Monday September 17 4:02 PM ET 

Countries Take Action on US Attacks

By The Associated Press, 

International actions and events connected with the U.S. campaign to find and punish those responsible for attacks on New
York and Washington. 

EUROPE: 

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ALBANIA: Declared it stood on the side of the United States and its Western allies in the fight against terrorism, offered use of
Albanian airspace, ports and airports to the United States and its allies. 

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AUSTRIA: Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel said his country would allow the use of Austrian airspace and provide whatever
support it can, but Austrian soldiers would not become involved in military action because that is banned by Austria's
constitution. 

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BELARUS: President Alexander Lukashenko, who had often lashed out at the United States, sent his condolences to the
American people. Belarus did not join Russia and other European nations in observing a moment of silence last week, and
some officials said the terror attacks had been prompted by arrogant U.S. policies. 

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BELGIUM: Organized an anti-terrorist sweep following the attacks, holding two suspects on charges of possible involvement in
planning an attack on U.S. interests in Europe. As current president of the European Union, it has also played host to
emergency meetings of EU foreign ministers to show support for the United States. 

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BOSNIA: Stepped up security for U.S. citizens and property. ``This country will offer any kind of assistance the United States
government may ask for,'' said Foreign Ministry spokesman Amer Kapetanovic. 

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BRITAIN: Urged its citizens to leave parts of Pakistan amid fears that U.S. retaliation might target neighboring Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has pledged British support for U.S. action against the terrorists, called President Bush's
handling of the attack and its aftermath ``absolutely right'' and praised the U.S. administration's consultations with allies. 

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BULGARIA: Prime Minister Simeon Saxcoburggotski pledged support for an international campaign against terror. Foreign
Minister Solomon Pasi said his country, which is applying for NATO membership, was ``ready to act as a (virtual) NATO ally''
in the campaign. 

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CROATIA: Supports United States against terrorism. However, Prime Minister Ivica Racan expressed concerns Monday that
the European Union countries may now seek to impose tougher measures on their borders to prevent entry of potential
terrorists, isolating non-members, including Croatia. 

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CZECH REPUBLIC: Security was increased at the country's airports and other sensitive points such as nuclear power plants
and dams. All unscheduled flights were forbidden. The government expressed its full support to the United States for military
action against the terrorists. 

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DENMARK: As a NATO member, Denmark supports a joint action against terrorism, and the government asked intelligence
agencies to track down possible supporters in Denmark. 

The Faeroe Islands and Greenland, both semiautonomous Danish territories, sent letters of condolence late Tuesday and held
two minutes of silence on Friday. 

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ESTONIA: Was quick to condemn the airborne attacks, and the Foreign Ministry said the nation was ``prepared to provide to
the United States any assistance within the scope of its capabilities.'' Estonia and its Baltic neighbors Latvia and Lithuania also
expressed concerns that the crisis might put NATO enlargement on the back burner. 

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FINLAND: Has beefed up security at borders, airports and outside embassies and increased air surveillance. Prime Minister
Paavo Lipponen said ``the likelihood of terrorist attacks against Finland or Finnish targets abroad is very small.'' 

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FRANCE: Defense Minister Alain Richard said France was confident the United States would react responsibly to last week's
terror attacks, but he cautioned against using force alone to retaliate. ``We must use it in a way that doesn't provoke other
elements of instability,'' he said. 

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GEORGIA: Officials have said they were ready to offer any help to the United States in its efforts to find and punish the
perpetrators of the attacks. 

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GERMANY: Interior Minister Otto Schily called for a review of ``our entire intelligence strategy'' after three men who lived
quietly in Hamburg for years were implicated in the terror attacks in the United States. 

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GREECE: Pledged its full support to American and European Union actions to combat terrorism. Greece plays host to a large
U.S. Navy base on the island of Crete. Ministers and officials have also begun re-evaluating security measures for the 2004
Olympics, to be held in Athens. 

