Big Shopping Season: Bush Summons Super Slave Manmohan to Sign Nuke Deal as US Targets Pakistan to Destroy the Source of Terror and 9/11 Tremors Continue Seven Years On

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Big Shopping Season: Bush Summons Super Slave Manmohan to Sign Nuke
Deal as US Targets Pakistan to Destroy the Source of Terror and 9/11
Tremors Continue Seven Years On

Troubled Galaxy Destroyed Dreams: Chapter 62

Palash Biswas
http://troubledgalaxydetroyeddreams.blogspot.com/



BBC News Pakistan faces an impasse in its half-hearted 'war on terror'
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Big-shopper Antony
K.P. NAYAR
Washington, Sept. 10: Defence minister A.K. Antony, whose famously
frugal lifestyle includes an abhorrence of shopping sprees while
travelling abroad, has been different during his trip to Washington.

Antony's usually light baggage will be symbolically heavy when he
returns home tomorrow: he is carrying with him a delivery order for 20
US-made AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, another four ATM exercise
variety of the same missile brand, containers, training devices, spare
and repair parts and a host of support equipment for India's defence
forces.

Hours after US defence secretary Robert Gates -- for the first time
since he succeeded Donald Rumsfeld in 2006 -- received Antony with a
full ceremonial guard of honour yesterday, the Pentagon announced that
it was selling India the Harpoon missiles in a deal worth $170
million.

The missile purchase has been hanging fire for almost two years:
conclusion of the deal was delayed largely because of procedural red
tape in the US but also some squeamishness in the Manmohan Singh
government on account of political sensitivities.

India plans to use the missiles to modernise its air force's anti-
surface warfare mission capabilities and to streamline its navy's
operational ability with the US in the light of cooperation by the two
navies in the Indian Ocean region.

The Pentagon yesterday described India for the first time as an
"important partner" and linked the sale to the national security of
the US in the context of the "US-India strategic relationship".

The US Congress was yesterday notified of the agreement to sell the
missiles. Antony's talks with Gates focussed primarily on the regional
security situation, especially Afghanistan. At separate meetings, the
director-general for acquisitions in the ministry of defence, S.K.
Sharma, accompanying the minister, fielded a spate of anxious
enquiries from the Americans who are keen to get the Indian order for
126 multi-role combat aircraft.

Antony's visit to the US has been in the works since he met Gates in
Singapore in June last on his first visit abroad after becoming
defence minister. But the trip was held off after the Left parties
took issue with the Prime Minister over relations with the US. The
impressive Pentagon ceremonies at its imposing River Parade Field
provided an appropriate backdrop for a day when political activity in
Washington appeared to revolve around Indo-US relations, which have
been revived from intensive care following the NSG exemption for
nuclear commerce with India on September 6.

In an indication of how important India has become on America's radar,
the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi,
yesterday abruptly left a press conference here on energy -- a critical
issue for her Democratic Party in the November election -- saying: "I
have to excuse myself as I have to meet the secretary of state. I
think the subject is India... but I am sure my colleagues here will be
pleased to answer any questions."

Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and Pelosi discussed the strategy
for a quick Congressional passage of the 123 Agreement required to
operationalise the Indo-US nuclear deal.

A day earlier, Rice met Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, who set off a political storm in India on the eve
of the NSG meeting by releasing details of secret correspondence
between the committee and the US state department on the deal. Rice
also tracked down the Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden
on his campaign trail and discussed with him the modalities of
handling the deal in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which
Biden is the chairman. There is an air of expectation here that the
nuclear deal package will be submitted by the White House to the US
Congress in 24 to 48 hours.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080911/jsp/nation/story_9818265.jsp


Big Shopping Season!

Big Shopper Indian Defence Minister Antony is busy in USA to deal the
US Weapon Industry to defend Indian interests. On the other hand, for
the first time,
Pentagon recognises India as Important partner and links Arms` Sale to
National security of United Sates of America!

Bush Summons Super Slave Manmohan to Sign Nuke Deal as US Targets
Pakistan to Destroy the Source of Terror and 9/11 Tremors Continue
Seven Years On. Meanwhile,in the final step to operationalise the Indo-
US nuclear deal, American President George W Bush has sent the text of
the landmark agreement to the US Congress for final approval. The move
by the White House comes five days after the 45-member Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) granted a waiver for India to carry out nuclear
commerce.

US President George W Bush has invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
to Washington on September 25.

Sources have revealed that Bush hopes to get the nuclear deal through
Congress by the time Manmohan Singh visits America and will then go on
to sign the deal.

Meanwhile, the text of a proposed US-India nuclear agreement has been
sent to Congress for final approval. Before sending the deal to the
Congress, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rica had contacted leaders
of the House who were known to have opposing views over the deal.

The proposed deal, signed by President George W Bush and Indian Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh in July 2005, offers India access to Western
technology and cheap atomic energy as long as it allows UN nuclear
inspections of some of its nuclear facilities.

The agreement "will remain in force for a period of 40 years and will
continue in force thereafter for additional periods of 10 years each
unless either party gives notice to terminate it six months before the
end of a period," it said, adding that either party can end the
agreement before that "on one year''s written notice to the other
party."


Meanwhile,India has started negotiating agreements to buy nuclear
technology and facilities from countries such as France and Russia,
days after winning a waiver on a ban that had stopped it from
accessing the global atomic market. Actual deals, however, will be
signed only after a bilateral civilian nuclear agreement between India
and the United States is ratified by the US Congress, the foreign
ministry said. The bilateral deal, which will allow India access to
American nuclear fuel and technology, turns a new chapter in India's
relations with the West, which imposed a ban on atomic trade with
India after New Delhi tested nuclear devices three decades ago.

In Pakistan Army is killing people just because America is giving
Money!

Pakistani protesters burn U.S. flag and an effigy of U.S. President
George Bush to condemn alleged strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along
Afghanistan border!

Seven years of retaliation on as Afghans are dying everyday!

President George W. Bush is observing the seventh anniversary of the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Thursday at a time when he's having to
dispatch more US troops to fight rising violence in Afghanistan, the
launch site for AL-Qaida's assault on America.

Every year since the attacks, Bush has stood in a moment of silence on
the South Lawn of the White House to remember the nearly 3,000 people
who died when terrorists crashed hijacked airplanes into the World
Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville,
Pennsylvania.

