DEP organizational chart for 9/11 emergency response, Sept 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

A Vow to Erase Networks 3

bin Laden Is Singled Out By ELISABETH BUMILLER and JANE PERLEZ WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 - The Pentagon attack. Bush administration today singled Secretary of State Colin L. Powell out Osama bin Laden, the Islamic militant who operates from Afghani­ stated in the strongest terms yet that the administration believed that Mr. Presenting a case to stan, as a prime suspect in Tuesday’s catastrophic terror attacks and bin Laden was behind Tuesday’s dev­ astating attacks. the world for the vowed a comprehensive military campaign to demolish terrorist net­ few Referring to Pakistan, one of the countries that recognizes the Is­ camage. works and topple regimes that har­ bor them. lamic Taliban who rule Afghanistan, “It’s not just simply a matter of and to Afghanistan itself. Secretary capturing people and holding them Powell said, “When you look at the “Twenty billion dollars is a lot of accountable,” said Paul D. list of candidates, one resides in that money,” Mr. Wolfowitz said, “but for Wolfowitz, the deputy secretary of region.” Asked if that candidate was this country it is a down payment on defense, “but removing the sanctu­ Mr. bin Laden, he replied with a curt what we’re going to do.” aries, removing the support systems, “Yes.” Congress is moving swiftly to ap­ ending states who sponsor terror­ He said the administration would prove the funds, although some law­ ism.” present a case to the world against makers, citing the Gulf of Tonkin Late today. Secretary of Defense those believed responsible for the resolution and other earlier blank Donald H. Rumsfeld recommended carnage in New York and Washing­ checks written to presidents to con­ calling up members of the reserve, ton. “We will go after that group, that duct undeclared wars, expressed un­ initially to help support the combat network, and those who have har­ easiness about Congress so quickly air patrols securing the skies over bored, supported and aided that net­ ceding its constitutional powers to major American cities. Pentagon of­ work, to rip the network up,” Mr. declare war and control the national ficials said. Powell said. treasury. Congress, despite some misgiv­ As he mapped the start of the “We want constitutional involve­ ings from lawm^ers over granting antiterror effort, Mr. Powell stepped ment in the process in which deci­ President Bush open-ended author­ up the pressure on Pakistan to help sions are made,” said Representa­ ity, moved to give the administration the United States bring the accused tive David R. Obey of Wisconsin, a $40 billion to wage its new antiterror 32-year veteran of Congress who is initiative^ terrorist to justice. Mr. Powell tele­ phoned Pakistan’s leader, Gen. Per­ the senior Democrat on the Appro­ As emergency workers pursued their solemn mission to find thou­ vez Musharraf, to present him with a list of actions the administration priations Committee. sands of people missing in the rubble would like him to take. President Bush, facing a stem test of the World Trade Center in New Senator Joseph R. Biden, chair­ that will recast and define his tenure York and at the Pentagon, the nation man of the Senate Foreign Relations in office, said that the campaign remained palpably on edge. Bomb Committee, met with General Mah­ against terror “is now the focus of scares and suspicious packages moud Ahmad, the head of Pakistan’s my presidency.” caused the evacuation of the Capifoi intelligence services, who, according He said that he would not neglect and buildings in Manhattan. Vice to Mr. Biden, pledged Pakistan’s co­ domestic concerns. “But now that President Dick Cheney was moved g) operation. war has been declared on us, we will Camp David for security reasons. lead the world to victory, to victory,” The armed cordon around the White Another top national security ad­ viser said later in the day that the he said. House was expanded, and patrolled by police in full riot gear. Y attacks could have been the work of The nascent campaign is being The administration took a more a number of linked organizations. waged on a broad diplomatic front. aggressive posture today after the The administration continued today “We don’t want to be premature,’’ to try to galvanize an international shock of the previous two days, mak­ ing President Bush more visible. - the official said. “We want to be sure coalition, its diplomatic and military “Make no mistake about it, this we understand all the connections, strategy focused on trying to use nation is sad,” President Bush said not just one connection.” Russia and Pakistan in an encircling in an appearance in the Oval Office Mr. Wolfowitz said that the United movement on the north and south of this morning. “But we’re also tough States and its allies would wage “a Afghanistan. and resolute, and now’s an opportuni­ campaign, not a single action” to Russia has bases in the former ty to do generations a favor by com­ dismantle the terrorist group or Soviet republics of Tajikistan and ing together and whipping terrorism, groups responsible for this week’s Uzbekistan and could offer other as­ hunting it down, binding it and hold­ attacks, and to bring down the gov­ sets, including intelligence, to the ing them accountable.” ernments that support them. United States for a military assault President Bush told Mayor Ru­ on Mr. bin Laden in Afghanistan. dolph W. Giuliani in a telephone <3dl The administration had asked Con­ this morning that he would visit New gress for an immediate $20 billion to York on Friday, after leading a pray­ begin building the military and intel- er service st the National Cathedtai Ugence force required to start the in Washingon. He visited a Washing­ antiterror campaign. ton hospitdlto offer comforYtqsome of those yt-no were injured in\^the

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