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Operations

• RUMSFELD/AFGHAN VOA 28 Dec. 2001-- U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says some top Taleban and al-Qaida leaders may have fled to Iran.

Defense Policy / Programs

Government Statements and Transcripts

• Text: U.S. Welcomes New EU Measures to Fight Terrorism 28 Dec. 2001-- The United States welcomes the actions taken December 28 by the Council of the European Union, which constitute another important contribution to the continuing fight against terrorism and reflect the EU's determination to "combat terrorism in every shape and form." The Council has adopted a "common position", a framework regulation, and an implementing decision that significantly strengthen its legal and administrative ability, and that of EU member states, to take action against terrorists and their supporters -- including freezing their assets.
• Transcript: Bush Press Conference at Crawford, Texas Ranch 28 Dec. 2001-- Bush: Listen, a while ago I said to the American people, our objective is more than bin Laden. But one of the things for certain is we're going to get him running and keep him running, and bring him to justice. And that's what's happening. He's on the run, if he's running at all.

US Domestic Responses

• BUSH / BIN LADEN VOA 28 Dec. 2001-- President Bush says he does not know where Osama Bin Laden is, but vows he will be brought to justice

International Responses

• PLANE BOMB HEARING VOA 28 Dec. 2001-- A Federal investigator testified Friday that the man accused of trying to detonate explosives in his shoes on a transatlantic flight, was carrying a working, improvised bomb
• W-F-P / AFGHANISTAN VOA 28 Dec. 2001-- The United Nations World Food Program, W-F-P, says it was able to bring almost 90-thousand tons of food into Afghanistan in December, far in excess of its monthly goal of 52-thousand tons

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

News Reports

• AID FOR AFGHANISTAN VOA 28 Dec. 2001-- With the war winding down, Afghanistan faces the daunting task of relief and reconstruction. Other nations stand ready to help, but the destruction is massive and reviving warlords may be an obstacle to progress
• BRITAIN / U-S AIR INCIDENT VOA 28 Dec. 2001-- London's police chief, John Stevens, says the arrest of accused British "shoe bomb" suspect Richard Reid points out the need for better communication among the world's law enforcement agencies
• E-U / TERROR VOA 28 Dec. 2001-- The European Union published a list of organizations and individuals accused of supporting terrorism in its Official Journal today/Friday