Bangladesh's army-backed interim government released former Prime
Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on bail on Thursday after a year in prison
on alleged graft charges, an official said. She was arrested on Sept.
3 last year in an anti-corruption drive by the interim authority, but
the High Court granted her bail on Tuesday on the last of four charges
she faced.


Everywhere in South Asia, America`s Men in Power are doing their best
to implement the agenda of ethnic Cleansing!

Plastic Money is growing with credit boom as inflow of cash minimised
with the resurgence of capitalist Middle Class!

Last Night, in Shibpur area under Howrah of West Bengal a shopping
Mall collapsed!

Today, in Sodepur, a sub Urban area of Kolkata another Shopping Mall
inaugurated. Shriniketan groups opened the Second Mall just opposite
the first one. Crowdy consumers rushed in!

In kolkata, at the heart of the metro, near Metro cinema Big Bazaar
has opened flood gates of Puja shopping setting the mood! One of our
close friend , a journalist well known, is a regular visitor and we
have offered him to be the guide of the ladies in friend circle as we
dare not to get entry!

On BT Road stands Vishal, the shoping mall. Our locality gets the
benefits of rebate. Savita was so influenced that she wanted to go
there just to get a bottle of Sauce free for buying one! We have so
many shopping malls around us in the locality. Ready Made centre was
in news for a fire which killed sixteen people suffocated by carbon
Mono Oxide Gas. It is open. In Amrabati, just hundred metres away from
our home MORE is open. Reliance Fresh, Spencer and Khadim khajana wait
in the wing!

FAMA, forum against monopolistic aggression has launched a campaign
against Retail chain ! West Bengal Government has sold out the Sacred
cow at last. Yes, it is Rabindra Nath Tagore! All thirty two Rabindra
Bhavans have been handed over to ZEE group!

We understand that USA is haunted by the memories of 9/11..

On the fatal day, we were in Keutia near kankinara just on kalyani
High Way, the most potential realty zone in the sub urban. We were
celebrating my cousin`s grandson, Bhadu`s birth day. As the cake was
being distributed and the party just began, the News Broke! It was a
live telecast! We saw the Twin towers collapse live! We witnessed the
attack on Pentagon!

We could not overcome the shock as the War zone of Middle East
transferred in our heart, Afghanistan was Missiled violating Indian
Air space from Peace zone Indian Ocean! no one resisted from South
Asia!

Then , Iraq was attacked!

Waziristan has been a target of US Military, no one protested!

We invited US and Israel Military presence in Kashmir as well as in
entire North East and the Ruling as well as resistance Hegemony
coordinated to finalise the Strategic Realliance in US lead!
Ironically, the Left tried hypocritically to pull down the super slave
UPA government headed by a planted Prime Minister and remote
controlled by an Italian! The trust vote was a super reality show of
Nuke Opera in Indian parliament, Live as sensational as 9/11..

But the deal is now Auto and no one ever cared to mobilise an anti
Imperialism movement in part of South Asia!

US runs the government in Bangladesh sidelining the two rival Ladies
Hasina and Khalida. NGOs led by MD. Yunus and Army rule democratic
Bangladesh,the most vocal nationality in South Asia!

What more you do want?



US PRESIDENT George Bush secretly approved orders in July that, for
the first time, allow Special Operations forces to carry out ground
assaults inside Pakistan without the prior approval of the Pakistani
Government, according to senior American officials.The orders mark a
watershed for the Bush Administration after nearly seven years of
trying to work with Pakistan to combat al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters

They also follow months of stalemate about how to confront the
militants' increasingly secure base in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
US officials say they will notify Pakistan when they conduct limited
ground attacks, such as the Special Operations raid last week in a
Pakistani village near the Afghanistan border, but will not ask
permission.

The White House said Wednesday that the failure to capture Osama bin
Laden in the seven years since the Sept. 11 attacks shows the
limitations of military and intelligence power.

"This is not the movies. We don't have super powers," said White House
press secretary Dana Perino. "But what we do have is very dedicated
people who are working with our allies and trying to bring (al-Qaida
leaders) to justice."

Bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaida network that orchestrated the
deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history, is believed to be in the
lawless tribal belt of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

His status as an at-large enemy of the United States tends to come
back into focus with every somber anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
Beyond a matter of national security, bin Laden's elusiveness has
elicited fire from President Bush's critics, who accuse Bush of being
wrongly focused on Iraq.

"The Bush administration has failed to put the necessary resources and
manpower into the hunt for America's No. 1 enemy," Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday. "President Bush has rightly said
that the war on terror is about more than just one man. Yet seven
years after 9/11, the president has allowed that one man's vast al-
Qaida network to regroup."


In a statement, the White House said it was transmitting the text of
the agreement between the US and India "concerning peaceful uses of
nuclear energy".

"The proposed Agreement provides a comprehensive framework for US
peaceful nuclear cooperation with India. It permits the transfer of
information, non-nuclear material,

nuclear material, equipment (including reactors) and components for
nuclear research and nuclear power production.

"It does not permit transfers of any restricted data. Sensitive
nuclear technology, heavy-water production technology and production
facilities, sensitive nuclear facilities, and major critical
components of such facilities may not be transferred under the
agreement unless it is amended," the statement said.

"I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to section 123 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C.2153) (AEA), the
text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of India Concerning
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy," Bush has said in his memorandum
released by the White House late Wednesday night.

Bush has said that the proposed agreement has been negotiated in
accordance with the AEA and other applicable law.

"The Agreement permits the enrichment of uranium subject to up to 20
per cent in the isotope 235. It permits reprocessing and other
alterations in form or content of nuclear material subject to it," he
said.

In the case of such activities in India, these rights will not come
into effect until New Delhi "establishes a new national reprocessing
facility under IAEA safeguards and both parties agree on arrangements
and procedures under which the reprocessing or other alteration in
form or content will take place" he added.

"The Agreement will remain in force for a period of 40 years and will
continue in force thereafter for additional periods of 10 years each
unless either party gives notice to terminate it six months before the
end of a period," Bush told the Congress in his statement.

