Persian Gulf Arab States Support Anti-Terror 䔀昀昀漀爀琀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀 㰀䈀刀㸀倀氀攀搀最攀 䤀猀 䈀漀漀猀琀 昀漀爀 唀⸀匀⸀ 戀甀琀 刀攀昀氀攀挀琀猀 匀攀渀猀椀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 䄀戀漀甀琀 ഀ
Israel 㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀ⴀ㸀䈀礀 䠀漀眀愀爀搀 匀挀栀渀攀椀搀攀爀㰀䈀刀㸀圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 倀漀猀琀 䘀漀爀攀椀最渀 ഀ
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CAIRO, Sept. 23 -- A group of six Persian Gulf Arab states pledged support 琀漀搀愀礀 昀漀爀 愀渀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 挀漀愀氀椀琀椀漀渀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀Ⰰ 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀椀渀最 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 ഀ support for Washington's efforts to track down those responsible for the Sept. 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 圀漀爀氀搀 吀爀愀搀攀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 倀攀渀琀愀最漀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ
The Gulf Cooperation Council, meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, expressed "the 眀椀氀氀椀渀最渀攀猀猀 漀昀 椀琀猀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 琀漀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀 椀渀 愀渀礀 樀漀椀渀琀 愀挀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀 ഀ defined objectives. It is willing to enter into an alliance that enjoys the 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀琀礀 琀漀 昀椀最栀琀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀 愀渀搀 琀漀 ഀ punish its perpetrators," said Bahrain's foreign minister, Mohammed Bin Mubarak 䬀栀愀氀椀昀愀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ
At the same time, the group, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, 匀愀甀搀椀 䄀爀愀戀椀愀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 䄀爀愀戀 䔀洀椀爀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 甀爀最攀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 栀愀氀琀 眀栀愀琀 椀琀猀 ഀ members described as "terror acts" by Israel against Palestinians, reflecting 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀椀渀最 猀攀渀猀椀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 愀洀漀渀最 䄀爀愀戀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀猀 琀漀眀愀爀搀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 愀渀最攀爀 愀渀搀 唀⸀匀⸀ ഀ support for Israel.
㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀 戀礀 琀栀攀 最爀漀甀瀀✀猀 䌀漀甀渀挀椀氀 漀昀 䴀椀渀椀猀琀攀爀猀 挀愀洀攀 漀渀攀 搀愀礀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 ഀ United Arab Emirates severed relations with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban 洀漀瘀攀洀攀渀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀洀椀爀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 匀愀甀搀椀 䄀爀愀戀椀愀 愀渀搀 倀愀欀椀猀琀愀渀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 ഀ recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government, and the move by 琀栀攀 攀洀椀爀愀琀攀猀 愀搀搀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 最爀漀眀椀渀最 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 椀猀漀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ഀ ultraconservative Islamic movement that harbors Osama bin Laden and key elements 漀昀 栀椀猀 愀氀氀攀最攀搀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ"The United Arab Emirates does not believe that it is possible to continue to 洀愀椀渀琀愀椀渀 搀椀瀀氀漀洀愀琀椀挀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 愀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 爀攀昀甀猀攀猀 琀漀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 ഀ clear will of the international community," U.A.E. officials said Saturday as 琀栀攀礀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀搀 琀栀攀 挀氀漀猀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 䄀昀最栀愀渀 䔀洀戀愀猀猀礀 椀渀 䄀戀甀 䐀栀愀戀椀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 眀椀琀栀搀爀愀眀愀氀 ഀ of their mission in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
㰀倀㸀匀愀甀搀椀 䄀爀愀戀椀愀 椀猀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀搀氀礀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀椀渀最 挀甀琀琀椀渀最 搀椀瀀氀漀洀愀琀椀挀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 ഀ Taliban, and Pakistan has pledged support for U.S. efforts to apprehend bin 䰀愀搀攀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀAs the anti-terrorism coalition being assembled by President Bush takes shape 愀渀搀 洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 栀愀爀搀眀愀爀攀 戀攀最椀渀猀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 椀渀琀漀 䌀攀渀琀爀愀氀 䄀猀椀愀 昀漀爀 愀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 猀琀爀椀欀攀 漀渀 ഀ Afghanistan, the support of Arab and other Muslim countries will be important in 瀀爀攀瘀攀渀琀椀渀最 瀀攀爀挀攀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 唀⸀匀⸀ 爀攀琀愀氀椀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 匀攀瀀琀⸀ 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 ഀ aimed at Islam rather than terrorism. In its statement today, the Gulf council 挀漀渀搀攀洀渀攀搀 愀渀礀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀 琀漀 氀椀渀欀 䤀猀氀愀洀 眀椀琀栀 眀栀愀琀 椀琀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 愀猀 ∀琀栀攀猀攀 栀攀椀渀漀甀猀 ഀ terrorist acts."
