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Bush Warns of 'Evil Weapons'
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
(1:35 AM CT)
The Associated Press

World leaders urged to help stop terrorist 'threat to civilization'

President Bush warned that Osama bin Laden is seeking chemical, biological and nuclear weapons to pursue "mad global ambitions." To stop him, America needs action from its allies, not merely sympathy, the president said Tuesday.

"This is an evil man that we're dealing with, and I wouldn't put it past him to develop evil weapons to try to harm civilization as we know it," Bush said after an Oval Office meeting with French President Jacques Chirac.

Bush's remarks were intended to heighten the urgency of the showdown with bin Laden, his al-Qaida network and the Taliban regime harboring them in Afghanistan. By underscoring what's at stake, Bush sought to strengthen the resolve of allies and steel Americans for a long war with the prospect of many casualties.
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