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TapescriptsNews 1The war against global terrorism is a different kind of war. Terrorist movements and terrorist states do not directly challenge Armies, or Navies, or Air Forces. Instead, they hit and run. They attack innocent men, women and children. They hide in caves. Terrorists, said US Secretary of Defense Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, have a wonderful advantage. They can attack at any time, at any place, using any technique. To prevail, said Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, we have to fight differently as well. That is exactly what the US-led coalition is doing in Afghanistan. The coalition is made up of ninety countries, half of all the nations in the world, who are cooperating in a global war against terrorism. The war is being won. In ten months Afghanistan has been transformed from a country ruled by Islamic extremists and terrorists to one that, as Mr. Donald Rumsfeld put it, is on its way to be a free and self–sustaining nation where people are able to live without fear. The US–led coalition went to Afghanistan not as conquerors but as liberators and, as Mr. Donald Rumsfeld said, we will stay there as long as it takes to see that the Afghan government, the transitional authority has the ability to provide for their own security and to develop an Afghan National Army and a police force and border guards, so they can assure that they will not again become a terrorist training camp. Well, the conflict in Afghanistan may be the first battle of the twenty first century, it will not be the last. Unfortunately, said Secretary of Defense Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, the terrorists who attacked us on September 11, intend to strike again. The war on terrorism, said Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, is like an iceberg, you are going to see just the top of it and a bulk of what is going on is going to be below the surface, and the task is to put pressure on the global terrorists wherever they are. As President George W. Bush said, there can be no peace in a world where differences and grievances become an excuse to target the innocent for murder. In fighting terror we fight for the condition that will make lasting peace possible and, said Mr. Bush, we’ll succeed. (VOA September, 2002) News 2 President Bush says he will seek congressional approval for action his administration may take against Iraq. The President met with congressional leaders Wednesday to discuss ways to remove Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. VOA’s S.S. is at the White House. President Bush said that the US must act to protect itself against threats from Iraq. The President told congressional leaders he has still not decided whether to use military force in Iraq. House minority leader D.T. says the President is looking for an approach that will be shared by US allies. This is the beginning of the building of a strategy with the American people, the Congress, and the rest of the world that are dealing with what is the threat. The President will meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair Saturday, then Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien next Monday to discuss Iraq’s weapons program. (VOA September, 2002) News 3 Secretary of State Colin Powell has made the case for urgent action against Iraq during sideline meetings at the Europe’s Summit in Johannesburg. Secretary Colin Powell said Wednesday there is evidence that Iraq is pursuing banned weapons of mass destruction with increasing vigor. Mr. Colin Powell said he is pushing for the international community to recognize the situation can not go on as it has for the last three years without any control over Iraq’s banned weapons program. (VOA September, 2002) News 4 After ten days of sometimes hostile negotiations nations attending the World Summit on Sustainable Development have agreed on a plan to fight world poverty and save the environment. VOA’s C.M. reports from Johannesburg. As the summit ended Wednesday many environmental activists were unhappy with, what is called, the implementation plan. They say that it does not make a progress they hoped for on issues such as global warming and increase in the use of renewable energy sources. But UN Secretary General Kofi Anann says delegates at the Summit have agreed on, what he called, an impressive range of commitments that, he believes, will make a real difference in the fight to wipe out poverty and save the environment.” (VOA September, 2002) News 5 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says that for the first time he sees the chance for a breakthrough toward peace with the Palestinians. In an interview with Israeli television Wednesday Mr. Sharon said Israel could negotiate with Palestinians who, in his words, concluded that they can not achieve anything thru terrorism. But the Palestinian officials are quoted as saying the comments are only a cover for Israel’s military crackdown. Also Wednesday Mr. Sharon and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met separately with the European Union envoy proposing steps to establish a Palestinian state by 2005. Mr. Arafat. says he accepts the plan in principle. R. D. reports from Jerusalem. (VOA September, 2002) News 6 Amnesty International is accusing Britain of serious human rights abuses in the treatment of terrorist suspects since the September, 11 attacks in the United States. And the lawyer for a Swedish citizen of Tunisian origin suspected to plan to hijack a plane says his client will file an appeal seeking release on bail. (VOA September, 2002) News 7 The United States is beginning a new diplomatic drive aimed at getting the United Nations to adopt a tough resolution against Iraq. The initiative followed President Bush’s address to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. As our correspondent J. W. reports the American Secretary of State Colin Powell will hold urgent consultations with representatives of the other permanent members of the Security Council. (BBC September, 2002) News 8 The United States has warned that it will not support President Putin of Russia if he carries out his threat to attack Chechen rebel bases inside Georgia. A State Department spokesman said Washington will support Georgia’s territorial integrity and will oppose any unilateral military action by Russia in Georgia. (BBC September, 2002) News 9 Reports from Washington indicate that two American pilots who accidentally bombed Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan earlier this year are to face criminal charges. The reports say one of the pilots will be charged with manslaughter and the other with aiding and abetting him. Four Canadian soldiers were