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HUNGARY: Expressed solidarity with the people of the United States and full support for the fight against terrorism. ``The
essential thing is that the political readiness is there; we are supportive of the victims and will do our part in the struggle to
eradicate terrorism,'' Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said. 

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ICELAND: Foreign Minister Halldor Asgrimsson said the airport at Keflavik was available for any U.S. operations. 

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IRELAND: Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has said America would be justified in retaliating, so long as the military action fell
within the United Nations' definition of self-defense. He said a large-scale attack on Afghanistan would be wrong: ``It's an easy
thing to bomb territories where people are in famine. But that will not do much to crush international terrorism.'' 

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ITALY: Has vowed an ``all-out battle against terrorist organizations,'' adding, ``we must concentrate our forces now in the
Atlantic Alliance ... and the European Union.'' Italy's Supreme Defense Council - consisting of the country's president, prime
minister and top Cabinet ministers - convened Friday for the first time since Libya fired missiles toward the Sicilian island of
Lampedusa in 1986. 

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LATVIA - Condemned the attacks, and has said it will back any U.S. response. Defense forces were put on alert and security
was tightened around the U.S. and Israeli embassies. 

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LIECHTENSTEIN: The Banking Federation said it will consider setting up a task force to investigate whether the country's
financial institutions were used by anyone with terrorist links, but it says there is no evidence of this so far. 

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LITHUANIA - President Valdas Adamkus, a former American citizen, was visiting Washington during the attacks and spoke
on national television about seeing the Pentagon burn. He said his countrymen had to think about how they could aid the United
States. ``Until now, we have always tended to think only that America needed to protect us,'' Adamkus said. 

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THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch police, with the Belgians, stepped up a joint operation against suspected members of Muslim
radical groups. Rotterdam police took four men into custody on Thursday. Prime Minister Wim Kok, while lending full support
to the fight against terrorism, was one of the first to caution the U.S. administration to be mindful of ``democratic values.'' 

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NORWAY: Strongly condemned ``evil put into a system'' and backs its ally the United States through NATO. 

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POLAND: President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek have appealed for a concerted international
effort in fighting terrorism, and pledged to fully participate in any NATO action. 

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PORTUGAL: Has pledged total cooperation with the United States in all areas, including military support for a retaliation.
Portugal next year takes over the presidency of the 55-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and says
the fight against international terrorism will be a priority. Portugal has tightened security at airports, embassies and U.S.
companies. 

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SLOVAKIA: Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda has condemned the terrorist attacks and expressed Slovakia's determination to
support the United States and NATO in all actions against terrorism around the world. 

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SLOVENIA: President Milan Kucan, in a letter to the U.S. president, declared his country's support in the fight against
terrorism. 

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SPAIN: Defense Minister Federico Trillo said U.S. forces could use Spanish military bases for any retaliation. 

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SWEDEN: Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson canceled the so-called Progressive Summit of 14 center-left leaders that
was to have been held in Stockholm on Sept. 14-15. The Swedish government also has expressed concerns about a backlash
against Muslims, meeting with Islamic leaders and stepping up security around Stockholm's mosque. 

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SWITZERLAND: Switzerland, which had already frozen all bank accounts linked to Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, said one of
the suspected hijackers of the planes used in Tuesday's attacks bought two knives in Switzerland using a credit card. One
Osama bin Laden's many siblings, a half-brother who has distanced himself from the exile Saudi, has lived in Geneva since
1973. 

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TURKEY: Would allow the use of Incirlik air base for a possible military response. Incirlik is the base used by U.S. and British
warplanes enforcing a no-fly zone over northern Iraq and was a launching pad for U.S. attacks on Iraq during the Gulf War. 

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RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a nationwide moment of silence for victims of the attacks, offered help in
rescue efforts and called for a global effort to uproot international terrorism. At the same time, Russia, where one of every
seven residents is Muslim, is unlikely to risk internal unrest by joining any U.S. retaliation. Russian officials have also made it
clear that Moscow does not want former Soviet republics in Central Asia to be used as bases for such operations. 

