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First I want to say thank you for the tons of prayers and emails recieved on family members yesterday.10 were missing and 10 came home. Some in shock, some injured, all alive. My theory early on had me scared. How could this be? How could my prediction 2 weeks ago of an attack on U.S. soil the week after Labor Day happen? Well it did and it happened big time. So here we are. Still in the dark about what our future holds. Will more attacks happen? Have we learned our lessons? Has the United States gained a reality to ...

DAY OF INFAMY 2001 Is bin Laden under arrest? Earlier reports say he is leader of Afghanistan's military forces By Joseph Farah © 2001 WorldNetDaily.com While an Arabic online newspaper reported the Taliban had placed bin Laden under house arrest in the wake of the suicide attacks that destroyed the New York skyscrapers, damaged the Pentagon and killed as many as 30,000 Americans Tuesday, earlier United Press International dispatches reveal he might actually be in command of Afghanistan's military. Quoting "fundamentalist Arab sources," the Arabic newssite Ilaf said the Taliban arrested bin Laden before placing him under surveillance with several of ...

Should we go nuclear with our response against terrorists? For one, I think we should. The coordinated suicide airline crashes were Weapons of Mass Destruction attacks against the United States. It is standing U.S. policy to reply in kind when faced with such devastation. Back in the Gulf War, we warned Saddam not to use chemical or biological weapons. We told him if he did, Baghdad would be nuked. We need to send a loud and swift message. Terrorism will be dealt with decisively. For too long, we have pussy-footed around with terrorism. These rag-heads only understand terror. I can't ...

Taliban, China sign MoU Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM F P ReportPESHAWAR: The Afghan Ministry of Mining and Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese economic and technical cooperation delegation here. The memorandum calls for promoting economic and technical cooperation between the two countries. The Afghan Minister for Mining and Industries Mulla Mohammad Ishaqi met the visiting Chinese economic and technical cooperation delegation and discussed matters of bilateral interest. During the meeting the two sides explored ways and means of expanding technical and economic cooperation between the two countries in the mining and industrial sector. Later the two ...

I keep hearing people saying that the purpose of the terrorist attacks was to send a message. They are completely befuddled that noone took responsibility. That they would go through that much preparation and investment and then not take credit. The point is is this is not sending a message. Sending a message is crashing a plane with 200 people or sending a cruise missle to bomb an asprin factory. This is TOTAL WAR. There are upwards of 20,000 people dead and that's not a bunch of Jerry Springer audience members, these are ceos of major corporations, highly educated people ...

<p>The few Western journalists who have interviewed Osama bin Laden describe him as the most unlikely murderer: quiet, emaciated and even shy.</p> <p>But as soon as one mentions America, his disposition changes and his strong dislike for the West becomes obvious, those reporters say.</p>

We are a Superpower and it's time that we start behaving like one. Maybe Americans have lost the proper perspective on this, but consider these numbers: The Viet Nam War lasted 11 years and saw 47,000 combat deaths (plus 11,000 other theater service-related deaths). Fox News is reporting 20,000+ deaths at the World Trade Center, which holds 50,000 people. That's 4 1/2 years of body bags coming back from Viet Nam. Gone in an hour. Like the snap of a finger. What is it going to take? What else has to happen? What if the terrorists had hit the Statue ...

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Taliban slammed over bin Laden appointment MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the appointment of Saudi terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime, the official RIA Novosti news agency reported. Bin Laden's appointment confirmed that a center of international terrorism is being set up in Taliban-controlled territory, the ministry said in a statement. "Pseudo-religious values are being used as a cover to prepare a bridgehead for expansion of militant extremism and separatism far beyond the region's borders," added the statement. This month, Russian media quoted ...

Investigators Identify Team of 50 Terrorists Inquiry: Agents scouring the East Coast reportedly find suicide notes that some of the hijackers wrote for their parents. WASHINGTON -- Authorities searching nationwide for terrorists behind the deadly airliner attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center have identified a team of as many as 50 infiltrators who supported or carried out the strikes, a source familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. About 40 of the men have been accounted for, including those killed in the suicide attacks, but 10 remain at large, the source said. In the hours immediately after the ...

<p>In the wake of Tuesday's horrific suicide attacks against the United States, it is abundantly clear that our intelligence agencies did not know that terrorists were preparing to commit mass murder on American soil. Whether Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda or another group was responsible for the atrocities, U.S. intelligence agencies failed to do what we depend on them to do -- penetrate terrorist cells and warn law-enforcement agencies of impending attacks so that they can take preventive action.</p>

Pakistan in Catch-22 situation Press Trust of India Washington, September 12: The US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday night evaded a direct reply when asked whether his country would take military action against Pakistan. However, he said the American Ambassador in Islamabad would meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday to discuss Pakistani help in dealing with those behind Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. At a press conference in Washington, Powell was asked if US would take military action against Pakistan and Afghanistan if all evidences point to Saudi terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the waning days of the Clinton presidency, senior officials received specific intelligence about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and weighed a military plan to strike the suspected terrorist mastermind's location. The administration ultimately opted against an attack. The information spurred a high-level debate inside the White House in December 2000 about whether the classified information provided the last best chance for President Clinton to punish bin Laden before he left office, the officials said. Now nine months later, officials are discussing the incident as bin Laden's name increasingly is being connected with Tuesday's suicide ...

<p>Office of Victims of Crime hot line: 1-800/331-0075. Leave contact information to find out more information about victims and survivors, or the rights for victims' families.</p> <p>All Army personnel assigned to the Pentagon on Sept. 11 (or families trying to locate their loved ones) are asked to check in at 1-800/984-8523 or 703/428-0002.</p>

U.S. equipped terror sponsors Clinton exported NSA-ducking phone, high-tech encryption devices to Syria By Paul Sperry © 2001 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON -- The dozen or so Islamic terrorists who pulled off the plot to strike at America's nerve centers in New York and Washington spent months, if not years, researching, planning and coordinating the surprise attacks, U.S. security officials say. And they did it completely in secret, using the world's most sophisticated telecommunications equipment, some secured by advanced encryption technology that most armies don't have. Where did they get such state-of-the-art, military-related gear?

I've heard a number of people (including Senators) use the words: Let's bomb the hell out of them. In our eventual and inevitable military response, should we use nukes to not only wipe out the enemy but also to "make a statement," or will this turn world opinion against us? What do you think?

<p>Outraged lawmakers responded yesterday to the attacks on American soil with vows to make war on terrorists and to spend untold billions rebuilding national security and U.S. pride.</p> <p>"However you describe it, we are at war," said Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott. "Terrorists are at war with us."</p>

Afghan conflict may escalate after US attacks MAHENDRA VED TIMES NEWS NETWORK EW DELHI: Following the terrorist attacks in the US, the Taliban regime in Kabul has come under pressure -- despite denial of any involvement -- for playing host to Saudi militant Osama bin Laden, who the US suspects masterminded the attacks. The Afghan conflict may take a different turn if the United Nations, which has imposed economic sanctions on the Taliban, deems it necessary to take sterner measures, which may include a military role like it did in Yugoslavia. If that happens, Pakistan, which is a ``frontline'' state ...

<p>America's political agenda was dramatically changed by the terrorist attacks on the nation's financial and military centers of power, as Congress quickly united behind President Bush and shifted its attention to national security and a new war against an elusive enemy.</p>