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November 8, 2001 Airstrikes

Operations

• AFGHAN/RUMSFELD VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is warning of increased human suffering in Afghanistan as winter sets in and the military campaign against the Taleban and al-Qaida terrorist rolls along
• AFGHANISTAN/PENTAGON VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- The commander of the U-S military campaign in Afghanistan has defended the effort, denying his war plan is too timid and voicing satisfaction at the progress achieved thus far
• NATO AWACS IN OKLAHOMA: POSITIVE EXPERIENCES EMERGE FROM THE NEGATIVE USIA 08 Nov. 2001-- Interviews with NATO crew members deployed to Oklahoma
• JAPAN / AFGHANISTAN VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Japan plans to dispatch three warships as early as Friday to provide non-combat support to the American-led strikes on suspected terrorist sites in Afghanistan
• AFGHANISTAN / MAZAR-E-SHARIF VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Afghanistan's opposition forces are said to be struggling to advance against the Taleban in their efforts to re-capture the strategic northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif
• AFGHAN / ATTACKS VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- U-S warplanes carried out heavy strikes Thursday against Taleban positions near the Tajikistan border

Defense Policy / Programs

• PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR DISARMAMENT United Nations 08 Nov 2001

Government Statements and Transcripts

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Franks 08 Nov. 2001 -- "This will not, day by day, be all about the establishment or the movement of troops along a line of contact. This effort is 24 hours a day; it has been, and it will continue to be 24 hours a day."
• Transcript: Bush Addresses Nation on War Against Terrorism 08 Nov. 2001-- "We wage a war to save civilization, itself. We did not seek it, but we must fight it -- and we will prevail," Bush said.
• Transcript: Rumsfeld Welcomes Coalition Military Participation 08 Nov. 2001-- Rumsfeld: We knew that the al Qaeda was giving money to the Taliban, and it was not clear to me the extent to which they were philosophically and ideologically or religiously connected to al Qaeda. It still isn't, but the fact that they're hanging on and linking themselves so directly with al Qaeda, refused every offer to turn them in, every suggestion that they throw them out of their country, suggests that they're pretty well together now. They are one. That's fine. They both have to go.
• Text: U.S. Joins Ottawa Plan to Fight Bioterrorism 08 Nov. 2001-- "Diseases used in a bioterrorist attack do not respect national borders," Secretary Thompson said. "We are reaffirming today our nations' commitments to work together to strengthen our public-health readiness and response to bioterrorism. We must maximize our collective resources and expertise to improve our health security - nationally, regionally and globally."
• Text: Ashcroft on Terrorism to Justice Department Personnel 08 Nov. 2001-- Ashcroft: The attacks of September 11 have redefined the mission of the Department of Justice. Defending our nation and its citizens against terrorist attacks is now our first and overriding priority. To fulfill this mission, we are devoting all the resources necessary to eliminate terrorist networks, prevent terrorist attacks, and bring to justice all those who kill Americans in the name of murderous ideologies.
• Text: State Department Chronology on Terrorist Incidents 1961-2001 08 Nov. 2001-- Details significant terrorist incidents over past 40 years
• Text: Secretary of the Navy Interview on CNN's Larry King Live 08 Nov. 2001-- ENGLAND: Well, we're doing exactly what we set out to do, Larry. The president said that this is not removing a mole. You know, removing a mole, that's an outpatient sort of an operation. This was removing a cancer, removing a cancer takes more time. But this is a war against terrorists. It's a war ourselves and our allies, and it's going to take a long time, but the nation will persevere because we have to persevere.
• Fact Sheet: UN Agency Develops Operating Plan for Afghanistan 08 Nov. 2001-- 30-day plan to create picture of needs begins Nov. 12

US Domestic Responses

• CONGRESS INTELLIGENCE VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- The U-S Senate has unanimously passed a measure to shore up intelligence agencies so they can better crack down on terrorism in the wake of the September 11th attacks in the United States

International Responses

• SWITZERLAND/BIN LADEN VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Swiss authorities, in concert with their European counterparts, have moved to block bank accounts tied to a Swiss-based company that, the United States believes, is linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
• BRITAIN / AFGHAN DIPLOMACY VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf says the anti-terrorism coalition needs better intelligence to speed up its military campaign in Afghanistan. General Musharraf raised the issue after meeting British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London.
• BRITAIN / AFGHAN AID VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- British officials say food shipments into Afghanistan have been increasing, despite the U-S-led military strikes against terrorist and military targets there.
• ITALY / TERRORISM VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Italian authorities have frozen the bank accounts of seven people on a list supplied by the United States of financiers suspected of funding terrorists
• TALEBAN / PAKISTAN VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Pakistan has imposed more constraints on Taleban diplomats in the country, ordering the closure of the Taleban consulate in Karachi.
• CHINA-TERRORISM VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- China has ratified a treaty against terrorist bombings and will sign another anti-terrorist convention next week

Defense Industry

• Lockheed Martin's Guided MLRS Rocket Successfully Completes First Engineering Development Test Lockheed Martin 08 Nov 2001 -- The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control successfully tested a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket November 7 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
• Northrop Grumman, Newport News Shipbuilding Announce Definitive Merger Agreement Northrop Grumman 08 Nov 2001 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. (NYSE:NNS) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Northrop Grumman will acquire Newport News Shipbuilding.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL United Nations 08 Nov 2001

News Reports

• U-S / IRAN VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Could the Bush administration's effort to assemble an international anti-terrorism coalition be an opportunity to improve U-S Iranian relations? Washington broke ties with Tehran after the 1979 Islamic revolution
• Dateline: Saudi Cooperation VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Several U-S newspapers have been sharply critical of the level of support Saudi Arabia is giving the United States in the war against terrorism. President Bush felt obliged to telephone Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah this week to register his displeasure at the media reports and to reassure the Saudi government that U-S officials believe Riyadh has been cooperating fully with the United States
• HEADQUARTERS PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN United Nations 08 Nov 2001
• U-N-AFGHAN ANALYSIS VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- A U-N analyst says the current U-S-led military campaign against Taleban and terrorist targets in Afghanistan is having both negative and potentially positive effects on the civilian population
• BUSH TERRORISM SPEECH VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- President Bush will addresses the nation Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing war against terrorism
• BUSH / U-N VOA 08 Nov. 2001-- Mr. Bush will press member nations to take action against terrorist training and finances