Associated Press
October 11
ey events since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks:
- Sept. 11: Hijacked jetliners hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; a fourth crashes in Pennsylvania. President Bush vows to ``find those responsible and bring them to justice.''
- Sept. 12: Bush labels attacks ``acts of war.''
- Sept. 13: Secretary of State Colin Powell identifies Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect.
- Sept. 14: Bush declares national emergency; gives military authority to call up 50,000 reservists. Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia warns of ``revenge'' if United States attacks.
- Sept. 15: Pakistan agrees to list of U.S. demands.
- Sept. 16: Bush pledges ``crusade'' to ``rid the world of evildoers,'' brushes off reported bin Laden denial.
- Sept. 17: The supreme leader of Taliban says a grand council of Islamic clerics will decide whether to hand over bin Laden.
- Sept. 18: Taliban leaders call on Muslims to wage holy war on America if it attacks.
- Sept. 19: Pentagon orders combat aircraft to bases in Persian Gulf. Thousands of Afghans flee toward borders.
- Sept. 20: Bush announces creation of a Cabinet-level Office of Homeland Security. Islamic clerics urge bin Laden to leave Afghanistan voluntarily.
- Sept. 21: Taliban rulers refuse to hand over bin Laden and warn that any U.S. attacks could plunge region into a crisis.
- Sept. 22: United Arab Emirates cuts diplomatic relations with the Taliban.
- Sept. 23: Secretary of State Colin Powell promises to lay out evidence against bin Laden. Taliban leadership says it can't find bin Laden.
- Sept. 24: Bin Laden calls on Pakistan's Muslims to fight ``the American crusade.''
- Sept. 25: Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Taliban government.
- Sept. 26: Thousands storm abandoned U.S. Embassy compound in Afghan capital of Kabul.
- Sept. 27: Taliban acknowledges it can communicate with bin Laden; said it gave him message to leave the country voluntarily.
- Sept. 28: U.N. Security Council approves a U.S.-sponsored resolution demanding all nations take sweeping action against terrorism.
- Sept. 29: Bush says nation's defense against more attacks will be to ``aggressively and methodically'' disrupt and destroy terrorism.
- Sept. 30: Taliban says explicitly for the first time that bin Laden is still in Afghanistan.
- Oct. 1: Bush says $6 million in assets has been blocked and 50 bank accounts frozen.
- Oct. 2: British Prime Minister Tony Blair says Taliban must surrender the terrorists or ``surrender power.''
- Oct. 3: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld arrives in Middle East for meetings.
- Oct. 4: Britain becomes first government to outline alleged evidence against bin Laden.
- Oct. 5: U.S. Army dispatches 1,000 soldiers to Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic that borders Afghanistan.
- Oct. 6: Bush warns Taliban that ``time is running out.''
- Oct. 7: American and British forces unleash missile attacks against Taliban military targets and bin Laden's training camps.
- Oct. 8:- Pentagon says 31 targets struck in first round, presses campaign. FBI investigates second case of anthrax exposure in Florida following anthrax death of one man.
- Oct. 9: U.S. forces strike in daylight for first time, as well as at night. Bin Laden spokesman calls for a holy war against U.S. interests everywhere and praises hijackers for their ``good deed.''
- Oct. 10: Bush releases list of 22 most-wanted terrorists, including bin Laden and several associates, as military strikes Afghanistan for fourth straight night.
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