Rumsfeld Outlines Unconventional War on Terror
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said fighting terrorists will be long and unconventional, possibly expanding special operations forces. He noted terrorists operate from apartments using laptops and cell phones, not traditional military targets. Powell joined in urging intelligence, law enforcement, and military cooperation.
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U S critics say lack of will to act against bin Laden
Washington critics say the United States had the knowledge and capacity to kill Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan but repeatedly chose not to act. Intelligence officials and former special forces members blame senior leaders and mid level military risk aversion for delaying action despite years of possible targeting, while Bush vowed to pursue him.
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Passengers thwart hijack in United Flight 93 rescue
On United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark to San Francisco, passengers or crew fought back as hijackers tried to crash the Boeing 757 into a target near Washington. Todd Beamer spoke to a GTE operator before the line went dead, and the passengers attempted a revolt. Cheney praised the courage of those aboard.
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Firefighters promoted amid grief after World Trade Center collapse
168 New York firefighters promoted in a Brooklyn ceremony as the department mourns hundreds unaccounted for after the World Trade Center attacks. Mayor Giuliani and Fire Commissioner Von Essen offered tributes, noting the promotions are wartime gestures of faith amid missing colleagues and a memorial-wide sense of loss.
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Backlash blamed for killing in Arizona
An Indian immigrant gas station owner was shot to death and a Lebanese American clerk was targeted by gunfire at another station in Mesa. Frank Roque, 42, faced murder and attempted murder charges, with investigators weighing possible hate crime links to the prior terror attacks. Police notified the FBI as they pursued motive and arraignment details.
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Cheney says Bush ordered shoot down of hijacked planes
Vice President Dick Cheney confirmed on Meet the Press that after the 9 11 attacks President Bush ordered the military to shoot down any commercial airliners that did not divert. Cheney said he supported the last resort action despite its horrors and noted the alternative could have been worse if two planes had hit the World Trade Center.
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Task force to examine security at airports
Washington AP Norman Y Mineta named two expert task forces to study airport and airliner security with a goal of detailed recommendations by October 1. The groups will address cockpit access and prevention of terrorists boarding, amid broadened post hijacking security measures nationwide.
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