Flight 77 was lost. The Federal Aviation
Administration, already in contact with the Pentagon about the hijackings out
of Boston, notified the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or Norad, of
American 77 at 9:24, 28 minutes later. Fighters scrambled immediately.

The F.A.A. controller called American's dispatch office in Dallas, and the
dispatcher there to try to raise Flight 77 on another radio, but failed.

At 9:09 a.m., the American dispatcher said he could not reach Flight 77, but
said the company had "an unconfirmed report the second airplane hit the World
Trade Center and exploded." He seemed to suggest that American 77 might be that
plane, but in fact American 77 was racing back over Pittsburgh, toward
Washington.

At 9:33 a.m., the same air traffic controller at Dulles who had handled the
perfectly normal departure of American 77 about 70 minutes earlier, spotted an
unidentified blip on the radar screen. The Dulles controllers called their
counterparts at Reagan National Airport to report that a "fast moving primary
target," meaning an airplane with no transponder, was moving east, headed
toward the forbidden airspace over the White House, the Capitol and the
Washington Monument.

A Dulles supervisor picked up a hot line to tell the Secret Service at the
White House. The president was in Florida, but Vice President Dick Cheney was
in the White House; Secret Service agents hustled him into an underground
bunker there.

At 9:36 a.m., National Airport, which was on American 77's flight path, asked a
military C-130 cargo plane, taking off on a scheduled flight from Andrews Air
Force Base — in Maryland, on the other side of the District of Columbia — to
intercept and identify the fast-moving target. The crew of the C-130 said it
was a Boeing 757, moving low and fast.

The airplane was headed for the heart of Washington. But as it crossed the
Pentagon at perhaps 7,000 feet — the exact altitude is uncertain because its
transponder had been turned off — it began a 360- degree turn to the right that
brought nearly to ground level. It crashed into the west side of the Pentagon
at 9:38 a.m.

At impact, it was moving at well over 500 m.p.h., which both maximized the
destruction and made the plane easier to handle. Investigators later determined
that it had been flying on autopilot on its path over the Pentagon. Pilots use
autopilot to minimize their workload on long days and to assure a precise
course and smooth ride.

Just minutes before the crash at the Pentagon, United Airlines Flight 93,
flying from Newark to San Francisco, went off course near Cleveland. It now
appears that Flight 93 received a warning of the hijackings.

Cutting through the background noise in the cockpit of Flight 93, the crew
would have heard the sound of an electronic "ping" like one that might announce
the arrival of e-mail message on a home computer. It was a text message coming
by radio, from a flight dispatcher near Chicago. In green letters on a black
background, it said, "Beware, cockpit intrusion."

The message was sent by a dispatcher, sitting at the "transcontinental" desk at
United's operations center near O'Hare International Airport, who had been
assigned to follow both 175 and 93, as well as 14 other airplanes that morning.
After United 175 was confirmed to have been hijacked, he sent the message to
all the planes he was monitoring.

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October 16, 2001

THE TAPES




'We Have Some Planes,' Hijacker Told Controller

By MATTHEW L. WALD with KEVIN SACK

(Page 2 of 2)



In the cockpit of Flight 93, Capt. Jason Dahl and his first officer, Leroy
Homer, continued westbound. In the last few moments of the pre- attack world,
there was no particular reason for them to react radically.

"Getting a message like that on any day in the U.S.A., well, I'd think, `Those
poor bastards,' " one aviation official said. "Then I'd think, `It's already
happened; it's probably not going to happen again.' "

Since Sept. 11, details have emerged of a struggle between hijackers and
passengers on Flight 93. People involved in air traffic control said the F.B.I.
seized the air traffic tapes of the conversations with that airplane, and no
transcript was made available of air-to-ground communications for the flight.
But according to a person who heard the tape, "a very noisy sound of a
confrontation was heard on the frequency, very garbled, but with some
discernible phrase like, `Hey, get out of here!' "

There was the sound of a foreign language on the frequency; controllers thought
it was Arabic.

Flight 93 crashed in a field western Pennsylvania at 10:10 a.m. But before the
final cockpit intrusion of the morning, one of the pilots apparently turned to
the e-mail unit that carried the warning from Chicago, touched a button that
made the screen display a keyboard and typed a one-word reply: "Confirmed."





Paul Hosefros/The New York Times
Air traffic controllers in March, at the Washington Air Route Traffic Control
Center in Leesburg, Va., working on flights from Washington to the Northeast,
toward New York.




