Families
Mark Third Anniversary of 9/11
AP Via Yahoo
NEW
YORK - Their voices breaking, parents
and grandparents of those lost on Sept.
11 stood at the World Trade Center site
Saturday and marked the third anniversary
of the attacks by reciting the names of
the 2,749 people who died there.
The list took more than three hours, punctuated
by tearful dedications when the readers
reached the names of their own lost loved
ones.
"We
miss you very much, we love you very much,
and we'll never forget you because you're
in our hearts forever," said Stewart
D. Wotton, looking skyward and remembering
his son, Rodney James Wotton.
Four
moments of silence were observed at 8:46,
9:03, 9:59 and 10:29 a.m. — the
precise times that the two planes slammed
into the buildings and when they collapsed
on Sept. 11, 2001.
Bells
tolled at the moment hijacked Flight 93
crashed near Shanksville, Pa. A moment
of silence was observed at the Pentagon
(news - web sites) for the 184 victims
there. And President Bush (news - web
sites) stood in silence on the White House
lawn to mark the third anniversary of
the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
For
those at ground zero, the pain remained
fresh. Pat Hawley, 44, said he comes to
the ceremony every year to remember his
older sister, Karen Sue Juday.
Saudi
Arabia Sends Message on 9-11 Anniversary
PRNewswire
WASHINGTON,
Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambassador to
the United States Prince Bandar bin Sultan
issued the following statement today:
"On
this day of remembrance, the people of
Saudi Arabia offer their prayers and sympathies
to the families and friends of the 9-11
victims and to all Americans. Since that
terrible day, the world has come together
in unprecedented ways to fight terrorism.
Many countries, including Saudi Arabia,
have been targets of terrorism and have
felt the pain of violence and the loss
of innocent life. We will not stop in
our efforts to uproot terrorism wherever
it may exist and, God willing, we will
soon see a day when terrorism and extremism
is wiped away from the world."
This
information is distributed by Qorvis Communications
on behalf of the Royal Embassy of Saudi
Arabia. Additional information is available
at the Department of Justice in Washington,
DC.
Possible
Terrorist Tape Surfaces
Fox News
CAIRO, Egypt — An audiotape purportedly
by key terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
boasts in an apparently recent recording
that Islamic holy warriors have humiliated
the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq.
There
was no way to verify the authenticity
of the 45-minute recording or the date
it was made. The audiotape surfaced Saturday,
the third anniversary of the Sept. 11
attacks, on a Web site known for its Islamic
content.
The
voice on the tape was similar to that
of previous recordings of al-Zarqawi and
used a similar style of rhythmic speech.
There was no reference to Sept. 11.
The
tape, initially spotted by U.S.-based
counterterrorism expert Evan Kohlmann,
opened with bits of Islamic song and old
speeches before introducing the speaker
as al-Zarqawi.
Russia
is 'at war'
News From Russia
Three
years ago today, the terrorists who struck
at the United States changed America forever.
Now,
a similarly profound change is taking
place in another country: Russia.
Immediately after the massacre of schoolchildren
in Beslan last Friday - and directly copying
the original US response to terrorism
- President Vladimir Putin announced that
Russia is 'at war'.
Shortly
thereafter, the Russians also announced
a large financial bounty for the head
of the top Chechen terrorist accused of
masterminding the school atrocity.
And, in a most important repetition of
the American response to terrorism, General
Yuri Baluevsky, the Russian Chief of General
Staff, announced this week that the country's
military now reserved for itself the right
to 'launch pre-emptive strikes on terrorist
bases - in any region of the world'.
There
is no doubt that in coming to terms with
the horrific terrorist murders and in
seeking to punish the culprits, the Russian
government deserves continued support.
But if taken to its logical conclusion,
the Russian response to terrorism can
only create a much wider disruption to
international law and order, and may actually
end up encouraging further terrorist attacks.
Unprecedented
Alert in Israel of Attack
Middle East News Line
TEL
AVIV [MENL] -- Israeli authorities have
been placed on what officials termed an
unprecedented alert of a mass-casualty
Islamic insurgency attack.
Officials
said Israel has received information of
plans by Islamic insurgency groups to
carry out a series of major attacks on
Israeli civilians in both the Jewish state
and the region over the next week. They
said the attacks were being planned in
such areas as Egypt's Sinai Peninsula,
Jordan, Turkey, India's Kashmir region
and southern Thailand.
"The
information that we have received from
a variety of sources comes down to this:
Israelis and the Jews are targets around
the region," an official said.
In
Israel, officials said, authorities have
received 50 alerts of a Palestinian attack.
The range of threats includes Palestinian
suicide bombings, ambushes on Israeli
motorists, mortar and missile strikes
and abductions of Israeli civilians and
soldiers. They said Israeli authorities
foiled 15 Palestinian attacks on Israeli
targets in August.
Blast,
Mushroom Cloud Reported in N. Korea
AP Via FreeRepublic
SEOUL,
South Korea - A large explosion rocked
the northern part of North Korea (news
- web sites), sending a huge mushroom
cloud into the air on an important anniversary
of the communist regime, South Korea (news
- web sites)'s Yonhap news agency reported
Sunday.
Citing
an unidentified source in Beijing, Yonhap
said the explosion happened on Thursday
in Yanggang province near the border with
China. The damage and crater left by the
explosion in Kim Hyong Jik county was
big enough to be noticed by a satellite,
the source said.
"We
understand that a mushroom-shaped cloud
about 2.2 miles to 2.5 miles in diameter
was monitored during the explosion,"
Yonhap quoted an unidentified diplomatic
source in Seoul as saying.
North
Korea was founded on Sept. 9, 1948. Leader
Kim Jong Il uses the occasion to stage
performances and other events to bolster
loyalty among the impoverished North Korean
population.
Experts
have speculated that North Korea might
use a major anniversary to conduct a nuclear-related
test, though there was no immediate indication
that the reported explosion on Thursday
was linked to Pyongyang's efforts to develop
nuclear weapons.
Kim
Hyong Jik is reported to hold a major
missile base. North Korea, which has a
large missile arsenal and more than a
million soldiers, is dotted with military
installations.
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