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                 Comments and Images of the World's Leaders
    Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks.
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                             In Their Own Words.


   British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed horror and sent condolences
   to U.S. President George W. Bush. "There have been the most terrible,
   shocking events taking place in the United States of America within the
   last
   couple of hours," Blair says. "We can only imagine the terror and
   carnage
   there and the many, many innocent people who have lost their lives."
   This
   was "perpetrated by fanatics who are utterly indifferent to the
   sanctity of
   human life, and we, the democracies of this world, are going to have to
   come together to fight it and eradicate this evil completely from our
   world."
   Queen Elizabeth II said she was watching developments in "growing
   disbelief and total shock." Photos and pictures are © AP or Reuters.
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   Government, following the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks against the USA.
   Blair: "Fanatics"
   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Americans "Our hearts are with
   you and we are ready to provide any assistance at any time." Israel
   declared Wednesday a day of mourning and set up a blood bank for the
   injured. "This is a war between good and evil and between humanity and
   the bloodthirsty," said Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He added that the
   attacks would be "a turning point in the war against international
   terror." Photos and pictures are © AP or Reuters. Click on the pictures
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   reactions of world leaders, and the US Government, following the
   9-11-2001 terrorist attacks against the USA.
   Sharon: "Good & Evil"
   French President Jacques Chirac expressed outrage, and assured the
   United States of France's support and sympathy. "France is deeply upset
   to
   learn of the monstrous attacks that have just struck the United
   States,"
   says Chirac. "In these terrible circumstances, all French people stand
   by the
   American people. We express our friendship and solidarity in this
   tragedy." Photos and pictures are © AP or Reuters. Click on the
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   following the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks against the USA.
   Chirac: "Monstrous"
   Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a news conference and expresses
   deep sympathy to the American people, calling the incidents a
   "terrorist
   act, this terrible tragedy." Russian President Putin added, "the entire
   international community should unite in the struggle against terrorism
   . . .
   this is a blatant challenge to humanity." Photos and pictures are © AP
   or Reuters. Click on the pictures of world leaders for a larger image.
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   US Government, following the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks against the
   USA.
   Putin: "Unite"
   United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said "There can be no doubt
   that these attacks
   are deliberate acts of terrorism, carefully planned and coordinated and
   as such I condemn them
   utterly. Terrorism must be fought resolutely wherever it appears."
   Chinese President Jiang Zemin sent a message to Bush, and expressed
   condolences to the
   family members of the victims of the attacks. He also expressed "grave
   concern" for the safety
   of Chinese in the United States.
   German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said: "the German people stand by
   the United States
   of America at this difficult hour." "I want to express to you my deep
   condolences and my
   unlimited solidarity to you and the American people. Our sympathy goes
   to the victims and
   their relatives." Schroeder said, "They were not only attacks on the
   people in the United
   States, our friends in America, but also against the entire civilized
   world, against our own
   freedom, against our own values, values which we share with the
   American people."
   Calling Tuesday's attacks a threat to peace and freedom everywhere, he
   said, "We will
   not let these values be destroyed – in Europe, America or anywhere in
   the world."
   Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien calls the attacks "a cowardly
   act of unspeakable violence . . . It is impossible to fully comprehend
   the
   evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault."
   Chrétien was one of the first world leaders to speak to President Bush.
   Fearing additional attacks, all planes in the sky on the morning of
   September
   11, 2001 were ordered to land at the closest airports, and Canada
   became
   an emergency landing site for hundreds of international and domestic
   flights
   bound for the USA. For several hours the Canada-US border was closed.
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   Chrétien: "Cowardly"
   Mexican President Vicente Fox said: "Today the whole world and here in
   Mexico began the
   day with this high-impact news, this criminal act of terrorism, which
   we reject along with
   all forms of violence. We want from here to express our solidarity and
   our support to all the
   victims of these acts of terrorism and their family members. We
   reiterate our complete,
   emphatic rejection of all forms of violence and all forms of
   terrorism."
   Japan's Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, said "this outrageous and
   vicious act of
   violence against the United States is unforgivable."
   Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called the attacks in New York and
   Washington "horrific"
   and added in a televised statement: "Egypt firmly and strongly condemns
   such attacks
   on civilians and soldiers that led to the deaths of a large number of
   innocent victims."
   Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said "I send my condolences, and
   the condolences of the Palestinian people to American President Bush
   and
   his government and to the American people for this terrible act,"
   Arafat told
   reporters in Gaza. "We completely condemn this serious operation. . . .
   We
   were completely shocked . . . It's unbelievable, unbelievable,
   unbelievable,"
   says a visibly upset Arafat. Sheik Ahmed Yassin, whose Islamic militant
   Hamas group has carried out a series of suicide bombings in Israel,
   said he
   was not interested in exporting such attacks to the United States. "We
   are
   not ready to move our struggle outside the occupied Palestinian land.
   We
   are not prepared to open international fronts, however much we
   criticize
   the unfair American position," Yassin told reporters in Gaza City.
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   reactions of world leaders, and the US Government, following the
   9-11-2001 terrorist attacks against the USA.
   Arafat: "Unbelievable"
   In Colombia, the government of President Andres Pastrana, struggling
   with its own decades-old civil war, "condemn and reject the cowardly
   and
   villainous terrorist attacks committed today against the American
   people."
   Pastrana was awaiting the first visit by U.S. Secretary of State Colin
   Powell, scheduled to arrived in Bogotá later that day for a two-day
   visit.
   That trip was cancelled as Powell left a meeting of the Organization of
   American States he was attending in Lima for Washington. Photos and
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   US Government, following the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks against the
   USA.
   Colin Powell leaves
   Lima Peru for U.S.
   In a rare afternoon television address, Taiwanese President Chen
   Shui-bian urged the
   public to stay calm, saying the island must "stick together when facing
   a possible change
   in the international situation."
   North Korea called the attacks "tragic," adding that it "is opposed to
   all forms of
   terrorism." The U.S. State Department lists North Korea among seven
   national "sponsors
   of terrorism."
   Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir expressed sadness,
   but urged
   the U.S. government not to seek revenge. "Retaliation will lead to the
   deaths of many
   people and will be followed by more counter-strikes," he was quoted as
   saying.
   Addressing parliament, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said
   the Group of Eight –
   the seven leading industrialized nations and Russia – "are considering
   the possibility of
   holding a summit which can undertake concrete steps."
   At a special meeting, European Union foreign ministers asked "all
   Europeans to observe
   three minutes of silence" on Friday, Sept. 14th  at 6 a.m. EDT. They
   declared Friday a
   "day of mourning" in all 15 EU nations because the attacks were "not
   only on the United
   States, but against humanity itself and the values of freedom we all
   share." The EU ministers
   said in a statement "There will be no safe haven for terrorists and
   their sponsors, the Union
   will work closely with the United States and all partners to combat
   international terrorism."
    NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson said "An attack on one is an
   attack on all," after
   the alliance's 19 ambassadors decided to invoke Article 5 of the NATO
   charter for the first
   time in the alliance's history. "At the moment this is an act of
   solidarity," Robertson said,
   adding that the declaration "in no way" binds the United States
   "against taking action on its
   own." In a later statement, the NATO allies said "in the event of
   attacks ... each ally will
   assist (the United States) by taking such action as it deems necessary.
   Accordingly, the
   United States' NATO allies stand ready to provide the assistance that
   may be required as
   a consequence of these acts of barbarism."
   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, whom the United States has accused of
   backing
   international terrorism, called the attacks "horrifying" and urged
   Muslim aid groups to
   offer help "regardless of political considerations or differences
   between America and the
   peoples of the world." Gadhafi said, "Irrespective of the conflict with
   America it is a human
   duty to show sympathy with the American people, and be with them at
   these horrifying
   and awesome events which are bound to awaken human conscience."
   Syrian President Bashar Assad sent a condolence message to the White
   House, calling
   for "world cooperation to eradicate all kinds of terrorism."
   Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, a moderate who is struggling for
   power against
   the country's hard-line Islamic leaders, expressed "deep regret and
   sympathy with the
   victims" and said "it is an international duty to try to undermine
   terrorism."
   President Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, one of three countries
   then recognizing
   the Taliban's government (Sept. 11), condemned the attacks and called
   for cooperation to
   combat the "modern-day evil" of terrorism.
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   following the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks against the USA.
   September 13, 2001 Taliban's Ambassador to Pakistan,
   Mullah Abul Salam Zaeef, said
   "It is premature to level allegations
   against a person who is not in a
   position to carry out such attacks,
   it was a well-organized plan and
   Osama has no such facilities." Photos and pictures are © AP or Reuters.
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   September 14, 2001
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   against the USA.
   Interpol puts bin Laden
   on their Wanted List. Taliban official Mutawakel
   tells journalists in Pakistan
   "where is the evidence"
   against Osama bin Laden. Photos and pictures are © AP or Reuters. Click
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    "No evidence"

   Pope John Paul II called the attacks an "unspeakable horror" which has
   thrust the U.S. into a "dark and tragic moment." The pontiff says, "I
   hurry to
   express to you and your fellow citizens my profound sorrow and my
   closeness in prayer for the nation." Addressing his weekly general
   audience
   in St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II told Americans that "those who
   believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say."
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   Pope: "Unspeakable"
   Full Text of the Speech by Pope John Paul II from the Vatican on
   September 12, 2001
   I cannot begin this audience without expressing my profound sorrow at
   the terrorist attacks which yesterday
   brought death and destruction to America, causing thousands of victims
   and injuring countless people. To the
   President of the United States and to all American citizens I express
   my heartfelt sorrow. In the face of such
   unspeakable horror we cannot but be deeply disturbed. I add my voice to
   all the voices raised in these hours
   to express indignant condemnation, and I strongly reiterate that the
   ways of violence will never lead to
   genuine solutions to humanity's problems.
   Yesterday was a dark day in the history of humanity, a terrible affront
   to human dignity. After receiving the
   news, I followed with intense concern the developing situation, with
   heartfelt prayers to the Lord. How is it
   possible to commit acts of such savage cruelty? The human heart has
   depths from which schemes of
   unheard-of ferocity sometimes emerge, capable of destroying in a moment
   the normal daily life of a people.
   But faith comes to our aid at these times when words seem to fail.
   Christ's word is the only one that can
   give a response to the questions which trouble our spirit. Even if the
   forces of darkness appear to prevail,
   those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final
   say. Christian hope is based on this
   truth; at this time our prayerful trust draws strength from it.
   With deeply felt sympathy I address myself to the beloved people of the
   United States in this moment of
   distress and consternation, when the courage of so many men and women
   of good will is being sorely tested.
   In a special way I reach out to the families of the dead and the
   injured, and assure them of my spiritual
   closeness. I entrust to the mercy of the Most High the helpless victims
   of this tragedy, for whom I offered Mass
   this morning, invoking upon them eternal rest. May God give courage to
   the survivors; may he sustain the
   rescue-workers and the many volunteers who are presently making an
   enormous effort to cope with such
   an immense emergency. I ask you, dear brothers and sisters, to join me
   in prayer for them. Let us beg the
   Lord that the spiral of hatred and violence will not prevail. May the
   Blessed Virgin, Mother of Mercy, fill the
   hearts of all with wise thoughts and peaceful intentions.
   Today, my heartfelt sympathy is with the American people, subjected
   yesterday to inhuman terrorist attacks
   which have taken the lives of thousands of innocent human beings and
   caused unspeakable sorrow in the
   hearts of all men and women of good will. Yesterday was indeed a dark
   day in our history, an appalling
   offence against peace, a terrible assault against human dignity.
   I invite you all to join me in commending the victims of this shocking
   tragedy to Almighty God's eternal love.
   Let us implore his comfort upon the injured, the families involved, all
   who are doing their utmost to rescue
   survivors and help those affected. I ask God to grant the American
   people the strength and courage they
   need at this time of sorrow and trial.

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