The U.S. Response
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| Afghan refugees and their children leave Afghanistan at the border with Pakistan in Torkham, Pakistan, Saturday. |
Ashcroft cites foreign aid in attack - Attorney General John Ashcroft said Wednesday the terrorists behind the attacks on the United States attacks likely received support from foreign governments and that it was too early to tell if surprise arrests in Michigan were a major break in the case.
Charges filed in terrorism probe - Federal authorities filed the first criminal charges arising from the terrorism investigation after finding three men in Michigan with airport diagrams and phony immigration documents. Armed with new legal powers, agents expanded their efforts to find possible terrorist collaborators.
US moves to shore up support for war - Bush administration officials are intensifying efforts to gain concrete support for a war on global terrorism, meeting with allies and making overtures toward nations that shelter some of the world's most notorious terrorist masterminds.
Ashcroft cites foreign aid in attack - Attorney General John Ashcroft said Wednesday the terrorists behind the attacks on the United States attacks likely received support from foreign governments and that it was too early to tell if surprise arrests in Michigan were a major break in the case.
Tuesday, Sept. 18
• Bush wants global terrorism front
• Parade of visitors begins descending on Washington to extend sympathy, talk over situation
• FBI detains 75 in terrorism case
• White House briefly silent to mark attacks a week ago, presses plans to strike back
• Questioning of San Antonio man stuns neighbors
Monday, Sept. 17
• Detentions double in investigation; new air marshals, anti-terrorist laws proposed
• CIA says no bars to recruitment of people with unsavory backgrounds for spy work
• Bush says U.S. military ready to defend freedom at any cost; U.S. back to business
Sunday, Sept. 16
• Cheney: U.S. will target Bin Laden
• A shared sacrifice: As nation buries dead, president warns of long campaign
Saturday, Sept. 15
• Justice Department says second arrest warrant issued in terrorist attack
• Afghans leaving Kabul amid fears of U.S. military strike
• Iran seals off border with Afghanistan to prevent influx of refugees
• Powell says there is `real support' for global anti-terror campaign
Friday, Sept. 14
• FBI analyzes data from doomed flights
• Monuments, seat of government, museums closed to the people amid heightening security
Thursday, Sept. 13
• Powell says Osama bin Laden a prime suspect in Tuesday's terrorist attack
• Bush to visit stricken New York
• Wolfowitz says U.S. military retaliation will be `sustained'
• Bush pledges an extra $20 billion to help New York recovery
Wednesday, Sept. 12
• Investigating whether four separate cells of terrorists were involved
• Feds investigating possible terrorist-attack links in Florida
• Bush says nation will fight back, recover from 'acts of war'
• Federal agencies formulate programs to respond to terrorist attacks
• New security measures to be in place at the nation's airports
• White House seeks emergency funds to rebuild after attacks
• Witnesses deal with aftermath of terrorism
• Treasury, IRS waive airline tax penalties in terrorism-related relief effort
• TV maintains round-the-clock vigil as nation tries to make sense of tragedy
• Defense secretary's remarks on national security after terrorist attacks
• Government probe focuses on bin Laden, intelligence intercept
Tuesday, Sept. 11
• World watches in horror as terror unfolds in New York and at Pentagon
• World airlines divert, cancel flights
• Boston Logan airport officials investigate security breach
• Nevada goes on heightened alert after air attacks
• Terror attacks send wave of fear through California