"Moreover, either party has the right to terminate the Agreement prior
to its expiration on one year's written notice to the other party. A
party seeking early termination of the Agreement has the right
immediately to cease cooperation under the Agreement, prior to
termination, if it determines that a mutually acceptable resolution of
outstanding issues cannot be achieved through consultations," he
said.

Top Democrat will try to push N-deal through this year

Top US Senate Democrat Harry Reid will work to win approval this year
of an accord to end a three-decade ban on nuclear trade with India,
which President George W Bush submitted to Congress on Wednesday.

The last hurdle for the deal is Congress, and Reid, the Senate
majority leader will try to push the deal through this year, according
to his spokesman Jim Manley, despite a truncated legislative schedule
and other concerns.

If backed by the Senate and House of Representatives, the fuel and
technology deal would help India, the world's largest democracy, help
meet rising energy demand without aggravating climate change and open
a market worth billions of dollars.

"Civil nuclear cooperation between the United States and India
pursuant to the agreement will offer major strategic and economic
benefits to both countries," Bush said in a letter transmitting the
agreement to Congress.

The agreement has raised international misgivings because India has
shunned the Non-Proliferation Treaty meant to stop the spread and
production of nuclear weapons as well as a companion international
agreement banning nuclear tests.

Critics believe the deal undermines efforts to prevent the spread of
nuclear weapons and sets a precedent allowing other nations to seek to
buy such technology without submitting to the full range of global
nonproliferation safeguards.

Current US law requires that Congress consider the accord for 30 days
before a final vote can be taken. But lawmakers are due to leave by
the end of September so they can campaign for the Nov. 4 election.

As a result, Congress would probably have to hold a "lame- duck"
session after the election. Congressional aides have said there were
ways to bypass the 30-day requirement but that Bush, a Republican,
would need solid support from Democratic leaders of both houses of
Congress.

Reid, a Nevada Democrat, had a "good meeting" with U.S. Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice about the agreement on Wednesday, his spokesman
said.

"Senator Reid indicated that he would try to find a way to move it
forward, and will consult with the (Senate) Foreign Relations
Committee and the Republican leadership to try and find a way to do
so," Manley said. Asked if that meant Reid would try to advance the
deal this year, he said, "Yes."

While the comments suggested the odds of the deal passing before Bush
leaves office on Jan. 20 have increased, it is unclear whether House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California will take a similar view.

On Tuesday, a spokesman for Pelosi, a California Democrat, said she
looked forward to reviewing the formal agreement in detail and to
consulting on the matter with her colleagues, including House Foreign
Affairs Chairman Howard Berman.

WARNING that the United States is "running out of time" in
Afghanistan, the US military's top uniformed officer says officials
have asked for a "new, more comprehensive strategy for the region that
covers both sides of that border" between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen,
told the House Armed Services Committee that such a strategy was
crucial to the ability of US-led forces to counter a comeback by
extremist groups in Afghanistan that use Pakistan's border region as a
haven.

"I'm not convinced we're winning in Afghanistan," Admiral Mullen said,
but he added: "I'm convinced we can."

His appearance and that of Defence Secretary Robert Gates before the
committee highlighted the problems facing military leaders in
Afghanistan. They need more troops but must await US force reductions
in Iraq for extra units to be poured into Afghanistan. They also need
co-operation from Pakistan's new leaders to target extremist sites
there.

Admiral Mullen called the recent decision by President George Bush to
send 4500 troops from Iraq to Afghanistan "a good and important
start", even though it fell short of commanders' requests for three
more brigades or about 10,000 troops.

"Frankly, I judge the risk of not sending them too great a risk to
ignore," he said.

He and Mr Gates emphasised that the military and the US Government
must view the insurgency in Afghanistan and the threat from Pakistan's
tribal regions as a single problem.

Without a broader international and intra-governmental approach, "no
amount of troops in no amount of time can ever achieve all the
objectives we seek in Afghanistan", Admiral Mullen said.

"Until we work more closely with the Pakistani Government to eliminate
the havens from which they operate, the enemy will only keep coming."

Mr Gates said: "The war on terror started in this region; it must end
there."

Admiral Mullen said the new approach should involve a renewed effort
to build the country's agriculture system, economic health and
schools. "We cannot kill our way to victory," he said.

Mr Gates acknowledged the rising insurgent challenge in Afghanistan,
but warned that risks of reversals remained in Iraq despite progress
on the security front.

Urging caution on troop reductions, Mr Gates said the US would remain
in Iraq "for years to come", but added that the military's involvement
would become increasingly limited.

"I believe we have now entered that end game (in Iraq) and our
decisions today and in the months ahead will be critical to regional
stability and our national security interests for the years to come,"
he said.

Further withdrawals, Mr Gates noted, would be left to the next
administration.

The Bush administration appears confident of winning Congressional
approval for the India-US civil nuclear deal, according to Defence
Minister A.K. Antony who has just wrapped up a four-day visit to the
US.

"I think they are confident," said Antony who met his counterpart
Robert Gates as well as President George W. Bush's National Security
Adviser Stephen Hadley and Secretary of State Rice Condoleezza Rice
amid hectic US efforts to clear the last hurdle in the way of the
deal.