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UKRAINE: Called for a coordinated international fight against terrorism. The parliament called the attacks on the United States
a ``challenge to all of civilized humanity.'' 

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YUGOSLAVIA: Leaders declared support for a global fight against terrorism. But with memories of the 1999 NATO air war
against Yugoslavia still fresh, officials have not openly supported a possible U.S. campaign against suspected perpetrators. 

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ANGOLA: Condemned the attacks and expressed its sympathy with the victims' families. Elite police were stationed outside
the U.S. Embassy in Luanda. 

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BURKINA FASO - President Blaise Compaore expressed sympathy for the American people. ``Burkina Faso condemns
these terrorist attacks in the same way it condemns all forms of terrorism,'' he said. 

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BURUNDI - President Pierre Buyoya expressed his condolences to all Americans, especially those living in Burundi. 

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CAMEROON - President Paul Biya sent a letter to President Bush offering condolences over ``the horrifying tragedy.''
Security has been tightened around Western diplomatic missions in Cameroon, with traffic diverted around the U.S. Embassy. 

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The government condemned the attacks and sent two Cabinet ministers to sign a
condolence book at the U.S. Embassy. Security has been tightened at the embassy and at the international airport. 

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ETHIOPIA: Offered condolences and condemned the attack. 

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GHANA: Said it was ready to help hunt down those responsible. ``We consider the attacks as a strike against humanity and
civilization all over the world,'' Foreign Affairs Minister Hackman Owusu-Agyemang said. 

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GUINEA: President Lansana Conte expressed sympathy over the attacks on a visit to the U.S. Embassy, where security was
tightened. 

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IVORY COAST - President Laurent Gbagbo condemned ``with the utmost firmness these acts, which no human reason could
possibly justify.'' Security was tightened at the U.S. Embassy and extra soldiers deployed at the international airport. 

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KENYA - President Daniel arap Moi offered condolences, but appealed for restraint. Security at Nairobi's main airport was
tightened. Moi said Kenya would join the international fight against terrorism because of the U.S. Embassy bombing in Kenya
in 1998. 

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LIBERIA - Liberia said it was prepared to join an international coalition against terrorism and declared three days of national
mourning. ``Today the hands of evil have struck America,'' President Charles Taylor said at a prayer service. ``Tomorrow it
could be any other nation.'' 

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LIBYA: Leader Moammar Gadhafi condemned the attacks, called on Muslim aid agencies to offer support for the victims and
said the United States had the right to take revenge, but asked ``will this put an end to the problem?'' ``There is nothing in
Afghanistan,'' and if the United States occupies Afghanistan, ``it will not be in its interests,'' he said. 

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MADAGASCAR: Prime Minister Tantely Andrianarivo condemned the attacks, saying the people of Madagascar stand in
solidarity with the American people and its government. Madagascar has provided additional police and military security
personnel to help protect U.S. government buildings. 

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MALAWI: President Bakili Muzuli, a Muslim, described the attacks as acts of ``barbarism'' and said they went against the
teachings of Islam. ``We all worship God to go to heaven and we cannot kill in order to go there,'' he said. 

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MAURITANIA - Government spokesman Rachid Ould Saleh condemned ``these horrible attacks.'' 

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MOZAMBIQUE: Mozambique condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the United States. President Joaquim
Chissano urged the United States to think first before reacting and to be responsible in its actions. 

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NAMIBIA: President Sam Nujoma condemned the ``cowardly terrorist attack,'' and said the world should reaffirm its
commitment to peace and ``to strengthen the fight against all forms of international terrorism.'' 

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NIGERIA - While a few radical Muslims initially celebrated the attacks, most Muslim and Christian groups mourned the U.S.
deaths. President Olusegun Obasanjo promised support for measures to bring the terrorists to justice. 

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REPUBLIC OF CONGO - President Denis Sassou-Nguesso offered to help bring those responsible to justice. ``All people of
the world have to organize themselves to fight terrorism and enable the values of peace, freedom and development to triumph,''
he said. 

