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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Captain Jack who wrote (8496)	10/24/2001 6:45:34 PM
From: Lola	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 27666

US considering creation of global command against terrorism PTI (Washington, October 24) The United States is considering to create a global command to fight a lengthy war on terrorism, indicating that the Pentagon is contemplating covert combat in countries other than Afghanistan, administration officials said. Defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld has discussed several times with general Charles R Holland, who heads US Special Operations Command, forming an anti-terrorism command at latter's headquarters at McDill Air Force base in Tampa, Florida, a media report quoting administration officials said. The Bush administration is in the early stages of discussing covert intelligence operations or actions by US commandos or their foreign surrogates, around the world, the Washington Times said. These actions would not come likely until President George W Bush meets his first objective - ousting the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan and eliminating Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network. The locations include the Philippines where Abu Sayyaf terrorists are linked to bin Laden. Options include an all-out conventional attack, the use of special operations troops or asking a surrogate to do the job. South America in another location where the US is collecting evidence of Al Qaeda operatives involved in cocaine trafficking in Paraguay and Colombia. Some Pentagon officials, notably deputy defence secretary Paul Wolfowitz, are also advocating going after President Saddam Hussein in Iraq, the paper said. hindustantimes.com