But Antony hastened to add that it was only an assumption on his part
as the nuclear deal was not part of his agenda and the purpose of his
visit was mainly defence cooperation though he did discuss the nuclear
accord with all the three top US officials.
"How can I ignore such an important initiative," Antony told the
Indian media at the end of the first high-level visit from India since
the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) gave India a waiver for nuclear
trade.
The minister denied that he had brought a letter from Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh for Bush. "That's not correct," he said. Nor had the so-
called 'secret letter' from State Department to Congress, saying the
US could immediately stop nuclear cooperation in case India conducted
a nuclear test, come up for discussion.
Asked what would be the fate of the nuclear deal if it did not
fructify before the end of Bush's presidency in January, Antony
quipped: "I am not a prophet of doom".
The minister said he had "very useful and cordial talks" with Gates,
Rice and Hadley on defence relations and he had found all round warmth
for India.
The discussions focused on four key areas: regional security
situation, including Afghanistan; security concerns of India in the
neighbourhood; and some problems relating to export of high technology
items.
The US, he said, had not asked for any logistic support in
Afghanistan. India's involvement there was essentially in
reconstruction and redevelopment.
The resurgence of the Taliban is neither in the interest of India nor
of peace. But meeting the challenge of terrorism successfully needed
the cooperation of the people of Pakistan, the minister said.
His visit, Antony said, had nothing do with defence procurement and
the issue was discussed only generally. He had assured Washington that
American companies will get a level playing field as India has no
preferences or objections to anyone, and would go in for the best
equipment in a transparent fashion.
Asked about plans to buy 126 single multi-role light combat aircraft
for the Indian Air Force, Antony pointed out that two US companies
were among six major suppliers bidding for the $10 billion deal and
they all know that "we want the best equipment".
The requirements were set by the services and the government only
initiated the procurement process. However, he said the choice of the
aircraft will be decided by the next government.
Antony led a high-powered delegation, including defence secretary
Vijay Singh and three senior officers from the army, navy and air
force on his first visit to the US as defence minister. The last time
an Indian defence minister visited the US was in June 2005, when
Pranab Mukherjee held the portfolio.
Antony, whose first engagement in the US was with the Indian American
community, said almost two million of them were involved in projecting
the cause of India. He wished them well and hoped they would do well
in the emerging scenario.
AP reports: On the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks,
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called on Americans to
renew "that spirit of service and that sense of common purpose" that
followed the terrorist assaults that killed nearly 3,000 people.
With 54 days left in the heated presidential campaign, Thursday was
unusual - a sort of political cease-fire in honor of the day
terrorists forced four airplanes into the World Trade Center towers in
New York City, a field in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in
Washington.
Obama and his rival for the presidency, Republican John McCain, were
to appear together twice, although briefly each time and mostly
without public words. They also agreed to suspend all TV ads critical
of each other.
The 2001 attacks transformed the nation in many ways, and one is that
every anniversary since has found those holding or seeking office
struggling for ways to appropriately pay homage. But it remained to be
seen whether the McCain and Obama camps would actually refrain from
sharp-edged campaigning, something hard to halt in an age of the
Internet and 24-hour television news.
Obama issued a morning statement on the anniversary.
"On 9/11, Americans across our great country came together to stand
with the families of the victims, to donate blood, to give to charity,
and to say a prayer for our country. Let us renew that spirit of
service and that sense of common purpose," he said.
But he also included a subtle dig - though at President Bush, not
McCain - by including a reference to the work Bush is leaving
unfinished. "Let us remember that the terrorists responsible for 9/11
are still at large, and must be brought to justice," Obama said.
McCain was to speak briefly at a ceremony near the Shanksville crash
site, alongside other dignitaries and relatives of the 40 passengers
and crew who were killed there. Investigators believe passengers
rushed the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 93 to thwart terrorists'
plans to use that plane as a weapon like the others.
In the afternoon, in New York, Obama and McCain were to visit ground
zero together for a somber, silent wreath-laying in the pit that marks
the largest loss of life in the attacks.
That appearance was to be followed by another in the evening at a
Columbia University forum. McCain and Obama were discussing their
views on public service with journalist moderators, sharing only a
handshake in between their separate sessions.
Obama's only other planned outing Thursday was lunch in New York with
former President Clinton.
Obama's running mate, Joe Biden, was going to an American Legion post
in suburban Cleveland with an invitation-only gathering of area
police, firefighters and other first responders. The Republican vice
presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, was in her home state of Alaska,
attending an Army ceremony to send her eldest son, Track, off to duty
in Iraq and taking interviews with ABC News.
Obama and McCain last appeared together in August when they shook
hands at minister Rick Warren's megachurch in Orange County, Calif.,
where they spoke separately about faith and values. In June they
attended the funeral of NBC newsman Tim Russert, sitting next to each
other at the family's request.
Associated Press reports from ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Pakistan's prime
minister on Thursday backed a harsh rebuke of the U.S. by the Muslim
nation's military chief, a sign of a strain in relations seven years
after the Sept. 11 attacks forged the two countries' anti-terror
alliance.
Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the powerful but media-shy army leader,
said nearly a week after a deadly American-led ground assault in
Pakistani territory that Pakistan would defend its sovereignty and
that there was no deal to allow foreign forces to operate inside its
borders.
He said unilateral actions risked undermining joint efforts to battle
Islamic extremism.
"Reckless actions" which kill civilians "only help the militants and
further fuel the militancy in the area," he said.
"The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country will be
defended at all cost and no external force is allowed to conduct
operations inside Pakistan," he said in the Wednesday statement.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in comments reported Thursday by
state media and confirmed by his office, said Kayani's words reflected
government opinion and policy.
The ground assault last week, and a barrage of suspected U.S. missile
strikes in Pakistan in recent days, suggest growing American
impatience with Pakistan's progress in eradicating militant safe
havens in its semiautonomous tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
U.S. officials say clearing militants from such pockets in Pakistan's
northwest is critical to reducing attacks on NATO and American forces
in Afghanistan.
"Until we work more closely with the Pakistani government to eliminate
the safe havens from which they operate, the enemy will only keep
coming," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told
the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.
A Pentagon spokesman would not directly respond to Kayani's remarks,
but said the two countries were cooperating.
Still, the Pakistani leaders' comments indicate growing frustration
and fading trust in both countries on the anniversary of the attacks
in the United States.
Many Pakistanis blame their nation's alliance with the U.S. for
fueling violence in their country, while U.S. officials worry that
Pakistan's government is secretly aiding militant networks -- keeping
them as a wedge against longtime rival India.
While Pakistan's government earlier issued strident protests over the
ground assault, even summoning the U.S. ambassador, Kayani's statement
was significant because he so rarely speaks publicly and because he
heads Pakistan's most powerful institution.
In his first public criticism of American policy, Kayani indicated he
was sensitive to anger among Pakistanis, and possibly even within the
military, over the assault and suspected missile strikes, analysts
said Thursday.
"It expresses a deep concern in Pakistan and was quite timely because
of the feeling in Pakistan as if the army and the government of
Pakistan has surrendered to whatever Americans want to do in the
tribal regions," political analyst Rasul Bakhsh Rais said.
The New York Times reported Thursday that President Bush secretly
approved orders allowing American Special Operations forces to
undertake ground assaults inside Pakistan without getting prior
Pakistani government approval.
Asked to comment on the report, the Foreign Ministry referred to
Kayani's statement.
U.S. officials have acknowledged that American troops carried out the
operation in South Waziristan but have not given details. The
mission's goal and results remain unclear. Local residents said at
least 15 people died.
The cross-border strike comes at politically sensitive times in both
countries.
The Bush administration is on its way out, leading some analysts to
speculate it is turning to missiles and ground assaults in Pakistan to
try to score last-minute victories in the face of a growing Taliban
insurgency in Afghanistan.
In Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he and Bush would hold a
videoconference Thursday to discuss a new approach to policing the
Afghan-Pakistan border.
Pakistan, meanwhile, just elected a new president, Asif Ali Zardari,
the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who is
generally considered pro-American and has said terrorism is Pakistan's
chief challenge.
Zardari was sworn in Tuesday and visited his wife's grave to pay
respects Thursday. He has faced some criticism for not being more
outspoken in condemning U.S. strikes in Pakistan.
Also Thursday, residents found the bodies of two men believed to be
among 25 police recruits reported abducted by militants in northwest
Pakistan. The partially beheaded bodies were found in an open area in
Orakzai town, said Khan Afzal, the mayor of nearby Hangu district.
Meanwhile, the bullet-riddled bodies of three men active in anti-
Taliban activities were found Thursday in the Bajur tribal region,
witnesses and officials said.
Government official Jawed Khan said the bodies were found with a
letter saying, "This is the result of working against the Taliban and
cooperating with the army instead of joining jihad."
Tribal leaders in the Salarzai area of Bajur have denounced the
Taliban. Recently, armed tribal members torched and destroyed several
suspected militant houses and hideouts.


