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Retaliation Change of Command at Pentagon
Monday, October 01, 2001 (9:03 AM ET) (13:03 GMT)
CNN

SUMMARY:
Another U.S. aircraft carrier was headed for southwest Asia on Monday as the USS Kitty Hawk left port in Japan to join the anti-terror campaign dubbed "Operation Enduring Freedom." In Washington, meanwhile, the U.S. armed forces have a new top officer: Air Force Gen. Richard Myers took over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday.

The immediate target of the operation -- Osama bin Laden, the suspected terrorist leader U.S. officials blame for the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington -- was said to be under the control of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban. The Bush administration on Sunday repeated demands that he be handed over to U.S. authorities.
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Dan