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RWANDA - President Paul Kagame expressed ``deepest condolences'' to Americans, their leaders ``and the families who lost
their loved ones, at this hour of profound national catastrophe.'' 

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SAO TOME and PRINCIPE: The two-island nation off West Africa encouraged the United States to fight the perpetrators of
the ``barbaric'' attacks. Elite troops were placed on guard at the port, airport and Voice of America offices. 

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SIERRA LEONE: President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah said his government and people ``hope and pray that the almighty God will
give the injured people speedy recovery and the bereaved families succor and solace in this period of grief.'' 

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SOMALIA: President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan expressed his condolences for the attack. 

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SOUTH AFRICA: President Thabo Mbeki offered humanitarian support to help the United States. Foreign Minister
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the United States' reaction should be focused and should not entail war against countries.
Countries should instead work together to root out terrorism, he said. 

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SWAZILAND: Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini condemned the ``monstrous acts'' and sent condolences to the victims. ``But
as in war ... we must carry on in our work, striving to ensure that good triumphs (over) evil.'' 

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SUDAN: President Omar el-Bashir's Islamic government has been treated as an international pariah for the last 10 years, but
was quick to condemn the attacks on Washington and New York. A Foreign Ministry statement said Sudan ``rejects all kinds
of violence.'' El-Bashir said the attacks showed that no nation, even the powerful United States, was completely secure. 

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TANZANIA - President Benjamin Mkapa condemned the attacks, and the Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, ``We
sincerely hope that the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be tracked down, apprehended and brought to justice.'' In 1998,
Tanzania was the site of one of the twin U.S. Embassy bombings linked to bin Laden. 

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UGANDA - President Yoweri Museveni offered condolences and condemned the attack. ``The Ugandan government has
always been warning the world about the actions of terrorists which are always either cowardly or misguided,'' he said. 

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ZAMBIA: President Frederick Chiluba promised his country would ``stand with the United States to fight international
terrorism for preservation of Christian values and democracy.'' 

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ZIMBABWE: President Robert Mugabe wrote to President Bush expressing horror at the attacks and his people's solidarity
with America. The attacks appeared to be the work of ``the most remorseless and hardened enemies of the United States
government and people, and indeed, of all the peace-loving people of the wider world,'' he wrote. 

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BAHRAIN: The crown prince, Sheik Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa condemned the attacks as ``unjustifiable under any
conditions.'' The island nation, home base to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has close ties to the United States. Sheik Salman said
Bahrain hasn't received any requests from Washington, but ``in a time of need, we stand by our friends.'' 

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CYPRUS: President Glafcos Clerides has expressed support for action against terrorists. Government protested formally to the
United States that a claim by former NATO commander Wesley Clark that Cyprus sheltered terrorists ``is absolutely
unfounded and violates truth and real facts.'' 

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EGYPT: President Hosni Mubarak denounced the attacks as ``horrible and unimaginable,'' and that they ``led to the deaths of
many innocent civilians.'' Mubarak also repeated his call for holding an international conference for combating terrorism.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher reiterated Egypt's full cooperation with United States in the investigation. 

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IRAN: Iran, an opponent of Afghanistan's Taliban leaders, closed its 562-mile border to prevent Afghan refugees from crossing
in the event of U.S. attacks. The U.S. State Department has said it would consider welcoming Iran into an international
coalition to fight terrorism. Iran has not indicated that it would join. 

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IRAQ: Said attacks resulted from aggressive U.S. policies, and said Americans should feel and learn from the pain they have
inflicted on other people, including Iraqis and Palestinians. Saddam Hussein urged United States to use wisdom, rather than
force, in responding to attacks. 

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ISRAEL: President Bush pressured Israel to hold truce talks with the Palestinians as America seeks to build an international
anti-terror coalition that would include Arab countries. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon compared Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
to Osama bin Laden and said he would permit high-level talks only after 48 hours without violence. Sharon said Monday that
Israel had been invited to join the anti-terror coalition. 

