George Robertson, the Nato secretary general, announced that the alliance had agreed to send five Awacs surveillance aircraft to the US for counter-terrorism operations there, to free up American Awacs for operations in Afghanistan.
Note : Fixed link. E.
[Edited by Eutychus55 on 10-08-2001 at 09:02 AM]
This is a link to the seal of the new office of homeland security released by Washington.
Reuters is saying each package contains Beans with Tomato Sauce, Beans and Tomato Vinaigrette, Biscuit, Fruit Pastry, Fruit Bar, Short Bread, Peanut Butter, Strawberry Jam, and utensils package including salt, pepper, napkin and a match. According to Defense Department 37,500 of the HDR packages were delivered over Afghanistan.
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011008/mdf64933.jpg
Reports: Second wave of airstrikes under way
Latest developments
• U.S., Britain strike Taliban using 50 cruise missiles, 15 bombers, 25 strike aircraft.
• All allied aircraft return safely, Defense Secy. Rumsfeld says.
• Bin Laden survives, Taliban spokesman says.
• FBI urges law enforcement around the nation to move to highest alert.
• USA TODAY poll shows 90% of Americans support attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The second wave of U.S. and allied strikes over Afghanistan began Monday before noon ET, according to television reports. President Bush said earlier Monday that the opening round of attacks against terrorist targets in Afghanistan on Sunday was “executed as planned.” Meanwhile, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge reported for duty as head of the new Office of Homeland Security. “On all efforts, on all fronts, we’re going to be ongoing and relentless as we tighten the net of justice” against terrorists, said the commander in chief as he presided over a swearing-in ceremony for Ridge
Bush: Strikes May Go Beyond Afghan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has formally notified the U.N. Security Council that counterterrorism attacks may be extended beyond Afghanistan.
A legal document sent Sunday to the council reaffirmed the attack on the Taliban was an act of self-defense under the U.N. charter and said the United States reserves the right to strike at terrorist cells beyond the South Asian country, a senior administration official told The Associated Press on Monday.
President Bush made the same point Sunday. It came in his report to the nation that the United States and Britain had unleashed a a sustained missile attack on the Taliban, which refused to hand over Osama bin Laden, prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
Whoa…
JSA, terrific job! Just promise me you’ll get out for an hour and have somewhat of a life outside of this, kay?
Keep up the awesome work.
Anthrax Bacteria Found in 2nd Man
http://wire.ap.org/APnews/main.html?SLUG=ANTHRAX-CASE
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — The FBI took over the investigation of a Florida man’s anthrax death on Monday after the germ was found in the nose of a co-worker and on a computer keyboard in their office.
We regard this as an investigation that could become a clear criminal investigation,'' Attorney General John Ashcroft said during a news conference in Washington. We don’t have enough information to know whether this could be related to terrorism or not.’’
The FBI sealed off the Boca Raton office building housing the supermarket tabloid The Sun, where the men worked. How the bacterial spores got into the newspaper’s office was still under investigation.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/Anthrax.asp is the CDC’s information page on Anthrax
"The stock market greeted news of U.S. military attacks on the Taliban in Afghanistan quietly Monday, with prices falling moderately as investors tried to discern what the action would mean for the country and the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 51.83 at 9,067.94, having risen 272.21, or 3.1 percent, last week.
The broader market finished mixed. The Nasdaq composite index inched up 0.65 to 1,605.95 to just barely claim its first five-session winning streak since the week of June 25. Last week, the tech-focused index rose 106.50, or 7.1 percent.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, Wall Street’s widest measure, fell 8.94 to 1,062.44."
http://wire.ap.org/APnews/center_story.html?FRONTID=NATIONAL&STORYID=APIS7F12OOG0
CHICAGO (AP) — Air Force fighter planes were sent to escort an American Airlines jetliner Monday after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit of the plane, federal officials said.
Preliminary reports indicated there was not an attempted hijacking aboard the plane, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Marcia Adams. No one was injured, and the plane was escorted safely to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
The passenger, described later by his father as having a history of mental illness, was subdued aboard Flight 1238 from Los Angeles to Chicago after trying to get into the cockpit, said FBI spokesman Ross Rice.
The male individual was physically restrained by other passengers,'' American Airline spokesman Al Becker said. This appears to be an isolated incident.’’
The captain of the Boeing 767, which was carrying a crew of nine and 153 passengers, declared an emergency. The F-16s were then dispatched to escort the plane, Chicago Aviation Department spokeswoman Monique Bond.
The passenger was taken into custody but was not immediately charged with a crime.
NEWSWEEK has learned that the FBI is aggressively trying to locate a summer intern from nearby Florida Atlantic University in connection with the investigation. The intern, who sources said came from a Middle Eastern country, had sent an e-mail to all employees that a top American Media official described as “peculiar.” The e-mail thanked company employees for the help he gave them, but then contained language suggesting that he wasn’t saying “goodbye.” Another company official recalled the email as having “a sense of foreboding” and referring to a “surprise” or “something that he left behind.” Said the official, “it was weird.”
• A doctor at a Manassas, Virginia, hospital on Tuesday said a man who was thought to have been exposed to anthrax has preliminarily tested negative for the deadly bacteria. “His condition right now is not consistent with anthrax,” said Dr. Thomas Ryan of Prince William Hospital.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/10/09/gen.attack.on.terror/index.html
Four Afghans who had been working for the United Nations were killed overnight when their office building was destroyed in an air raid.
At a news conference in Islamabad, Stephanie Bunker, a UN spokeswoman, confirmed the deaths.
She said the four victims were employees of the Afghan Technical Consultants. The group was working to remove land mines from Kabul.
http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/10/09/civis_killed011009
to help in the anti-Terror efforts
http://www.usatoday.com/news/attack/2001/10/09/nato.htm
Amazing what you can find out in 10-15 minutes!
Make it a good day,
JSA