22 December 2001
Text: Bush Reiterates Condemnation of Terrorist Attacks Against India
(U.S. has blocked assets of two Pakistan-based extremist groups) (400)
In a White House statement issued December 21, President Bush again
condemned the terrorist attacks against the Indian Parliament and the
Kashmir Legislature, noting that they were not only intended to strike
at India's democratic institutions, but to undermine Pakistan as well.
President Bush said the President Musharraf will have the full support
of the United States in moving decisively against the terrorist groups
responsible for these attacks.
President Bush noted that on December 20, in a ceremony marking 100
days since the September 11 attacks, the United States had blocked the
assets of two more terrorist organizations: Umma Tameer-e-Nau (UTN)
and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Following is the text of the White House statement:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
December 21, 2001
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Pakistan Extremist Groups
Yesterday, at a ceremony marking the 100th day since the September 11
terrorist attacks, I detailed actions the United States Government has
taken in response to terrorist attacks here and abroad.
At the same time, I announced that the U.S. Government had blocked the
assets of two more terrorist organizations:
-- Umma Tameer-e-Nau (UTN), an organization that claimed to feed the
hungry and needy of Afghanistan but that in fact provided information
about nuclear weapons to al-Qaida; and
-- Lashkar-e-Taiba, a stateless sponsor of terrorism that has
conducted operations against Indian troops and civilian targets.
I also condemned the terrorist attacks against the Indian Parliament
and the Kashmir Legislature and extended condolences to the Indian
Government and the families of the victims.
These attacks were meant to strike at India's democracy and kill its
leaders, but were also intended to undermine Pakistan, harm the
rapidly improving U.S.-Pakistan relationship, and to destabilize the
global coalition against terrorism.
I have strongly condemned the attacks. I call upon President Musharraf
to take decisive action against Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and
other terrorist organizations, their leaders, finances, and
activities.
President Musharraf has condemned the terrorist attacks on the
Legislature in Srinagar and on the Indian Parliament. He has said that
he would move against those involved in the attacks. As President
Musharraf does so, he will have our full support.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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