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U.S. Boosts Gulf Force
Saturday, September 22, 2001

U.S. PRESENCE IN THE ARABIAN SEA: An F-14A "Tomcat" takes off during flight operations aboard the USS Enterprise this week. The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier group is in the Arabian Sea, south of the Persian Gulf. It had been due to return home earlier this month, but instead was ordered to remain indefinitely.
AP PHOTO

TERRORISM: Congressman warns more terrorist
attacks likely.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Associated Press
The Pentagon committed more aircraft to the Persian Gulf and the gathering war on terrorism Friday as Afghanistan snubbed a demand from President Bush to turn over Osama bin Laden and others blamed for last week's death and awesome destruction.

"This is not the time for negotiations or discussions," warned President Bush's spokesman.

One day after Bush delivered a nationally televised message of reassurance and resolve came a freshly sobering warning about more terrorist attacks.

"Everybody knows that if you take a look at this group and Osama bin Laden that there will be a next attack. ... It's not a matter of if, but when," said Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., emerging from an FBI briefing in a secure room of the Capitol.
(More: BellinghamHerald.com News Source)

Dan