Nation marks 7th anniversary of terror attacks
By AMY WESTFELDT
Associated Press Writer


NEW YORK (AP) -- The nation paused Thursday to mark the seventh
anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a heartfelt
ceremony at ground zero and other solemn remembrances around the
country.
Relatives of victims killed at the World Trade Center gathered at
ground zero in lower Manhattan for readings from dignitaries and a
recitation of the names of the dead. Later Thursday, presidential
candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were due at ground zero to pay
silent respects.
"Today marks the seventh anniversary of the day our world was broken,"
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "It lives forever in our hearts and our
history, a tragedy that unites us in a common memory and a common
story ... the day that began like any other and ended as none ever
has."
The ceremony at ground zero included moments of silence at 8:46 a.m.
and 9:03 a.m. - the times that two hijacked jets slammed into the twin
towers. Two more moments of silence were to be held at the times the
towers fell. Services were also being held in Pennsylvania and at the
Pentagon, where a new memorial will be dedicated.
Relatives of victims began arriving at dawn at ground zero, now a huge
construction site. American flags were draped over silent cranes.
Maureen Hunt, wearing a T-shirt with a picture of her sister,
Kathleen, a 9/11 victim, said that it was comforting to be at the
ceremony with so many who have lost loved ones.
"This is a place for us to meet," said Hunt, who has come each year to
pay her respects. "It is not getting easier to attend these
ceremonies."
Family members and students representing more than 90 countries that
lost victims on Sept. 11 read the names of 2,751 people killed in New
York, one more than last year. The city restored Sneha Philip, a woman
who mysteriously vanished on Sept. 10, 2001, to its official death
toll this year after a court ruled that she was likely killed at the
trade center.
Among the readers was Laraine Angeline, who lost brother-in-law, Steve
Pollicino. "Steve, your smiles live on with us," she said. "Our
separation is temporary. Our love for you is forever."
McCain and Obama planned to visit the site after the ceremony
concluded Thursday afternoon. The candidates agreed weeks ago to pull
their campaign ads for the day and were appearing together Thursday
night at a forum on volunteerism and service.
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani was to speak at the ceremony, as he has
every year in New York, along with officials including Bloomberg and
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
Last year's reading by Giuliani, then a Republican presidential
candidate, drew protests from family members who said the city was ill-
prepared for the terrorist attacks under his leadership and questioned
whether he should be there while running for the White House. They had
no opposition to McCain and Obama' visit this year.
In Arlington, Va., Defense Secretary Robert Gates was scheduled to
speak at a ceremony dedicating the memorial at the Pentagon, the first
of three major Sept. 11 memorials to be completed.
The 2-acre park, located at the spot where American Airlines Flight 77
crashed into the Pentagon's west wall, consists primarily of 184
cantilevered benches, each bearing a victim's name.
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush marked the anniversary during
a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House. The
president was then to head to the Pentagon memorial.
In Pennsylvania, at least 200 people gathered Thursday morning at an
observance in a reclaimed minefield in Shanksville where Flight 93
came down after passengers reportedly stormed the cockpit to thwart
terrorists' plans to use that plane as a weapon like the others. Bells
were to toll and victims' names would be read as part of the service.
McCain was also attending the memorial service in Shanksville for the
40 people killed aboard the hijacked flight.
Memorials are years away from being built in Pennsylvania and New
York. As in past years, two bright blue beams of light will shine at
night on the New York City skyline, in memory of the fallen towers.
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Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendations
December 5, 2005
Thomas H. Kean, Chair
Lee H. Hamilton, Vice Chair
Richard Ben-Veniste
Fred F. Fielding
Jamie S. Gorelick
Slade Gorton
Bob Kerrey
John F. Lehman
Timothy J. Roemer
James R. Thompson
www.9-11pdp.org
Part I: Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response
RECOMMENDATION GRADE
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Provide adequate radio spectrum for first responders F (C if bill
passes)
The pending Fiscal Year 2006 budget reconciliation bill would compel
the return of the analog TV broadcast
(700 Mhz) spectrum, and reserve some for public safety purposes. Both
the House and Senate bills contain a 2009
handover date--too distant given the urgency of the threat. A 2007
handover date would make the American
people safer sooner.
Establish a unified Incident Command System C
Although there is awareness of and some training in the ICS, hurricane
Katrina demonstrated the absence of full
compliance during a multi-jurisdictional/statewide catastrophe--and its
resulting costs.
Allocate homeland security funds based on risk F (A if House provision
passes)
Congress has still not changed the underlying statutory authority for
homeland security grants, or benchmarks to
insure that funds are used wisely. As a result, homeland security
funds continue to be distributed without regard for
risk, vulnerability, or the consequences of an attack, diluting the
national security benefits of this important
program.
Critical infrastructure risks and vulnerabilities assessment D
A draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan (November 2005) spells
out a methodology and process for critical
infrastructure assessments. No risk and vulnerability assessments
actually made; no national priorities established;
no recommendations made on allocation of scarce resources. All key
decisions are at least a year away. It is time
that we stop talking about setting priorities, and actually set some.
Private sector preparedness C
National preparedness standards are only beginning to find their way
into private sector business practices. Private
sector preparedness needs to be a higher priority for DHS and for
American businesses.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
National Strategy for Transportation Security C-
DHS has transmitted its National Strategy for Transportation Security
to the Congress. While the strategy
reportedly outlines broad objectives, this first version lacks the
necessary detail to make it an effective management
tool.
Improve airline passenger pre-screening F
Few improvements have been made to the existing passenger screening
system since right after 9/11. The
completion of the testing phase of TSA's pre-screening program for
airline passengers has been delayed. A new
system, utilizing all names on the consolidated terrorist watch list,
is therefore not yet in operation.
Improve airline screening checkpoints to detect explosives C
While more advanced screening technology is being developed, Congress
needs to provide the funding for, and
TSA needs to move as expeditiously as possible with, the appropriate
installation of explosives detection trace
portals at more of the nation's commercial airports.
1
2
Checked bag and cargo screening D
Improvements here have not been made a priority by the Congress or the
administration. Progress on
implementation of in-line screening has been slow. The main impediment
is inadequate funding.
BORDER SECURITY
Better terrorist travel strategy Incomplete
The first Terrorist Travel Strategy is in development, due to be
delivered by December 17, 2005 as required by PL
108-458.
Comprehensive screening system C
We still do not have a comprehensive screening system. Although
agencies are moving ahead on individual
screening projects, there is lack of progress on coordination between
agencies. DHS' new Screening Coordination
Office still needs to establish and implement goals for resolving
differences in biometric and traveler systems,
credentialing and identification standards.
Biometric entry-exit screening system B
The US-VISIT system is running at 115 airports and 15 seaports, and is
performing secondary screening at the 50
busiest land borders. But border screening systems are not yet
employed at all land borders, nor are these systems
interoperable. The exit component of the US-VISIT system has not been
widely deployed.
