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War Nears as West Seals Case Against Afghanistan
Tuesday, October 02, 2001
(6:45 PM CT)
Afghan News Network

"Surrender the terrorists or surrender power, that is your choice," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said.

WASHINGTON -- AFP
War drew nearer Tuesday as the West sealed its case for destroying the hard-line Taliban regime in Afghanistan and gave zero quarter to renewed pleas from Kabul to sit down and talk it out.

As a fourth US aircraft carrier battle group steamed toward southwest Asia, the United States and Britain served notice that the Kabul government was in the crosshairs for protecting Osama bin Laden, top suspect in terror attacks on the United States.

There were fresh warnings that renewed terrorist attacks, including a strike on "symbols of American capitalism" in Italy, could be imminent and the exact whereabouts of bin Laden himself remained a mystery.

But the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said it had seen, believed and was ready to act on evidence from the United States tying the Saudi-born dissident to the September 11 attacks on the United States that left around 5,700 people dead or missing.

Russia also delivered another robust endorsement of the US-led campaign against terrorism with President Vladimir Putin saying Moscow "needs no proof" of bin Laden's guilt in the September 11 attacks.
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What is with these people?!

The war is not on Osama bin Laden. The war is on terrorism. I’m very sorry that bin Laden just happens to be one of them.

Entering launch mode,
Dan