Hijacks: Voices From the Sky




Transcript of United Airlines Flight 175 (October 16, 2001)

Transcript of Flight 77 (October 16, 2001)

Transcript American Airlines Flight 11 (October 16, 2001)









By the time the F-16's from Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va., arrived,
the damage was done.

At both Langley and at Otis Air National Guard Base at Falmouth, Mass., on Cape
Cod, two sets of fighter pilots were spending the morning as usual: sitting,
waiting, and wondering whether they would escape the day without hearing the
shrill klaxon blast that occasionally sent them racing to the cockpits of their
supersonic jets.

For years, the threat of an incoming aerial attack on the American homeland had
been considered so minor that on the morning of Sept. 11, the entire country
was being defended by 14 Air National Guard planes dispersed among seven bases.

The first call came to Otis about the hijacking of Flight 11 came at 8:46 a.m.,
six minutes after the F.A.A. had first notified the North East Air Defense
Sector in Rome, N.Y., a division of Norad. Six minutes later two vintage F-
15's, built in 1977 and equipped with heat-seeking and radar-guided missiles,
had been scrambled, according to a Norad timeline.

One pilot was a part-time Guardsman who flew a commercial plane as his day job;
the other jet was flown by a full-time member of the Air National Guard.

But the orders came too late. The first plane was plunging into the World Trade
Center when the Otis pilots were racing to their jets. United Flight 175 hit
the second tower at 9:02 a.m., 10 minutes after the fighters were airborne,
when the F-15's were about 71 miles and eight minutes away. When they arrived,
the helpless pilots got the first aerial views of the devastation.

The three F16's at Langley, all of them assigned to the North Dakota Air
National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing, nicknamed the Happy Hooligans, were also
scrambled too late to intercept American Flight 77 before it crashed into the
Pentagon.

But if United Airlines Flight 93 had not crashed in Pennsylvania, the three
pilots from Langley — two of them commercial airline pilots themselves — may
have faced the nightmarish decision of whether to shoot down the commercial
airliner, along with its 38 passengers and crew of seven.

"It kept us from having to do the unthinkable," said Maj. Gen. Mike J. Haugen,
adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard, "and that is to use your
own weapons and own training against your own citizens."

The military has not allowed the pilots to be interviewed, and The Times has
agreed not to print their names because of security concerns. But details of
their activities on Sept. 11 have emerged through interviews with other Guard
officials.

At Langley, the pilot designated as the flight lead, a 33-year-old pilot for
Northwest Airlines, was getting a cup of coffee when someone yelled from the
television room: "Hey, an airplane just hit the World Trade Center!"

"All of a sudden," said Col. Lyle Andvik, a member and former commander of the
unit, "something happens that none of us can believe. They get an order from
Northeast Air Defense Sector, the pilots get a scramble horn, and they're down
the stairs, out the door, in the jets and off they go. At the time, they didn't
realize why they were being scrambled. They didn't realize that other planes
had been hijacked."

At 9:30 a.m., six minutes after receiving their orders from the defense sector,
code-named Huntress, three F-16's were airborne, according to the Norad
timeline. At first, the planes were directed toward New York at top speed, and
probably reached 600 m.p.h. within two minutes, General Haugen said. Then,
flying in formation, they were vectored toward the west and given a new flight
target: Reagan National Airport.

The planes, each loaded with six missiles, had slowed slightly to just under
supersonic speed, flying at about 25,000 feet, when they heard over their radio
headsets that the F.A.A. had ordered all civilian aircraft to land. The next
sign of how serious the situation had become arrived in the form of a squawk
over the plane's transponder, a code that suggests almost an emergency wartime
situation.

"They get the squawk and they've heard that planes are supposed to land and
then Huntress says, `Hooligan flight, can you confirm that the Pentagon is on
fire?' " General Haugen said, adding that the lead flier looked down and
confirmed that the Pentagon was on fire.

Then the pilots received the most surreal order of the awful morning. "A person
came on the radio," General Haugen said, "and identified themselves as being
with the Secret Service, and he said, `I want you to protect the White House at
all costs.' "

Anti-hate campaign launched in NYC

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Anti-hate campaign launched in NYC
By Melissa Radler


NEW YORK (October 17) - Launching a campaign to celebrate diversity and combat
prejudice through reading, Barnes & Noble, the Anti-Defamation League, and a
class of six-year olds from PS 234 introduced the second annual "Close the Book
On Hate" campaign here on Monday.

