"I think in the near future, we'll be able to put out a paper, a document, ਍਀琀栀愀琀 眀椀氀氀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀 焀甀椀琀攀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀 琀栀攀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 氀椀渀欀椀渀最 栀椀洀 琀漀 琀栀攀 ഀ attack," Powell said on the NBC news program "Meet the Press."

A 10-foot piece of airliner fuselage was found in the rubble of the World ਍਀吀爀愀搀攀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 䴀愀礀漀爀 刀甀搀漀氀瀀栀 圀⸀ 䜀椀甀氀椀愀渀椀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 洀椀猀猀椀渀最 栀愀搀 ഀ climbed to 6,453.

But war preparations and security concerns stemming from the investigation ਍਀椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 洀愀搀攀 挀氀攀愀爀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 昀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 渀漀爀洀愀氀⸀ 吀栀攀 倀攀渀琀愀最漀渀 ഀ confirmed a claim from the Taliban that the United States had lost an unmanned ਍਀猀瀀礀 瀀氀愀渀攀 漀瘀攀爀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 渀攀眀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀猀 挀愀洀攀 昀爀漀洀 挀攀渀琀爀愀氀 䄀猀椀愀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀 ഀ U.S. military buildup there.

In Japan, the Jiji news agency quoted Japanese government sources as saying ਍਀琀栀攀 䈀甀猀栀 愀搀洀椀渀椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 栀愀搀 眀愀爀渀攀搀 愀氀氀椀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 漀昀 洀漀爀攀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀 ഀ attacks this week using means that could be "more cruel and shocking" than the ਍਀昀椀爀猀琀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀⸀ 匀瀀攀愀欀椀渀最 漀渀 䄀䈀䌀Ⰰ 倀漀眀攀氀氀 猀愀椀搀㨀 ∀䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 昀愀洀椀氀椀愀爀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀愀琀 ഀ particular report, but I think we have to be vigilant during this time of ਍਀栀攀椀最栀琀攀渀攀搀 琀攀渀猀椀漀渀⸀∀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

In another development reflecting the gaps in government intelligence about ਍਀琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀Ⰰ 椀渀瘀攀猀琀椀最愀琀漀爀猀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀礀 渀漀眀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 昀漀甀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ㄀㤀 栀椀樀愀挀欀攀爀猀 昀爀漀洀 ഀ Sept. 11 had assumed stolen identities going back years and had managed to live ਍਀椀渀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 琀爀甀攀 椀搀攀渀琀椀琀椀攀猀 戀攀挀漀洀椀渀最 欀渀漀眀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Bush spent the weekend at Camp David with his friend, Commerce Secretary ਍਀䐀漀渀愀氀搀 䰀⸀ 䔀瘀愀渀猀⸀ 䈀甀猀栀 爀攀琀甀爀渀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 圀栀椀琀攀 䠀漀甀猀攀 椀渀 洀椀搀ⴀ愀昀琀攀爀渀漀漀渀 愀渀搀 搀攀挀氀椀渀攀搀 ഀ to make public remarks -- the first day since the crisis on which he has been ਍਀猀椀氀攀渀琀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

In Bush's place, his national security team, in a series of appearances on ਍਀匀甀渀搀愀礀 琀愀氀欀 猀栀漀眀猀Ⰰ 猀漀甀最栀琀 琀漀 爀攀愀猀猀甀爀攀 琀栀攀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀氀愀渀猀 眀攀爀攀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 ഀ ahead even if not visible.