International collaboration on borders and document security D
There has been some good collaboration between US-VISIT and Interpol,
but little progress elsewhere. There has
been no systematic diplomatic effort to share terrorist watchlists,
nor has Congress taken a leadership role in
passport security.
Standardize secure identifications B-
The REAL ID Act has established by statute standards for state-issued
IDs acceptable for federal purposes, though
states' compliance needs to be closely monitored. New standards for
issuing birth certificates (required by law by
December 17, 2005) are delayed until at least spring 2006, probably
longer. Without movement on the birth
certificate issue, state-issued IDs are still not secure.
Part II: Reforming the Institutions of Government
RECOMMENDATION GRADE
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Director of National Intelligence B
The framework for the DNI and his authorities are in place. Now his
challenge is to exercise his authorities boldly
to smash stovepipes, drive reform, and create a unity of effort--and
act soon. He must avoid layering of the
bureaucracy and focus on transformation of the Intelligence Community.
The success of this office will require
decisive leadership from the DNI and the president, and active
oversight by the Congress.
National Counterterrorism Center B
Shared analysis and evaluation of threat information is in progress;
joint operational planning is beginning. But the
NCTC does not yet have sufficient resources or personnel to fulfill
its intelligence and planning role.
3
Create FBI national security workforce C
Progress is being made--but it is too slow. The FBI's shift to a
counterterrorism posture is far from
institutionalized, and significant deficiencies remain. Reforms are at
risk from inertia and complacency; they must
be accelerated, or they will fail. Unless there is improvement in a
reasonable period of time, Congress will have to
look at alternatives.
New missions for CIA Director Incomplete
Reforms are underway at the CIA, especially of human intelligence
operations. But their outcome is yet to be seen.
If the CIA is to remain an effective arm of national power, Congress
and CIA leadership need to be committed to
accelerating the pace of reforms, and must address morale and
personnel issues.
Incentives for information sharing D
Changes in incentives, in favor of information sharing, have been
minimal. The office of the program manager for
information sharing is still a start-up, and is not getting the
support it needs from the highest levels of government.
There remain many complaints about lack of information sharing between
federal authorities and state and local
level officials.
Government-wide information sharing D
Designating individuals to be in charge of information sharing is not
enough. They need resources, active
presidential backing, policies and procedures in place that compel
sharing, and systems of performance evaluation
that appraise personnel on how they carry out information sharing.
Homeland airspace defense B-
Situational awareness and sharing of information has improved. But it
is not routine or comprehensive, no single
agency currently leads the interagency response to airspace
violations, and there is no overarching plan to secure
airspace outside the National Capital region.
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND EXECUTIVE POWER
Balance between security and civil liberties B
The debate surrounding reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act has been
strong, and concern for civil liberties has
been at the heart of it. Robust and continuing oversight, both within
the Executive and by the Congress, will be
essential.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board D
We see little urgency in the creation of this Board. The President
nominated a Chair and Vice Chair in June 2005,
and sent their names to the Senate in late September. To date, the
Senate has not confirmed them. Funding is
insufficient, no meetings have been held, no staff named, no work plan
outlined, no work begun, no office
established.
Guidelines for government sharing of personal information D
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has not yet begun its
work. The DNI just named a Civil Liberties
Protection Officer (November 2005).
CONGRESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
Intelligence oversight reform D
The House and Senate have taken limited positive steps, including the
creation of oversight subcommittees.
However, the ability of the intelligence committees to perform
oversight of the intelligence agencies and account for
their performance is still undermined by the power of the Defense
Appropriations subcommittees and Armed
Services committees.
4
Homeland Security committees B
The House and Senate have taken positive steps, but Secretary Chertoff
and his team still report to too many
bosses. The House and Senate homeland security committees should have
exclusive jurisdiction over all
counterterrorism functions of the Department of Homeland Security.
Declassify overall intelligence budget F
No action has been taken. The Congress cannot do robust intelligence
oversight when funding for intelligence
programs is buried within the defense budget. Declassifying the
overall intelligence budget would allow for a
separate annual intelligence appropriations bill, so that the Congress
can judge better how intelligence funds are
being spent.
Standardize security clearances B
The President put the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in charge
of standardizing security clearances.
OMB issued a plan to improve the personnel security clearance process
in November 2005. The Deputy Director
of OMB is committed to its success. All the hard work is ahead.
Part III: Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Nonproliferation
RECOMMENDATION GRADE
NONPROLIFERATION
Maximum effort by U.S. government to secure WMD D
Countering the greatest threat to America's security is still not the
top national security priority of the President and
the Congress.
FOREIGN POLICY
Long-term commitment to Afghanistan B
Progress has been made, but attacks by Taliban and other extremists
continue and the drug situation has worsened.
The U.S. and its partners must commit to a long-term economic plan in
order to ensure the country's stability.
Support Pakistan against extremists C+
U.S. assistance to Pakistan has not moved sufficiently beyond security
assistance to include significant funding for
education efforts. Musharraf has made efforts to take on the threat
from extremism, but has not shut down
extremist-linked madrassas or terrorist camps. Taliban forces still
pass freely across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
and operate in Pakistani tribal areas.
Support reform in Saudi Arabia D
Saudi authorities have taken initial steps but need to do much more to
regulate charities and control the flow of
funds to extremist groups, and to promote tolerance and moderation. A
U.S.-Saudi strategic dialogue to address
topics including reform and exchange programs has just started; there
are no results to report.
Identify and prioritize terrorist sanctuaries B
Strategies have been articulated to address and eliminate terrorist
sanctuaries, but they do not include a useful metric
to gauge progress. There is little sign of long-term efforts in place
to reduce the conditions that allow the formation
of terrorist sanctuaries.
5
Coalition strategy against Islamist terrorism C
Components of a common strategy are evident on a bilateral basis, and
multilateral policies exist in some areas. But
no permanent contact group of leading governments has yet been
established to coordinate a coalition
counterterrorism strategy.
Coalition standards for terrorist detention F
The U.S. has not engaged in a common coalition approach to developing
standards for detention and prosecution
of captured terrorists. Indeed, U.S. treatment of detainees has
elicited broad criticism, and makes it harder to build
the necessary alliances to cooperate effectively with partners in a
global war on terror.
Economic policies B+
There has been measurable progress in reaching agreements on economic
reform in the Middle East, including a
free trade agreement with Bahrain and the likely admission of Saudi
Arabia to the WTO before long. However, it is
too early to judge whether these agreements will lead to genuine
economic reform.
Vigorous effort against terrorist financing A-
The U.S. has won the support of key countries in tackling terrorism
finance--though there is still much to do in the
Gulf States and in South Asia. The government has made significant
strides in using terrorism finance as an
intelligence tool. However, the State Department and Treasury