"September 11 has given the campaign this year a special context, because on
that day, all Americans were the victims of hate," said former senator, NBA
star and contender for the Democratic nomination for president Bill Bradley,
who is serving as the campaign's honorary chairman.

"Remember how you felt that morning, remember the anger, the fear, the
confusion? Every day in America, someone is the victim of a hate crime, because
of the color of their skin, the shape of their eyes, the religion they profess,
the origin of their parents," he said.

First Lady Laura Bush helped kick off the campaign in Washington last week when
she read and discussed the book Amazing Grace with third and fourth graders at
a Georgetown school.

In New York, ADL national chairman Glen Tobias said that the campaign has taken
on added significance since September 11 due to the increased amount of hate
speech directed at those wrongfully accused of being perpetrators.

"We in the Jewish community and you in the book-selling world know the power of
words. Words can hurt but words can heal," he said.

Also introducing the program, which was held at a local Barnes & Noble
bookstore in Manhattan, was former advisor to President Bill Clinton Vernon
Jordan and the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian
Wright Edelman.

"Hate is something everyone says they're against. But from evidence from the
headlines and daily life, there's an awful lot of hate around," said Jordan, a
civil rights lawyer.

"I've seen America change radically in my lifetime. I've seen a growing
understanding that diversity is what makes America strong and great," he
continued. "We have come a long way but not far enough."

The month-long campaign includes in-store events listed at www.bn.com, a list
of recommended books for children and adults, and a resource guide for parents
called "101 Ways to Combat Prejudice." The guide can be downloaded from
www.adl.org or www.barnesandnobleinc.com free of charge.

A book titled Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice, by ADL
chief operating officer Caryl Stern-LaRosa, will be available for sale online,
with part of the proceeds going to the ADL.

The campaign is aimed at children because statistics show that the majority of
hate crimes and violence acts are perpetrated by people under age 20, said
Leonard Riggio, chairman and CEO of Barnes & Noble.

According to ADL statistics, nearly 8,000 hate crimes were reported in 1999.

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By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T. Rhem, USA
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2001

Al Jezeera television network Qatar

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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2001

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Bush Encourages Troops During California Stop
By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T. Rhem, USA
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2001 – Men and women in uniform are the true strength of
the United States, President George W. Bush told troops and their families Oct.
17.

Speaking to a loud crowd at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., the commander in
chief echoed themes he's been emphasizing since Sept. 11: America hasn't been
beaten, and nations or groups that harbor terrorists are terrorists themselves
as far as America is concerned.

Planes and crews from Travis carried rescue workers and equipment to New York
City and the Pentagon in the days after Sept. 11, and military personnel from
Travis are currently deployed to undisclosed locations to assist in the war on
terrorism.

While repeatedly being interrupted by cheers, Bush said the planes and
equipment aren't what make America great. "Our real strength (is) the people
who fly 'em and who maintain 'em, the people who make the military go," he
said.

Bush also thanked military family members for their sacrifices. "To … those of
you whose mom or dad or husband or wife has been deployed, I want you to know
that they're on a noble mission," Bush said. "The cause is just. And we will
win."

Bush related a story he'd been told about a pilot, referred to only as Randy,
being asked if any of the Travis personnel had personal connections to victims
of the Sept. 11 attacks. "I think we all do; they're all Americans," Bush
quoted Randy as saying. "And when you strike one American, you strike us all."

The terrorists were instruments of evil, and America will defeat terror
throughout the world, Bush said. "And not only will we find the terrorists, we
will enforce the doctrine that says if you harbor a terrorist, you're a
terrorist; if you feed a terrorist, you're a terrorist; if you fund a
terrorist, you're a terrorist; and this great, proud nation of free men and
women will hold you just as responsible for the actions that take place on
American soil," he added to screams of support.

Bush said Al Qaeda has learned that anyone who strikes America will hear from
its military "and they're not going to like what they hear."

But he also took the opportunity to again stress that the innocent people of
Afghanistan are not military targets. "They're not our enemy, nor is any
religion the enemy of the United States of America," Bush said. "I want to
assure the people of the world that our military fights not against Moslems. …
We fight against evil people.

"We fight against people who believe that they can harm the United States of
America," he said.