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KUWAIT: Defense minister Sheik Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah pledged to work ``hand in hand'' with Washington to eliminate
terrorism. Politically strong Muslim fundamentalist groups also condemned the attacks but said the world should not forget the
``suffering of our Palestinian brothers from Jewish terrorism.'' 

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LEBANON: Has condemned the attacks, from President Emile Lahoud down to leaders of political and religious groups.
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Wednesday he would support U.S. action against those proven to be the perpetrators. The
Hezbollah guerrilla group has expressed regret for the loss of life, but warned against ``taking advantage of the attacks to
practice aggression and terrorism against those who committed aggression and terrorism.'' 

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OMAN: Oman's leader, Sultan Qaboos, condemned the attacks and said his country would stand ``side by side'' with the
United States to fight terrorism. A Foreign Ministry statement said Oman is ready to cooperate in the U.S. effort, but did not
say what type of cooperation it would offer. 

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QATAR: Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani said in a telephone call Friday with Secretary of State
Colin Powell that Qatar condemned the attacks and is willing to cooperate in fighting terrorism. However, Qatar has not said
whether it would join any anti-terrorism coalition, 

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SAUDI ARABIA: Said it will cooperate fully with the United States on its investigation into the attacks. It has condemned the
attacks, but said they are partly the result of U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East. 

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The United Arab Emirates has condemned the attacks, has offered to help the United States
fight terrorism and has launched an investigation to determine whether an Emirati national, Marwan Alshehhi, is the same man
that German police have said is one of the 19 suspects in the attacks. Emirates President Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
warned in a letter to NATO ambassadors that without a solution to Middle East conflict, terrorism cannot be eradicated. 

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YEMEN: Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi said his country rejects terrorism ``and Yemen will cooperate in fighting
terrorism.'' Yemen has said it would be willing to join an international coalition to fight terrorism, but only under the umbrella of
an international organization such as the United Nations. 

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AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban leaders have refused to hand over the prime suspect, Osama bin Laden. The Taliban said they
were fortifying bunkers and installations in preparation for a possible U.S. military response. Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed
Omar received the support of senior clerics. All foreigners were ordered to leave, and many Afghans began to flee. 

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ARMENIA: Condemned the attacks and offered to send salvage experts to the United States. Armenian officials have called
for coordination of international efforts to fight terrorism. 

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AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijani President Geidar Aliev denounced the attacks as ``the most monstrous event in modern history,''
ordered a nationwide mourning for its victims and offered his nation's help in tracking down the organizers of the attacks. 

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INDIA: Intelligence officials said they have given the United States information about Islamic extremists in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, including evidence describing how bin Laden and other Muslim militant leaders were financing guerrilla groups and
running training camps. 

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KAZAKSTAN: Kazakstan, the largest of the former Soviet republics in Central Asia, has condemned the attacks and sent
condolences to Washington. But officials have been nervous about possible U.S. strikes in Afghanistan, fearing they would
destabilize the region and trigger a flow of refugees. 

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KYRGYZSTAN: Kyrgyzstan, separated from Afghanistan by a thin swath of mountainous Tajikistan, expressed condolences
to the United States and called for stronger action against international terrorism. Officials have made no commitments to assist
the United States. 

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PAKISTAN: Declared its ``full support'' for U.S. retaliation against the Taliban, and was sending a high-level delegation to
Kandahar on Monday to demand the Taliban hand over bin Laden to the United States or risk a massive retaliatory assault.
Hard-line Muslims, who oppose Pakistani cooperation with the United States, demonstrated nationwide. 

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TAJIKISTAN: Ruled out the possibility of launching any Western-led reprisal attacks from its territory, which borders northern
Afghanistan. Prime Minister Akil Akilov had indicated he might consider a U.S. request to provide air corridors, but only with
approval from Russia and the international community. 

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TURKMENISTAN: Turkmenistan, which borders Afghanistan, has condemned the terror attacks and offered support to the
United States. However, President Saparmurat Niyazov has been noncommittal about any possible assistance to the United
States for staging strikes on Afghanistan. 