Department are engaged in unhelpful turf battles,
and the overall effort lacks leadership.
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Define the U.S. message C
Despite efforts to offer a vision for U.S. leadership in the world
based on the expansion of democratic governance,
public opinion approval ratings for the U.S. throughout the Middle
East remain at or near historic lows. Public
diplomacy initiatives need to communicate our values, way of life, and
vision for the world without lecturing or
condescension.
International broadcasting B
Budgets for international broadcasting to the Arab and Muslim world
and U.S.-sponsored broadcasting hours have
increased dramatically, and audience shares are growing. But we need
to move beyond audience size, expose
listeners to new ideas and accurate information about the U.S. and its
policies, and measure the impact and
influence of these ideas.
Scholarship, exchange, and library programs D
Funding for educational and cultural exchange programs has increased.
But more American libraries (Pakistan, for
example) are closing rather than opening. The number of young people
coming to study in the U.S. from the
Middle East continues to decline (down 2% this year, following
declines of 9% and 10% in the previous two years).
Support secular education in Muslim countries D
An International Youth Opportunity Fund has been authorized, but has
received no funding; secular education
programs have been initiated across the Arab world, but are not
integrated into a broader counterterrorism strategy.
The U.S. has no overarching strategy for educational assistance, and
the current level of education reform funding is
inadequate.
India moving towards nuclear cooperation with France, Russia
11 Sep, 2008, 1401 hrs IST, IANS
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it would move towards finalising
bilateral agreements on civil nuclear energy cooperation with
countries like France and Russia, though the "actual cooperation"
would begin only after the 123 agreement with the US came into force.
"Following the Nuclear Suppliers' Group statement which enables civil
nuclear cooperation by NSG members with India, government is taking
steps to realise commercial cooperation with foreign partners in the
field," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Navtej Sarna
said in a statement.
"We have informed the USA about our intent to source state of the art
nuclear technologies and facilities based on the provisions of the 123
Agreement from the US. Government is also moving towards finalising
bilateral agreements with other friendly partner countries such as
France and Russia," it added.
The MEA spokesperson added that while actual cooperation would
commence after bilateral agreements like the 123 agreement come into
force, "the Nuclear Power Cooperation of India has already commenced a
preliminary dialogue with US companies in this regard".
The statement is an attempt to assure the US as well as the other
countries that though India would wait till the 123 agreement is
completed, it would not stop negotiations with others to widen its net
for newer sources for cooperation on civil nuclear energy.
The statement also comes at a time when attempts are being made by the
George W. Bush administration to push the India-US nuclear agreement
through the US Congress.
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith is in New Delhi for talks
with Indian leaders; cooperation between the two sides on civil
nuclear energy is one of the issues likely to come up during the
discussions between the two sides.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to travel to Paris at the
end of the month. Among other things, the two sides will try and
finalise their cooperation on civil nuclear energy. The Russians will
make a similar attempt when their President Dmitry Medvedev visits New
Delhi later this year for the annual summit between the two
countries.
After the NSG waiver to India last weekend, reports have started
appearing in sections of the Indian media on whether the government
will put everything on hold till the 123 agreement with the US was
completed.
Sources in New Delhi pointed out that while India is totally mindful
of the role played by the US at the NSG to get the India-specific
waiver, the US leadership, including both Republicans and Democrats,
must also show some urgency to clear the last hurdle for the 123
agreement in the US Congress.
"We are willing to wait, but it cannot be an open-ended wait. This is
something even the US leaders will have to realise," sources added.
NSG waiver opens nuclear trade
7 Sep 2008, 1400 hrs IST, Sachin Parashar,TNN
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NSG_waiver_opens_nuclear_trade/articleshow/3453673.cms
Irrespective of what happens to the Indo-US nuclear deal in the US
Congress, the NSG waiver has paved the way for nuclear commerce with
other countries including France and Russia, two key supporters for
India at the meet, with whom New Delhi has already negotiated
bilateral agreements for civilian nuclear cooperation.
A senior government official said on Saturday that France was keen on
inking the deal during PM Manmohan Singh's visit to Paris later this
month itself and that India too was keen on finalising the deal as
soon as possible. Singh will attend the Indo-EU summit at Marseille in
France, which currently heads the EU, before leaving for Paris on
September 30.
The two countries had arrived at a nuclear pact in February 2006
during then President Jacques Chirac's visit to India. Sources said
that the deal with France is as lucrative, if not more, because it
does not exclude the transfer of vital fuel reprocessing technology.
The official said that France may get the first-mover advantage
because civilian nuclear cooperation can start between the two
countries immediately after they sign the deal while the deal with the
US has to be cleared by Congress. "It would have helped immensely in
expediting the deal with France had the NSG given the waiver after the
first round of talks. However, we will do that now because France in
terms of technology is the most well-equipped country for building
large nuclear reactors," said the official, adding that France was
probably the biggest supporter for India at the NSG after the US. He,
however, did say that the US interests would be kept in mind while
inking the deal with France.
"We know that firms in the US are interested and there is a sort of
unofficial commitment that their interests would be kept in mind. I
think we will know what happens to the deal in the US Congress by the
time PM visits France," he added.
Another country which went out of its way to garner support for India
was Russia which also has negotiated a similar bilateral agreement.
Sources said that the two countries have already been "informally"
promised contracts to build 5 to 6 nuclear reactors. India needs to
build as many as 35-40 reactors in the next 25 years to meet its
energy requirements.
In fact, the Russians are already helping India build two 1000 MW
plants at Kundakulum. Both the countries were almost as desperate as
India for the clean waiver because they knew that it would facilitate
a more focused civilian nuclear agreement with India.
It remains to be seen though how the US reacts to any "first-mover
advantage" to France and Russia. It is acknowledged that there is an
understanding, a gentleman's agreement as some say, between India and
the US that the US companies would not be allowed to suffer. However,
it's not just the delay in ratification by the US Congress but also
the lack of "nuclear liability laws", which come into play big time in
the US in the event of any accident, in India which might force the US
to lag behind France and Russia.
"We are also talking about business worth more than 100 billion
dollars here and Americans deservedly want a major chunk of it but it
does seem that France and Russia are better placed to take advantage,
at least initially," said an official. France, where almost 70 per
cent of energy requirements are met through nuclear power, in any case
use technology which is vastly superior to that of Russia. Americans
too are not as well equipped as France for building large reactors
like those needed in India. The French firm, Areva, in fact, is said
to be the firm which is likely to gain most. Areva has already said
that it is thinking about floating a subsidiary for conducting its
India operations.
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War on Terrorism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the U.S.-led campaign against the spread of
terrorism. For a general article on terrorism, see Terrorism.
War on Terrorism

