According to an article by Stephen F. Hayes in the Weekly Standard, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz is the principal administration proponent of the idea that Saddam Hussein must be deposed as part of the war on terrorism.

However, the administration, led by Secretary of State Colin Powell, has been backing away from President Bush’s vow of last week to wage war against states that harbor and sponsor terrorists. On September 13, Wolfowitz said at a briefing that the US should be involved in “removing the sanctuaries, removing the support systems, ending states who sponsor terrorism.”
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UFO Wave in Norway

Police in Norway have been investigating a wave of UFO reports. Lights and craft of different sizes have been seen throughout the north of the country in recent days.

Police are searching for a UFO described by witnesses as resembling a silent helicopter. Three people say they dove for cover when they saw the low-flying, whirling object pass over them. They were sitting in a car when they saw the object flying low over the city and they thought it was going to crash into the sea when they called the police. The police haven?t found any evidence of the craft.
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As the Bush Administration appears to back away from its initial resolve to make a genuine effort to end state-sponsored terrorism, Anne Strieber speculates on the qualities that make some presidents rise to great historical challenges, and others to be engulfed by them. She expresses the hope that President Bush will be one of those who responds to the historic challenge now faced by his administration by becoming a great leader. To read her diary entry, click here.

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared to suggest that war against Afghanistan was immiment today when he said at 10 Downing Street that military conflict will take place “unless the Taliban change and respond to the ultimatum given them.”

The Taliban have refused US demands to turn Osama bin Laden over.

According to the London Telegraph, diplomats are suggesting that military action was likely within days. Downing Street announced that Parliament, which is in recess, would be convened for one day next Thursday. Previously, British political leaders have said that Parliament would not be reconvened until war has started.
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