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RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a nationwide moment of silence for victims of the attacks and called for a
global effort to uproot international terrorism. At the same time, Russia, where one of every seven residents is Muslim, is
unlikely to risk internal unrest by joining any U.S. retaliation. Russian officials have also made it clear that Moscow does not
want former Soviet republics in Central Asia to be used as bases for such operations. 

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UZBEKISTAN: The Foreign Ministry said Monday that it was ready ``to discuss any form of cooperation in the struggle
against international terrorism in our region, including the deployment of U.S. forces.'' The predominantly Muslim nation, which
borders Afghanistan, has itself faced attacks by Islamic extremists allegedly linked with the Taliban. 

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AUSTRALIA: Agreed to a U.S. request to keep its frigate HMAS Anzac stationed in the Persian Gulf for eight days longer
than planned. It had been due to leave the area, where it had been enforcing sanctions against Iraq, on Sunday. Australia has
invoked its defense treaty with the United States, clearing the way for military participation in any U.S. retaliatory strikes. 

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BRUNEI: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, absolute ruler of the tiny, oil-rich enclave on Borneo island in Southeast Asia, expressed
shock and sent a message of condolence to President Bush. 

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CHINA: President Jiang Zemin called Bush a day after the attacks to express condolences and say China wanted to
collaborate with the United States on anti-terrorism activities. A deputy foreign minister said China wanted to be consulted
before Washington or NATO countries took any military action outside their territories. 

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INDONESIA: President Megawati Sukarnoputri condemned the attacks before she left Monday for the United States to meet
Bush and address the U.N. General Assembly. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, where some hard-line
Islamic groups are waging separatist conflicts that threaten the secular government. 

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JAPAN: The Japanese government pledged to help the United States in its war against terrorism ``in whatever way we can.''
The nation's pacifist constitution prohibits it from engaging in offensive military action, but Tokyo has promised help with
transport and medical operations. 

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MALAYSIA: Security has been tightened at the world's tallest buildings, the Petronas Twin Towers, after a bomb scare.
Government officials promise to investigate reports that one of the hijackers who crashed a plane into the Pentagon met a
suspect in the USS Cole attack at the Kuala Lumpur's airport in October. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned against
retaliatory violence, saying the result will be more terror. 

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SOUTH KOREA: Observed a national day of mourning on Friday. South Korean President Kim Dae-jung said the two
Koreas should issue a joint statement against terrorism in reconciliation talks now under way in Seoul. The North has not
commented on the proposal. 

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TAIWAN: President Chen Shui-bian offered to ``provide any necessary assistance'' to the United States against terrorism.
Chen ordered security to be stepped up at airports, ports and nuclear plants, and appointed a panel to study how the attacks
would affect the world's economy. 

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THAILAND: Pledged to help the United States ``just as we did in the past.'' During the Gulf War against Iraq, Thailand was
used by U.S. military aircraft as a refueling stop. The government has pledged to exchange intelligence on terrorists and will
support any United Nations resolution against terrorism. 

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VIETNAM: President Tran Duc Luong sent a message to Bush expressing shock at the attacks. ``Vietnam consistently rejects
terrorist actions which cause loss of life and suffering to civilians,'' he said. 

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ARGENTINA: The only South American country with a special status in NATO has fully backed the United States in its
promised war on terrorism. Argentina committed troops to the Gulf War a decade ago, but has not yet specified what form of
support it would provide. 

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BOLIVIA - The Bolivian government issued a statement offering its support to the United States after the terrorist attacks.
Most Bolivians condemned the attacks, though certain union leaders, including Indian leader and former guerrilla Felipe Quispe,
have said that the ``imperialist'' politics of the United States led to them. 

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BRAZIL: Proposed that the Organization of American States formalize support for the United States under a 1947 treaty that
considers an armed attack on any member as an attack on all. Foreign Minister Celso Lafer said that for now the support was
diplomatic and not military, but he declined to say whether Brazil would endorse an eventual U.S. military response. 