He again stressed that America is in for the long haul. "We are determined. We
are patient. We are steadfast. We are resolved. We will not tire, and we will
not fail," Bush said to ever-louder cheers.

The president said he has the utmost confidence in the military and that they
must have confidence in his commitment to them. "For the mission that lies
ahead, our military

SOLIDARNOSC Z USA

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Another Time - But The Same Courage in Remembering September 11th, 2001

Franklin D. Roosevelt, "First Inaugural Address," 4 March 1933

Occasion: Roosevelt spoke words of action to a nation whose economy and morale
had been sapped by financial depression. Speech was given in Washington, D.C.
as part of the presidential inauguration.


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First Inaugural Address - First Paragraph


I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the
Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present
situation of our Nation impels. This is preeminently the time to speak the
truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly
facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has
endured, will revive and will prosper.

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the ONLY THING WE HAVE TO
FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes
needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has
met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is
essential to victory. I am convinced that you will again give that support to
leadership in these critical days.

Palestinian violence and terrorism

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Overview of the Year of Violence in the Territories
September 2000 - September 2001

General Background
The ongoing Palestinian violence and terrorism in the territories and inside
Israeli territories, which erupted a year ago, still shows no sign of reaching
an end. Despite various efforts taken to bring about a cease-fire agreement,
there has been no decrease in the violence and operational forecasts predict
continued confrontation.

During the past year there has been unprecedented violence in Israel and in the
territories - not a day has passed without shooting by Palestinians towards
Israeli locations both inside Israel and in the territories, some even turning
into full-scale gun battles. Israeli communities, among them Jerusalem, have
been targeted for shootings and mortar bombs.

To give perspective on the scope of the violence: in the seven years until the
current outbreak (1993-2000), there were a total of 793 recorded shooting
incidents against IDF and civilians in the territories; in the last year alone
there have been 5353 shootings at IDF personnel and Israeli civilians. As of
September 2001, 128 civilians and 49 servicemen have lost their lives, 1215
civilians and 531 servicemen were wounded.

The threat of terror attacks against Israelis has grown dramatically and has
become a daily concern, after top Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were
released from Palestinian Authority prisons, and indeed scores of Israelis have
been killed in terror attacks near schools, restaurants, nightclubs, malls, bus
stops, etc.

Since the beginning of the disturbances there have been repeated attempts to
reach a cease-fire. Israel has consistently complied with all its obligations
after each agreement, but the Palestinian violence continued unabated.

The gravest and most significant dimension of the disturbances is that they
show that the Palestinian Authority sees the use of unbridled violence as a
legitimate and effective means of advancing their political objectives. In this
way the Palestinians have undermined the basic concept of the peace process,
which eschewed resorting to violence as a means to achieve political goals.
This is in serious` violation of agreements signed by the Palestinians that
state that such goals should only be achieved at the negotiating table, not
through violence and terror.

Background
The disturbances that re-injected turmoil into the area began on 29 September
2000, the eve of the Jewish New Year. After Friday morning prayers,
Palestinians stoned Jewish worshipers praying at the Western Wall and attacked
Israeli police with rocks and firebombs, compelling the police to forcibly
disperse the crowd. Dozens of Israeli police were injured, seven Palestinians
were killed and scores of others were injured. This incident sparked massive
disturbances throughout the territories, as well as among Israeli Arabs, under
the slogan of "saving" the Al Aksa mosque (from a false and imagined danger of
being destroyed by Israel's government).

The Palestinians claim that the disturbances were triggered by a visit by the
then Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon to the Temple Mount, on 28 September,
which they viewed as a provocation. However, before this visit there had been a
marked rise in tensions. These tensions had for several days previous
manifested themselves in attacks on Israelis. In early March 2001, Imad
Falouji, the Minister of Communications in the Palestinian Authority, admitted
that Sharon's visit was not the cause of the violent disturbances, which had
been planned since July 2000, after the failure of the Camp David talks.

Actually, the causes of underlying Palestinian dissatisfaction and frustration
can be traced back over a much longer period of time. Over the months preceding
the disturbances, there was a growing sense of frustration among the
Palestinian public, a sense exacerbated by an extended period of economic and
political stagnation.

