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To: Ilaine who wrote (10152)	9/23/2001 1:36:52 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 74559

>>Report: U.S. Warns of Chance of Attack This Week TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States has warned its allies of a possible second round of attacks by the end of this week following the deadly strikes on New York and Washington, Jiji news agency quoted Japanese government sources as saying. The next round of attacks could be on a greater scale than the assaults by hijacked aircraft on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, according to information provided to Japan by Washington, Jiji reported. The news agency quoted the sources as saying on Saturday that the ``means of terrorism'' would be ``more cruel and shocking'' than the September 11 carnage, which left more than 6,800 either dead or missing.<< news.bbc.co.uk That means either biowar, chemical weapons or a nuclear bomb, I suppose. What's the next target? Washington, again? New York city, again? Los Angeles? Anthrax in a football stadium? Sarin in the subway system? A tac nuke next to the Pentagon? What fun.

To: Ilaine who wrote (10152)	9/23/2001 9:02:53 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi CB, What I was talking about concerning obstacles to genuine progress, namely threat of instability: china.scmp.com Chugs, Jay QUOTE Monday, September 24, 2001 WAR ON TERRORISM Loyalties divided for China's Muslims AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE in Beijing China's Muslims are being forced to confront their dual identities as the United States shapes up for war in Afghanistan. The central Government is pledging support for the war on terrorism, but some mainland Muslims are openly sympathetic to Afghanistan's Taleban regime and even view the attacks on America as the world's sole superpower getting its just deserts. In Niujie, a Muslim community in the middle of Beijing, the women cover their hair and the men dutifully attend prayers several times a day. Opinions there stretch from fatalistic acceptance of likely US retaliation against Muslims in Afghanistan to outrage over America's perceived anti-Islamic policies, coupled with downright belligerence. "If America reacts by attacking Afghanistan, I'd like to go and help the Afghans," said a student from western China's predominantly Muslim Xinjiang region, which shares a narrow border with Afghanistan. "After all, we have close cultural ties with them." But he was not sure if, in reality, he would get a chance to help his Muslim brethren. "At least I'll pray for them," he said. It matters a lot to both China and the world what the country's Muslims think because of their proximity to the Central Asian powder keg and because of their sheer numbers. According to government figures, China has 18 million Muslims, although unofficial estimates put the figure much higher. Their loyalties could be put to the test in the harsh rhetorical atmosphere after the September 11 attacks. As President George W. Bush warned the world in his speech to Congress last week, in the US's view "either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists". Some Muslims at Niujie could not hide their glee when hijacked passenger jets slammed into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. "It's hard not to get the idea the attack was the work of God," said Sattar Salam, a 20-year-old student and a member of the Turkic-speaking Uygur minority, which forms the largest ethnic group in Xinjiang. "Every day there are people, civilians, dying in Palestine and Iraq, and now it's the United States that's on the receiving end," he said. For others, America's swift decision to blame the attacks on Muslim perpetrators once again revealed a US bias against Muslims anywhere in the world. "It looks like the United States is jumping to conclusions. There is no solid evidence yet about who did it," said Liu Qinglin, a member of China's Hui minority, descendants of Arab and Persian traders. "Who knows who might have done it - maybe some of America's own religious sects." One butcher chopping up pieces of halal mutton outside his shop, not far from the Niujie Mosque, aired views that appeared more in a minority. "It doesn't matter if the perpetrators were Muslims," he said. "If they committed terrorist attacks, the United States has the right to retaliate." The genuine voice of the country's Muslims is difficult to gauge, given that the official China Islamic Association is tightly controlled by the Government and invariably follows the official line on major political issues. However, it appears pro-American attitudes are thin on the ground in a place like Niujie. In the main, this is because many Chinese Muslims mix religious with national loyalties. They consider the US to be not only a threat to the worldwide Islamic community, but also a menace to post-Cold War international stability. "In today's world, if you have enough money, you can do what you want," Ding Long, a Hui, said wearily. "That's why the United States is behaving the way it is in the Middle East, and in places like Kosovo." According to this view, the US is a bully that will not allow the emerging Chinese nation to assume its rightful place in the world. UNQUOTE