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CANADA: Will be part of a ``global response to a global threat,'' Prime Minister Jean Chretien said Monday, but he has so far
refused to commit Canadian troops to any ground fighting. Opposition leader Stockwell Day of the Canadian Alliance said, ``If
and when the need arises for military action ... we must be willing and we must be prepared to provide it.'' 

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CHILE: Condemned the attacks and expressed firm support for the United States, though cautioning that any response should
be within the frame of international law and avoid harm to innocent people. 

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COLOMBIA: President Andres Pastrana prayed for the victims in a chapel in the presidential palace. Just as the global drug
scourge cannot be defeated without every country's cooperation, all nations have a ``shared responsibility'' to combat terrorism,
Pastrana said. Firefighters in Cali and Medellin also marched or prayed in support of New York City firefighters. 

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COSTA RICA: Foreign Minister Roberto Rojas announced on Friday that Costa Rica, which holds the presidency of the
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, will convene a meeting of the council in Washington on Wednesday
to analyze the repercussions of the attacks. 

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CUBA: Cuban President Fidel Castro condemned the attacks and offered medical assistance to the United States. He also
cautioned against getting ``caught up in the desire'' for revenge. 

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ECUADOR: Police and army intelligence are investigating the possible presence of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terrorist
organization within the country, Foreign Minister Heinz Moeller said Monday. 

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EL SALVADOR - President Francisco Flores condemned the attack and suspended all Independence Day celebrations. The
Congress declared three days of national mourning, and Flores said that ``anything El Salvador can do to collaborate (in the
investigations) it will do.'' 

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GUATEMALA - The Guatemalan government declared three days of mourning and lowered flags at government buildings to
half-staff. President Alfonso Portillo condemned the attacks in his annual Independence Day speech on Saturday and said he
supported the international fight against terrorism and organized crime. 

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HONDURAS - Seven Central American countries are tentatively scheduled to meet in Honduras on Wednesday to adopt a
common strategy against terrorism in the wake of the New York attacks, the Honduran government announced Monday.
Honduran officials said their country ``is most willing to participate in the fight against terrorism.'' 

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MEXICO - Fresh from a visit to Washington, President Vicente Fox said his country is ``ready to collaborate with all those
countries in a proposed alliance to fight this evil.'' Foreign Secretary Jorge Castaneda told the Mexican Congress that the
United States ``has every right and reason to seek reprisal'' and that ``we can't deny them our support.'' 

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NICARAGUA - The Nicaraguan government said it deplored the attacks and promised to lend whatever help was necessary
to fight terrorism within the framework of the Interamerican Reciprocal Assistance Treaty, a mutual defense treaty for the
Western Hemisphere. The government said it also would help with the investigations in whatever way possible. 

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PANAMA: Reinforced protection of the Panama Canal, the U.S. Embassy, oil refineries and the main airport. President
Mireya Moscoso sent the U.S. government a message of support and solidarity. 

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PARAGUAY - Paraguay has stepped up controls along its borders with Brazil and Argentina, a thriving trade corridor that is
home to a large Arab community. The area has been suspected in the past of being a conduit for shadowy Islamic groups. 

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PERU: President Alejandro Toledo expressed support for the United States against the ``demented'' terrorist attacks that affect
``not only the United States but also the democratic conviction of the world.'' Foreign Minister Diego Garcia Sayan pressed for
an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States to adopt a resolution backing all measures in the fight against
global terrorism. 

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URUGUAY: Foreign Secretary Didier Opertti says Uruguay ``will support the collective decisions taken because it
understands that this aggression is not just an aggression against the United States, but against the lifestyle of our countries.'' 

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VENEZUELA: President Hugo Chavez said OPEC member Venezuela would do ``everything possible'' to guarantee steady
oil supplies. He appealed to President Bush not to wage a ``World War III'' that could trigger global, even nuclear, conflict.
Defense Minister Jose Vicente Rangel said Venezuela could cooperate in U.S.-led military action but won't promise ``carte
blanche'' help in a conflict with Muslim nations, with which Venezuela maintains ties based on oil.