killed in the incident, which caused uproar in Canada. (BBC September, 2002) News 10 The Chairman of one of Europe’s biggest businesses ‘France Telecom’ has resigned amid mounting losses. The telecommunications company has lost nearly seventy billion dollars worth of liability and M.B’s decision to step down came after the firm announced losses for this year of more than 12 billion dollars. Now thousands of jobs are at risk in Germany after the company took steps to stop financially supporting its German subsidiary MobilCom. (BBC September, 2002) News 11 Israeli tanks have entered the Palestinian town of R. in the Gaza Strip close to the border with Egypt. One Palestinian was killed and at least one other person has been injured. Palestinian security officials say that at least 25 armoured vehicles supported by helicopters were involved in the operation. A missile is reported to have been fired by one of the Israeli helicopters. (BBC September, 2002) News 12 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says if the United States launches an attack against Iraq, it will target the government of Saddam Hussein and avoid causing widespread harm to the Iraqi people. Speaking as he traveled to a NATO alliance meeting in Warsaw, Mr. Rumsfeld said that Iraqi people are hostages to a dictatorial repressive government. Meanwhile, President Bush’s National Security Advisor Condeleezza Rice said that if Saddam Hussein is removed from office, the United States will commit itself to rebuilding Iraq. Ms. Rice said she would expect Iraq to move toward democracy and maintain its territorial integrity. (VOA September, 2002) News 13 An explosion in Jakarta near a warehouse belonging to the US Embassy has killed one person. A blast described as a small explosion ripped a car in Indonesian capital at about 3.30 a.m. today more than a kilometer away from the American Embassy. It is unclear whether the blast was linked to terrorist threats against US interests in Indonesia. Police say a passenger in the car was slightly wounded by the blast and was apprehended. Two other passengers escaped. (VOA September, 2002) News 14 French troops are moving to the Ivory Coast city of V. to protect foreigners caught in a stand-off between rebel and government forces. Among the foreign nationals are about 100 American children attending a missionary school. The Ivory Coast government sent troops and heavy armor to the city Saturday after putting down a rebellion in the commercial capital Abidjan the day before. Rebels continue to hold out in the northern cities B. and C. Although both sides have threatened bloody battles, reports say they both seem to be looking for a peaceful solution. State television reports the fighting has killed at least 270 people. (VOA September, 2002) News 15 Indian police say at least 15 people were killed when a powerful bomb exploded in a truck in India’s northern U.P. State. Two other people were seriously injured. No group’s claimed immediate responsibility for the blast. But the Reuter’s news service quotes the police officials as saying there is no reason to suspect that the incident was terrorist-related. (VOA September, 2002) New 16 President Bush says the United Nations must take actions against Iraq to dismantle suspected stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons that can be used in terror attacks. As VOA’s S.T. reports the President is still calling for an international action and he presses US Congress for authority to use force against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. President Bush wants a United Nations resolution allowing any member state to use all means necessary including force if Iraq fails to comply with weapons inspection. In a nation-wide address Monday, laying out his case for action against Iraq, the President said the longer the world waits, the stronger and bolder Saddam Hussein becomes. If the international community does not act, President Bush says, he’ll lead his own coalition to disarm Iraq. He wants Congress to give him the authority to use force if he concludes that diplomacy alone is not enough to counter Iraqi threat. (VOA September, 2002) News 17 Militant group Hamaz is vowing revenge for an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip that killed at least 14 Palestinians and wounded nearly 100 others. As R.D. reports Hamaz leader A.A.R. is urging Palestinian groups to join in a wave of terrorist attacks against Israel. Hamaz says Israel will pay a heavy price for the Israeli Army operation against T.U. long regarded as a stronghold of the militant Islamic organisation. Hamaz leader A.A.R. called on all Palestinian groups to join in a wave of terror attacks against Israelis. He was reacting to the Israeli Army operation in which a missile was fired into a crowd. Palestinians say the missile attack accounts for most of the deaths and injuries Monday. Palestinians also say the Israelis fired machine guns and a tank shell at a hospital where the dead and injured were being taken after the fighting. Mr. R. says Palestinians must strike at every Zionist describing all Israelis as murderers. The military wing of Hamaz has carried out suicide bombings since 1994 that have killed scores of Israelis and is the main on the State Department’s list of terrorist groups. A spokesman for the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called for the international peace–keeping force to come to the rescue of the Palestinian people. Israeli Army dismissed reports by Hamaz and Palestinian Authority officials that innocent civilians had been targeted in the incursion. In the statement the Israeli Army said that the operation had been launched to destroy terrorist infrastructure in the area. The Army said the soldiers discovered explosives and bomb–making equipment and arrested one Palestinian militant leader. The Israeli Army said the missile fired during the raid was aimed at armed Palestinians who were attacking soldiers with rifles and grenades. (VOA September, 2002) News 18 The US and France have sent teams to Yemen to investigate an explosion on a French oil tanker amid conflicting reports about whether Sunday’s blast was accidental or terrorism. Some French officials say it is too early to determine the cause. The company which owns the tanker says the crew saw a small boat speed up to the ship just before the explosion. But Yemeni and US officials say the explosion may have occurred inside not outside the vessel. Nearly 2 years ago a terrorist attack on a US Navy ship in the Yemeni port of Aden killed 17 sailors. US Officials blame the attack on Osama Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda terrorist network. (VOA October, 2002) News 19 At least 2 policemen and one separatist guerrilla have been |