Though previous administrations have attempted similar efforts to restrict ਍਀琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀 昀甀渀搀猀 眀椀琀栀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀Ⰰ 䈀甀猀栀 愀椀搀攀猀 攀砀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀 栀漀瀀攀Ⰰ 愀猀 刀椀挀攀 琀漀氀搀 ഀ CNN yesterday, of "really squeezing the lifeblood out of this organization" with ਍਀愀渀 攀砀攀挀甀琀椀瘀攀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 圀栀椀琀攀 䠀漀甀猀攀 椀猀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀椀渀最⸀ 吀栀攀 漀爀搀攀爀 眀漀甀氀搀 搀攀猀椀最渀愀琀攀 ഀ various groups and individuals as terrorists, freezing their assets in the ਍਀唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

As the administration prepares its battle plan, it appears to be struggling ਍਀琀漀 搀攀琀攀爀洀椀渀攀 椀琀猀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 漀昀 愀挀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀琀 眀椀氀氀 猀栀愀爀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 ഀ public. Bush advisers have yet to decide whether to make toppling Afghanistan's ਍਀爀甀氀椀渀最 吀愀氀椀戀愀渀 洀椀氀椀琀椀愀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀戀樀攀挀琀椀瘀攀⸀ ∀吀栀愀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀 甀瀀瀀攀爀洀漀猀琀 椀渀 漀甀爀 洀椀渀搀猀 ഀ right now," Powell said yesterday, although other government officials have ਍਀愀搀瘀漀挀愀琀攀搀 樀甀猀琀 猀甀挀栀 愀 猀琀爀愀琀攀最礀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Powell, who appeared on NBC and ABC, said the government did not know how ਍਀洀愀渀礀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 椀琀 眀愀猀 琀愀爀最攀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 瀀甀琀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

"Let's not assume there will be a large-scale war," he said. "I don't know ਍਀琀栀愀琀 眀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 攀瘀攀渀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀 愀 氀愀爀最攀ⴀ猀挀愀氀攀 眀愀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀瘀攀渀琀椀漀渀愀氀 琀礀瀀攀⸀∀ 倀漀眀攀氀氀 ഀ said the United States must be careful not to "give the enemy exactly what the ਍਀攀渀攀洀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀Ⰰ 愀 渀攀眀 挀愀甀猀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀攀⸀∀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Officials also were at odds over how to handle a report from the Taliban's ਍਀漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 䈀愀欀栀琀愀爀 渀攀眀猀 愀最攀渀挀礀 匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 愀 唀⸀匀⸀ 愀椀爀挀爀愀昀琀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 猀栀漀琀 搀漀眀渀 ഀ near the Uzbekistan border. Powell, speaking on ABC, said: "I would rather not ਍਀琀愀氀欀 愀戀漀甀琀 眀栀愀琀 洀椀最栀琀 漀爀 洀椀最栀琀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 搀漀眀渀攀搀⸀∀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Rumsfeld confirmed that the Pentagon had lost contact with an unmanned aerial ਍਀爀攀挀漀渀渀愀椀猀猀愀渀挀攀 搀爀漀渀攀 漀瘀攀爀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀⸀ 䠀攀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 戀爀攀愀欀 椀渀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀愀猀 ഀ probably from a problem with the system controlling the aircraft. "We have no ਍਀爀攀愀猀漀渀 琀漀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 猀栀漀琀 搀漀眀渀Ⰰ∀ 刀甀洀猀昀攀氀搀 琀漀氀搀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀爀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

The fate of the unmanned spy craft, which U.S. officials declined to address ਍਀匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀Ⰰ 眀愀猀 戀甀琀 漀渀攀 挀愀猀攀 椀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 琀栀攀 愀搀洀椀渀椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀氀甀挀琀愀渀琀 琀漀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀 ഀ details of the looming military operation and its justifications. The Russian ਍਀䤀渀琀攀爀昀愀砀 渀攀眀猀 愀最攀渀挀礀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀眀漀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 䌀ⴀ㄀㌀　 琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀 瀀氀愀渀攀猀 栀愀搀 ഀ disgorged troops and equipment in Uzbekistan. Asked about that development on ਍਀䄀䈀䌀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀Ⰰ 倀漀眀攀氀氀 爀攀瀀氀椀攀搀Ⰰ ∀一漀琀 琀漀 洀礀 欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 眀攀 搀漀 栀愀瘀攀 ഀ repositioning of forces taking place."