U.S. Soldiers boarding a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan
during Operation Anaconda in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains
southeast of Zormat.
Date October 7, 2001[1] -present
Location Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Horn of Africa,
United States, United Kingdom, Europe, more...
Result Conflict ongoing

Belligerents
United States[2]
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Multinational force in Iraq
Operation Enduring Freedom Allies
International Security Assistance Force al-Qaeda
Fatah al-Islam
al Qaeda in Iraq
Taliban
Islamic Courts Union[3]
Jemaah Islamiyah
Abu Sayyaf[4]
Moro Islamic Liberation Front[5]
Muslim Brotherhood
Commanders
Martin Dempsey
Jock Stirrup
Osama bin Laden
Mohammed Omar
Casualties and losses
Military casualties
~27,700 dead
~51,600+ Injured
More... Military casualties
~54,114 to 58,864+ dead
More...
Civilian casualties
No widely agreed on figure.
[show] v * d * eCampaigns of the
War on Terrorism


Afghanistan - Philippines - Horn of Africa - Mediterranean - Colombia
- Maghreb - Iraq - Saudi Arabia - Pakistan - Thailand - 1st Somalia -
Israel and Lebanon - Palestinian Territories - 2nd Somalia - North
Lebanon - Lebanon

The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common
term for the various military, political and legal actions initiated
by the United States government, in response to the September 11, 2001
attacks.

The official objectives of the 2001 War on Terrorism are to counter
terrorist threats, prevent terrorist acts and curb the influence of
terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda.[1][6] Both the term and the
policies it denotes have been a source of ongoing controversy, as
critics argue it has been used to justify unilateral preemptive war,
human rights abuses and other violations of international law.[7][8]
[9]

Contents
[hide]
1 War on Terrorism
1.1 Historical usage of phrase
1.2 Operative definition in U.S. foreign policy
1.3 Objections to the phrase "war on terrorism" in the UK
2 Stated U.S. objectives and strategies
3 Other objectives and motivations
4 Timeline
5 Campaigns and theaters of operation
5.1 Africa
5.1.1 Horn of Africa
5.2 Europe
5.3 Middle East
5.3.1 Iraq
5.3.2 Lebanon
5.3.3 Saudi Arabia
5.3.4 Gaza Strip and the West Bank
5.4 Central Asia and South Asia
5.4.1 India
5.4.2 Afghanistan
5.4.3 Pakistan
5.4.3.1 Waziristan
5.5 Southeast Asia
5.5.1 Indonesia
5.5.2 Philippines
5.6 North America
5.6.1 United States of America
5.7 South America
5.7.1 Colombia
6 International military support
6.1 The International Security Assistance Force
7 Criticisms of U.S. objectives and strategies
7.1 The War on Terrorism as indefinite and indeterminate
7.2 The War on Terrorism as counterproductive
7.3 Double standards
7.4 Decreasing international support
8 Role of U.S. media
9 Military decorations
10 Casualties
10.1 Number of persons killed in the "War on Terrorism" as defined
11 Further reading
12 References
13 See also
14 External links


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terrorism

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