㰀倀㸀䜀漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 眀漀爀氀搀 愀爀攀 欀攀攀渀氀礀 愀眀愀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 眀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 ഀ citizens generally share Washington's abhorrence of terrorism, many are upset by 唀⸀匀⸀ 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 猀攀攀 戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 愀猀 愀 昀漀氀欀 栀攀爀漀 昀漀爀 猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 甀瀀 ഀ to the world's superpower. Popular anger over U.S. military action against a 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 渀愀琀椀漀渀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀 挀漀甀氀搀 搀攀猀琀愀戀椀氀椀稀攀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 ഀ East or at least restrict their ability to assist the coalition. In its 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀 琀漀搀愀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䜀甀氀昀 挀漀甀渀挀椀氀 甀爀最攀搀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 渀漀琀 琀漀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀 匀攀瀀琀⸀ ഀ 11 attacks as a pretext "to ignore what is happening to the Palestinian people 愀琀 琀栀攀 栀愀渀搀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀椀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀⸀∀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀHere in Egypt, the country's top religious scholar today denounced the 愀渀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀搀 唀⸀匀⸀ 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 愀猀 戀攀椀渀最 搀椀爀攀挀琀攀搀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 䤀猀氀愀洀 愀渀搀 搀攀昀攀渀搀攀搀 ഀ Palestinian suicide bombers on the grounds that they are acting in self-defense 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 愀渀 漀挀挀甀瀀礀椀渀最 愀爀洀礀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ
"Jihad doesn't mean aggression in Islam, it means defending one's soul, land 愀渀搀 渀愀琀椀漀渀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 愀琀琀愀挀欀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ∀ 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 最爀愀渀搀 猀栀攀椀欀 漀昀 䄀氀 䄀稀栀愀爀Ⰰ ഀ Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, head of one of the Muslim world's oldest and most 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 挀攀渀琀攀爀猀 漀昀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 猀挀栀漀氀愀爀猀栀椀瀀⸀ ∀䈀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 攀砀瀀爀攀猀猀攀猀 栀椀猀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀 ഀ point of view. He doesn't represent Islam."
㰀倀㸀䰀攀戀愀渀漀渀Ⰰ 漀昀琀攀渀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 椀渀 琀愀渀搀攀洀 眀椀琀栀 匀礀爀椀愀 愀猀 愀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀爀戀漀爀猀 ഀ terrorists, urged the world today to distinguish between the random attacks in 一攀眀 夀漀爀欀 愀渀搀 圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 愀琀 ∀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 氀椀戀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀∀ 挀愀爀爀椀攀搀 漀甀琀 戀礀 ഀ the Hezbollah militia when Israel occupied southern Lebanon.㰀倀㸀∀䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 欀渀漀眀 眀栀礀 猀漀洀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀爀攀 琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 䰀攀戀愀渀漀渀 愀渀搀 匀礀爀椀愀 愀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 ഀ this," said Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Recalling the 15-year civil war that 眀愀猀 琀爀椀最最攀爀攀搀 椀渀 䰀攀戀愀渀漀渀 戀礀 愀爀洀攀搀 倀愀氀攀猀琀椀渀椀愀渀 最愀渀最猀Ⰰ 栀攀 猀愀椀搀㨀 ∀圀攀 愀爀攀 愀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 ഀ that has suffered from terrorism. . . . It is only natural that we should be 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最氀漀戀愀氀 攀昀昀漀爀琀 琀漀 昀椀最栀琀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀⸀∀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ 㰀倀㸀ഀ