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To: jlallen who wrote (193637)	10/18/2001 6:20:22 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

This boggles my mind. Reagan put the fear of God in this guy. Gaddafi Says U.S. Anthrax 'Worst Form of Terrorism' TUNIS (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi condemned the use of anthrax in the United States on Thursday as ``the worst form of terrorism'' and called for international action to tackle the ``very dangerous'' situation. ``We are facing genuine terrorism this time, the worst form of terrorism, because this weapon is the worst weapon of mass destruction,'' he said in a statement received in Tunis. ``I cannot imagine that humans can use germs against other humans, whatever the degree of animosity between them,'' he said. ``It is a cowardly, evil and irresponsible action putting in danger the whole of humanity.'' Anthrax scares spread across the world on Thursday, and the first case of attempted contamination by the potentially deadly bacteria outside the United States was reported in Kenya. Concern rose dramatically after 31 U.S. congressional staffers tested positive for exposure to anthrax. Five other people in the United States have been infected or contaminated and one has died. Gaddafi, who has often assailed the United States for its policies in the Middle East and elsewhere, urged world leaders to put aside their differences and come together to ``pay whatever the price needed to stop the danger.'' ``The situation warrants an international conference to express the conscience and the wisdom of the world... All rifts and animosities must be put aside to face this sheer danger,'' Gaddafi said. Washington suspects, but has no firm evidence, that the anthrax scare is linked to Osama bin Laden, its chief suspect for the September 11 suicide attacks on the United States, which killed around 5,400 people. Gaddafi has said Washington has the right to seek revenge for the September 11 attacks and offered his condolences for the victims.

To: jlallen who wrote (193637)	10/18/2001 6:27:02 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

This dude doesn't believe we've learned anything. Kind of like the idiot who said US planes wouldn't be able to fly over Afghanistan because their anti aircraft batteries were too good. He said that last Monday!! BTW he says bin laden is safe. Like a tornado, you're safe until it gets to you. Al Qaeda Says Will Drag U.S. Troops Through Streets CAIRO (Reuters) - The military chief of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network said Afghans would drag slain U.S. troops through the streets, rekindling memories of Washington's doomed 1993 involvement in Somalia, a report said on Thursday. ``The calculations of the crusade coalition were very mistaken when it thought it could wage a war on Afghanistan, achieving victory swiftly,'' the report by the London-based Islamic Observation Center quoted Abu Hafs al-Masri as saying. ``America will only be certain about its mistaken calculations after its soldiers are dragged in Afghanistan as they were in Somalia,'' he was quoted as saying in the report, which was obtained by Reuters in Cairo. The Islamic Observation Center, which has close ties to Muslim extremists in several countries, said it received Abu Hafs' comments from its contacts in Kabul. Bin Laden's aide was referring to 18 U.S. troops, part of a U.N. peacekeeping force, who were killed when militiamen downed two helicopters in Mogadishu in 1993. Mobs dragged the bodies of some of the soldiers through streets. Washington then withdrew its troops from the Horn of Africa country. The whereabouts of Abu Hafs, the nom de guerre of Egyptian radical Mohamed Atef who is reportedly number two in al Qaeda, are unknown. The London-based Islamic Observation Center started issuing the regular report on events in Afghanistan after the start of U.S.-led attacks against bin Laden and his hosts, the ruling Taliban, on October 7. With U.S. military maneuvers pointing to a decision soon to send in ground forces for sharp strikes, the Taliban have insisted that their guest bin Laden, blamed for attacks on New York and Washington last month, would not be found. Sources in Afghanistan said Saudi-born militant bin Laden, his comrades and Taliban leaders were all safe.