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October 7, 2001 Airstrikes

Operations

• BUSH TERRORISM WRAP VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- President Bush is vowing to wage a sustained, comprehensive and relentless campaign against terrorism.
• AID TO THE AFGHANS VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- U-S officials say they are confident supplies will not be distributed in areas where they can be easily picked up by the Taleban.
• PENTAGON/AFGHANS VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The U-S Defense Department is making clear that its strikes inside Afghanistan are aimed in part at helping topple the ruling Taleban
• BLAIR/ATTACKS VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his country is providing military support to the United States in its strike against targets of the ruling Taleban in Afghanistan.
• PENTAGON/WEAPONS VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The U-S military has a wide array of weapons at its disposal for attacks on terrorist-related targets in Afghanistan, some of which were used in the initial strikes Sunday
• BUSH / AFGHANISTAN AID VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- Two U-S military missions are going on simultaneously in Afghanistan. One involves strikes on terrorist and Taleban targets. The other is focusing on getting food, medicine and other needed supplies to the Afghan people
• PENTAGON/STRIKES VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The United States, backed militarily by Britain, has launched missiles against terrorist targets inside Afghanistan in an operation also involving air-strikes by bombers and fighters.
• PENTAGON/STRIKES VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The United States, backed militarily by Britain, has launched missiles against terrorist targets inside Afghanistan in an operation also involving air-strikes by bombers and fighters
• BUSH - U-S STRIKES VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The United States has launched military attacks on Afghanistan

Defense Policy / Programs

Government Statements and Transcripts

• Transcript: Rumsfield, Myers Brief on Military Operation in Afghanistan 07 Oct. 2001-- DOD briefing, details the assets used in the attack, its objectives, and humanitarian objectives
• Excerpts: Prime Minister Blair on Anti-Terrorist Operations in Afghanistan 07 Oct. 2001-- Blair: "We have now no choice. So we will act. And our determination in acting is total. We will not let up or rest until our objectives are met in full."
• Text: President Bush Announces Military Strikes in Afghanistan 07 Oct. 2001-- Bush: "More than two weeks ago, I gave Taliban leaders a series of clear and specific demands: Close terrorist training camps; hand over leaders of the al Qaeda network; and return all foreign nationals, including American citizens, unjustly detained in your country. None of these demands were met. And now the Taliban will pay a price."

US Domestic Responses

• BUSH/AFGHANISTAN VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The White House has rejected an offer by Afghanistan's Taleban regime to detain alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and try him under Islamic law

International Responses

• CHINA/STRIKES/REACT VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- China's government responded to the U-S-led strikes on terrorist-related targets in Afghanistan by saying it hoped for an end to violence and a restoration of peace
• EGYPT/REACTS VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- Middle East countries are reacting to the U-S and British strikes on Taleban targets in Afghanistan. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein condemned them, saying it fell outside of international law. Iran said they were unacceptable and would harm innocent Afghans
• RUSSIA REACTS VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- Shortly after the bombing strikes began in Afghanistan Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement of support for the fight against terrorism
• AFGHAN ATTACKS VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- As the U-S - led military strikes against Taleban targets continued (Monday), Taleban authorities said their leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar and alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden are safe
• EURO REACT/STRIKES VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- European nations, led by France and Germany, have expressed strong support for the U-S-led attacks against military installations in Afghanistan and training camps of suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden
• U-N/AFGHAN AID VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The U-N World Food Program says it is preparing for possible airdrops of food into particularly hard-to-reach places in areas of Afghanistan

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

News Reports

• TERROR WAR -- THE LEAD UP VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The nation is bracing not only for what the Bush administration says will be a long war against terrorism, but of the possibility of even more terrorist attacks in response
• TERROR WRAP VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- President Bush is warning Afghanistan's Taleban rulers time is running out for them to hand over Osama bin Laden, wanted for last month's terror attacks
• IRAQ/TERRORISM VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- The United States is building a coalition to strike against terrorists and those who harbor them. To some analysts, this should include striking against Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, who, they believe, possesses weapons of mass destruction, and might use them if undeterred
• U-N / AFGHAN AID VOA 07 Oct. 2001-- U-N refugee agency says Iran and Pakistan may now be willing to open their borders to more refugees