October 30, 2001 Diary: America Strikes Back

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Terrorism attacks spark interest in KU courses on related topics
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
By Terry Rombeck

Good luck trying to enroll in Kansas University classes dealing with the Middle East, terrorism or Islam.
Spring courses on the topics have been filling up quickly as students try to understand the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath.

U.S. considering Afghanistan base
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The United States is considering setting up a base inside Afghanistan from which commandos, and possibly conventional ground troops, would launch missions against Taliban and terrorist targets, defense officials said Monday.
This option, which Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld hinted at in a Pentagon news conference, could indicate the U.S. military is planning more aggressive moves against the Taliban, the Islamic militia that rules most of Afghanistan and harbors Osama bin Laden.

Airport safety is mired in politics
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
By Larry Eichel
The Philadelphia Inquirer

One of the less edifying experiences of the post-Sept. 11 era has been watching official Washington grapple with the politics of airline security. Who would have thought there could be such a thing. "The politics of airline security? What's to politick about?

FBI: Be on highest alert
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The FBI issued a new terrorism warning Monday asking Americans and law enforcement to be on the highest alert for possible attacks this week in the United States and abroad.
The alert was based on new information that was deemed credible but was "not specific as to intended targets or as to intended methods," FBI Director Robert Mueller said.

Northern alliance seeks more help
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
With the front lines in Afghanistan largely unchanged despite U.S. airstrikes, opposition commanders insisted Monday they plan a major offensive — but said it could not succeed without stepped up American attacks to break down Taliban defenses.

Rumsfeld says 'modest' number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
(Updated Tuesday at 3:41 p.m.) The United States has a "modest number" of troops inside Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday in the Pentagon's clearest acknowledgment yet of the American ground presence in the anti-terror war.

General says anti-terror war to continue as long as needed
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
(Updated Tuesday at 6:35 a.m.) The United States is committed to keeping its anti-terrorism campaign going as long as it takes to destroy Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of the U.S. operation in Afghanistan, said Tuesday.

City, state officials urge sharing of terrorism data
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani called Monday for a federal law requiring the FBI to share terrorism information with local law-enforcement authorities in order to improve coordination in times of crisis.

Student visa crackdown ordered
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
President Bush ordered a crackdown Monday on foreign student visas — the documents that gave at least one of the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackers free access to this country. "We're going to start asking a lot of questions that heretofore have not been asked," Bush said.

Nation's 15th case of anthrax confirmed
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
A New Jersey woman became the nation's 15th confirmed anthrax victim Monday, and spores turned up in at least three additional government buildings in a slow, steady spread of bioterrorism. "We believe that the country must stay on the alert, that our enemies still hate us," said President Bush.

Taliban turns back would-be warriors
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
From South Africa to Britain, and from many parts of the Arab world, hundreds of Muslims are booking flights, boarding ships and hitching rides on rickety trucks, trying to get into Afghanistan.

Relocated court allows state's moment of silence
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to Virginia's mandatory minute of silence in schools on Monday, declining to take a closer look at the silent prayer issue it last examined 16 years ago.

Conference explores aviation security
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The effort to improve aviation security in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks is off to a rough start, says a retired Air Force general who served on the commission that investigated the 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800.

Saudis reject U.S. criticism
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Bush administration officials said Monday that even at the risk of inflaming Muslim anger, the United States must press on with its bombing campaign in Afghanistan against the terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center.

6News Video: KU is offering several courses that may help students understand terrorism
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Courses about international relations and the Middle East are filling rapidly during KU's enrollment period.

Flawed thinking
Tuesday, October 30, 2001