"We will see what further we need to do with the United Nations. But I ਍਀      搀漀 渀漀琀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 栀攀 渀攀攀搀猀 昀甀爀琀栀攀爀 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀礀 ഀ to act in self defence," Rice said.

Rumsfeld underscored the uncharted nature of Bush’s new "war on ਍਀      琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀∀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀礀 漀昀 搀攀昀椀渀椀渀最 瘀椀挀琀漀爀礀 椀渀 愀 戀愀琀琀氀攀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 ഀ clear borders and targets, yet one that has triggered the biggest US ਍਀      洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 洀漀戀椀氀椀猀愀琀椀漀渀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 ㄀㤀㤀㄀ 䜀甀氀昀 圀愀爀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

"The ultimate victory in this war is when everyone who wants to can ... ਍਀      最攀琀 甀瀀Ⰰ 氀攀琀 礀漀甀爀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 最漀 琀漀 猀挀栀漀漀氀Ⰰ 最漀 漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀漀甀猀攀 愀渀搀 ⸀⸀⸀ 渀漀琀 ഀ worry about a truck bomb driving in to us," Rumsfeld said.

"I think his guilt is going to be very obvious to the world," Powell ਍਀      猀愀椀搀 椀渀 愀渀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀愀渀挀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䄀䈀䌀 琀攀氀攀瘀椀猀椀漀渀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

"I think we will put before the world, the American people, a ਍਀      瀀攀爀猀甀愀猀椀瘀攀 挀愀猀攀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 渀漀 搀漀甀戀琀 眀栀攀渀 愀 挀愀猀攀 椀猀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 ഀ it is Al Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, who has been responsible" for the ਍਀      匀攀瀀琀攀洀戀攀爀 ㄀㄀ 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀Ⰰ 倀漀眀攀氀氀 猀愀椀搀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

London’s Sunday Times said members of Britain’s elite Special Air ਍਀      匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 ⠀匀䄀匀⤀ 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀 眀攀爀攀 椀渀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀Ⰰ 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀渀琀椀ⴀ吀愀氀攀戀愀渀 ഀ forces to hunt Bin Laden, but there was no official confirmation of the ਍਀      挀氀愀椀洀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

The paper said the special forces team was involved in a minor ਍਀      昀椀爀攀昀椀最栀琀 眀椀琀栀 吀愀氀攀戀愀渀 昀漀爀挀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 渀漀 漀渀攀 眀愀猀 栀甀爀琀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Meanwhile, the Taliban regime claimed yesterday to have shot down ਍਀      愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 ∀甀渀椀搀攀渀琀椀昀椀攀搀 瀀氀愀渀攀∀ 昀氀礀椀渀最 漀瘀攀爀 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Afghanistan, the Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported, quoting the ਍਀      漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 䈀愀欀栀琀攀爀 愀最攀渀挀礀 椀渀 䬀愀戀甀氀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

In a sign that it might be reconsidering its protection of bin Laden, a ਍਀      吀愀氀攀戀愀渀 猀瀀漀欀攀猀洀愀渀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 洀漀瘀攀洀攀渀琀ᤀ猠 猀瀀椀爀椀琀甀愀氀 氀攀愀搀攀爀 栀愀搀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀 愀 ഀ request from the country’s clerics that Bin Laden leave Afghanistan.

Mutmaen said the Taleban’s spiritual leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, had ਍਀      最椀瘀攀渀 栀椀猀 猀攀愀氀 漀昀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀愀氀 琀漀 愀 昀愀琀眀愀 ⠀攀搀椀挀琀⤀ 椀猀猀甀攀搀 戀礀 愀 挀漀甀渀挀椀氀 漀昀 ㄀Ⰰ　　　 ഀ senior Islamic clerics last week in the Afghan capital, Kabul, requesting ਍਀      戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 琀漀 氀攀愀瘀攀 漀昀 栀椀猀 漀眀渀 愀挀挀漀爀搀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Powell said the United States would soon release evidence linking Bin ਍਀      䰀愀搀攀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

The Pentagon activated another 5,172 reserve troops for "homeland ਍਀      搀攀昀攀渀挀攀∀ 漀渀 匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀Ⰰ 愀 搀愀礀 愀昀琀攀爀 攀椀最栀琀 嘀椀攀琀渀愀洀ⴀ攀爀愀 䈀ⴀ㔀㈀ 栀攀愀瘀礀 戀漀洀戀攀爀猀 ഀ began departing US bases for a Gulf and Indian Ocean buildup within ਍਀      猀琀爀椀欀椀渀最 搀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

US officials who asked not to be identified said Rumsfeld was also ਍਀      瀀爀攀瀀愀爀椀渀最 愀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 搀攀瀀氀漀礀洀攀渀琀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 猀攀渀搀 洀漀爀攀 眀愀爀瀀氀愀渀攀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 ഀ Gulf.

US officials said Bush was also expected soon to issue an executive ਍਀      漀爀搀攀爀 搀攀猀椀最渀愀琀椀渀最 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 最爀漀甀瀀猀 愀渀搀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀猀 愀猀 ∀琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀⸀∀ 吀栀攀 ഀ order would lock up their assets in the United States and starve them of ਍਀      昀椀渀愀渀挀椀愀氀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

In Tokyo, Jiji news agency quoted Japanese government sources as saying ਍਀      圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 栀愀搀 眀愀爀渀攀搀 椀琀猀 愀氀氀椀攀猀 漀昀 愀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 眀愀瘀攀 漀昀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 戀礀 ഀ the end of this week using means that would be "more cruel and shocking" ਍਀      琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀 匀攀瀀琀⸀ ㄀㄀ 挀愀爀渀愀最攀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

The report, which could not be confirmed, said the targets were unknown ਍਀      戀甀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 漀昀 一愀琀漀 愀渀搀 倀愀欀椀猀琀愀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

In Kabul, the Taleban has been building bunkers, installing ਍਀      愀渀琀椀ⴀ愀椀爀挀爀愀昀琀 戀愀琀琀攀爀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 愀爀洀椀渀最 洀攀渀 椀渀 欀攀礀 戀漀爀搀攀爀 愀爀攀愀猀 琀漀 搀攀昀攀渀搀 ഀ against any US attack.

Pope John Paul II, visiting the mainly Muslim former Soviet republic of ਍਀      䬀愀稀愀欀栀猀琀愀渀 椀渀 䌀攀渀琀爀愀氀 䄀猀椀愀Ⰰ 洀愀搀攀 愀 搀爀愀洀愀琀椀挀 挀愀氀氀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 渀漀琀 琀漀 ഀ slide into war and urged Muslims and Christians not to allow the crisis to ਍਀      搀攀攀瀀攀渀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 搀椀瘀椀猀椀漀渀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

"With all my heart, I beg God to keep the world in peace," the pope ਍਀      猀愀椀搀⸀ ∀圀攀 洀甀猀琀 渀漀琀 氀攀琀 眀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀 氀攀愀搀 琀漀 愀 搀攀攀瀀攀渀椀渀最 漀昀 搀椀瘀椀猀椀漀渀猀⸀ ഀ Religion must never be used as a reason for conflict."