Following the Camp David talks in July 2000, when the Palestinian delegation
presented its uncompromising position on final status issues, the position of
the Palestinian Authority vis-a-vis its public became even more untenable,
something that led to the failure of the talks. The Palestinian people saw
neither a final status agreement nor any improvement in their day-to-day lives.
Additionally, lionization of the "shahid" figure, the martyr who wins eternal
glory by striking the "Zionist enemy," as reflected in both media and speeches
of key politicians in the PA, paved the way for terrorist attacks and violence
as instruments for the improvement of personal status in the society. Virulent
incitement in the Palestinian official media also contributed to the outbreak
of violence.

Against this backdrop, a Palestinian ambush took place on 27 September against
an IDF patrol at the Netzarim Junction in the Gaza District. An Israeli soldier
was killed in the incident. The next day another ambush was launched against an
IDF patrol, but no one was injured. In fact, throughout the month of September,
there were warnings by the IDF's Southern Command regarding deterioration in
the security cooperation with the Palestinians, especially at the Netzarim
Junction. This location later served as a focal point of heavy fighting between
IDF soldiers and Palestinian gunmen in the first months of conflict.

On 29 September, a Palestinian policeman on a joint Israeli/Palestinian patrol
in Kalkilya opened fire without provocation on his Israeli counterparts,
killing an Israeli border policeman.

Following the 29 September disturbances on the Temple Mount, and due to
mounting Palestinian casualties, disturbances quickly spread throughout the
West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as in Arab towns within Israel (such internal
incidents fall under the authority of the Israel Police). The present initiated
violence is the worst the territories have known since the beginning of the
peace process in 1993. It represents a blatant and fundamental violation of the
Oslo Agreement, in which the Palestinian Authority undertook to prevent
violence in areas under its control.

The events began as popular demonstrations, and were characterized by stone
throwing and petrol bombs. At this early stage, children were also widely used
and many of the casualties were indeed children. Very soon, armed Palestinian
gunmen began shooting from within the crowds at Israeli soldiers and after
several weeks the events turned into a campaign of terror characterized by
shooting toward communities and vehicles, planting bombs, throwing grenades and
suicide bombing against Israeli civilians.

For several months mortar bombs have been fired at Israeli towns in the Gaza
Strip, southern Israel, and the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. The IDF
prepared for the violent events in advance and is managing to contend with them
quite successfully.

Attempts at Peace
Since the outbreak of disturbances, there have been repeated attempts to reach
and maintain a cease-fire. There were several official cease-fires declared -
in addition to dozens of statements of understanding between senior IDF
officers and their Palestinian counterparts. In each case, Israel implemented
its obligations under the agreements, but the Palestinians chose to continue
the violence.

The first agreement was reached in Paris on October 5, 2000, between former
Prime Minister Barak, PA Chairman Arafat and former US Secretary of State
Albright. At the last moment, Arafat refused to sign the agreement, but gave
his oral commitment to abide by it. Israel fulfilled its part - withdrew the
tanks it had deployed, lifted the closure between Palestinian towns - but the
Palestinians continued the violence.

The second cease-fire agreement was reached at Sharm E-Sheikh o

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This is pure propaganda and israeli lies:

Since the beginning of the disturbances there have been repeated attempts to
reach a cease-fire. Israel has consistently complied with all its obligations
after each agreement, but the Palestinian violence continued unabated.

Who is the agressor? Why is the occupant? Who terrorizes local communities? Who
put hundreds of thousands of people in ghetto-like camps? Israel did! Israelis
are the guilty and no jewish propaganda is going to change it.

President Condemns Assassination

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President Condemns Assassination
Statement by the Press Secretary
Assassination of Israeli Cabinet Minister



The President condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of Israeli
Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi today. He offers his condolences and those of
the United States to Prime Minister Sharon, the Israeli government and people,
and the family of Minister Zeevi. This despicable act is further evidence of
the need to fight terrorism.

We have noted the statement of the Palestinian Authority condemning this
assassination. This statement is appropriate, but words are not enough. It is
time for the Palestinian Authority to take vigorous action against terrorists.
The PFLP, which operates openly in areas controlled by the Palestinian
Authority, has claimed responsibility for this heinous act. The PA must
immediately find and bring to justice those who committed this murder, as well
as those who would do harm to efforts to restore an atmosphere of calm and
security for Israelis and Palestinians.

There have been positive steps recently by both Israel and the
Palestinians to improve the situation. Israelis and Palestinians should
continue down this path. The terrorists must not be allowed to declare
victory. The parties should seize the moment to put an end to violence,
implement the Tenet and Mitchell plans, and resume political dialogue. The
entire world will support them in their efforts.