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The News: America at War The News: America at War: Dr Farrukh Saleem. "To be certain, not everything in the Carl Vinson Battle Group - or other battle groups for that matter - works as planned. If a quarter of whatever is there actually works only fools would want to get into its way." Pakistan. (Asia) http://www.jang-group.com/thenews/columnists/furrukh/furrukh12.htm The Star: PM: Give info on purported meeting The Star: PM: Give info on purported meeting: "Malaysia should be given information on reports that one of the suspects who hijacked the airliner that crashed into the Pentagon was seen on a surveillance tape in Kuala Lumpur." Malaysia. (Asia) http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2001/9/17/nation/cmpm&sec=nation The News: Pakistan Comes First The News: Pakistan Comes First: Shafqat Mahmood, a former Senator and a former federal and provincial minister. "Placed in a difficult situation, there is little else that President Musharraf and his colleagues could have done." Pakistan. (Asia) http://www.jang-group.com/thenews/columnists/shafqat/shafqat21.htm Dawn: Osama a pretext for attack: Omar Dawn: Osama a pretext for attack: Omar: "Mulla Muhammad Omar on Wednesday accused Washington of being arrogant and indifferent on the issue of Osama bin Laden and urged ulema to issue a fatwa to counter a possible US strike on Afghanistan." Peshawar, Pakistan. (Asia) http://www.dawn.com/2001/09/20/top3.htm Frontier Post: Pakistan stands against terrorism Frontier Post: Pakistan stands against terrorism: "Pakistan has proved to the world that it is for peace and against terrorism." Peshawar, Pakistan. (Asia) http://frontierpost.com.pk/main.asp?id=2&date1=9/17/2001 Japan Today: 12 bin Laden followers sneaked into Japan before attacks - Japan's Leading International News Network Japan Today: 12 bin Laden followers sneaked into Japan before attacks - Japan's Leading International News Network: From Kyodo News. "The Japanese government has received information about the possibility that some 12 foreign Islamic extremists came to Japan in early September shortly before the terrorist attacks on the United States, according to sources close to (Asia) http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=78146 Expert: Interim Government Promising, But Presents Challenges Expert: Interim Government Promising, But Presents Challenges: Alec Appelbaum. Interview with Ahmed Rashid about the future of Afghanistan's interim government, headed by Hamid Karzai, to be installed December 22. EurasiaNet.org (Asia) http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/recaps/articles/eav122101.shtml PakNews: President Musharraf Addressed the Nation on Ptv PakNews: President Musharraf Addressed the Nation on Ptv: Excepts from his speech. Pakistan News Service. (Asia) http://www.paknews.com/top.php?id=2&date1=2001-09-19 The Consortium: Bush's 'Crusade' The Consortium: Bush's 'Crusade': Robert Parry. "But Bush's challenge now is to implement a measured - and effective - response to the Sept. 11 attacks. To do that, Bush must recognize the shades of gray that have marked the path behind and surely will mark the struggle ahead." (Asia) http://www.consortiumnews.com/2001/092501a.html The Frontier Post: Western aid workers flee nervous Afghan capital The Frontier Post: Western aid workers flee nervous Afghan capital: Western aid workers began pulling out of the Afghan capital on Wednesday amid fears for their safety if the United States retaliates for the terror attacks on New York and Washington. Peshawar, Pakistan. (Asia) http://frontierpost.com.pk/afghan.asp?id=1&date1=9/13/2001 The News: Beginning at the End The News: Beginning at the End: Anwar Ahmad. "No one chooses to die out of cowardice, and to spread an evil - the crusaders didn't do so, Israel's founders didn't do so and the Muslim militants aren't doing so either. They simply find no other way of being heard." Pakistan. (Asia) http://www.jang-group.com/thenews/columnists/anwar/anwer21.htm The Star: Muslim scholars debate legitimacy of suicide bombings The Star: Muslim scholars debate legitimacy of suicide bombings: "The bombers 'have to be seen as extremist lunatic fringes, as crazy as those crazies in America who go to the post office and shoot people at random,' he added." Malaysia. (Asia) http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2001/9/17/latest/1165Muslimsch&sec=latest Japan Today: Protesters oppose Japan's cooperation with U.S. - Japan's Leading International News Network Japan Today: Protesters oppose Japan's cooperation with U.S. - Japan's Leading International News Network: From Reuters. "Protesters upset by Japan's support for U.S. plans to retaliate against last week's terror attacks disrupted a government "town meeting" on Sunday, hurling abuse at two cabinet ministers who had come to the western city of Ko (Asia) http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=78075 The Consortium: Toward the Brink The Consortium: Toward the Brink: Robert Parry. "But the blind spots also prevent Americans from fully recognizing the dangers from abroad and comprehending the motives of potential enemies, a situation of sudden relevance." USA. (Asia) http://www.consortiumnews.com/2001/091701a.html The Jakarta Post: Act together to prevent violence The Jakarta Post: Act together to prevent violence: By Dewi Fortuna Anwar, a political scientist at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), who served as an advisor on foreign affairs under former president B.J. Habibie. Indonesia. (Asia) http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20010914.@04&irec=3 PakNews: Afghans won't expect imposed govt, says Sattar PakNews: Afghans won't expect imposed govt, says Sattar: "Mitchel said EU would provide every possible assistance to Pakistan to improve its economy and share its burden regarding influx of Afghan refugees in the country. 'We will support them for development projects and for poverty alleviation', he added (Asia) http://www.paknews.com/main.php?id=2&date1=2001-09-26 Kyodo News: Japan to aid U.S. retaliation with financing, refugee support Kyodo News: Japan to aid U.S. retaliation with financing, refugee support: "Japan began Monday discussing the possibility of extending financial aid to the United States and support to refugees from Afghanistan in the event of U.S. retaliatory strikes in the wake of last Tuesday's terror attacks in the U.S." Japan. (Asia) http://home.kyodo.co.jp/all/display.jsp?an=20010917209 Frontier Post : Prince Abdullah may arrive shortly Frontier Post : Prince Abdullah may arrive shortly: Naveed Miraj. "Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah is likely to visit Pakistan within next couple of days to use his influence with Taliban in an attempt to resolve the crisis looming large over the region." Peshawar, Pakistan. (Asia) http://frontierpost.com.pk/main.asp?id=3&date1=9/17/2001