Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [As today's Irish Times reports that Bush is prepared to call up 1,000,000 reservists, the following once again suggests the full scope - and breadth - of planned military actions.] Saturday September 15 1:30 PM ET U.S. Soldiers in Kuwait Desert Ready for Action By Ashraf Fouad CAMP DOHA, Kuwait (Reuters) - United States soldiers training in the Kuwaiti desert vowed on Saturday they would win the war against ``terrorism�� following the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. ``I am willing to do anything that it takes to bring the perpetrators to justice. If we are given a mission we will execute it regardless of where it is in the world,�� U.S. Captain Tom Cipolla, 32, of Kansas, Missouri, told Reuters. He was speaking at U.S. Camp Doha on the outskirts of Kuwait City where the United States has more than 1,000 troops and heavy military hardware deployed. A task force of some 1,500 ground troops are training in a Kuwaiti desert location close to the border with Kuwait's former occupier Iraq. ``We are ready to do anything asked of us,�� said Cipolla when asked if the level of training on conventional warfare was adequate for a close combat mission in Afghanistan. The United States has named Saudi-born dissident Osama bin Laden as the main suspect in the attacks on Tuesday, in which hijacked passenger jets were flown into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing thousands. Afghanistan's ruling Islamic Taliban movement is sheltering bin Laden, but has said he is not involved. There has been widespread speculation that any U.S. military retaliation might include the deployment of ground troops. Major Mark Boussy, 37, said the U.S. was being ``very cautious about taking any action without getting all the information.�� But he said he was confident Washington would gather strong evidence about who was behind the attack. ``Freedom is very important to the American people,�� he added. ``We cannot live in a scared society in America and it is up to the U.S. military to follow the lead of the Commander-in- Chief (President Bush) to do whatever is necessary so that civilians may live in a free society.�� Boussy from Quincy, Massachusetts, said he expected America's Gulf Arab allies would continue to support the U.S. as they had in the past. Hundreds of U.S. soldiers packed a hall at Camp Doha to meet Kuwait's Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Hamad al-Sabah who extended condolences and pledged his country's full support. He assured them Kuwait had not forgotten the role the United States played in the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq. ``We stand by you in this ordeal...We place our hands in yours to combat such acts,�� he said, referring to this week�s attacks on the U.S. The United States also reiterated its commitment to the security of Kuwait, which is often engaged in bitter exchanges with Iraq. Kuwait's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Saad al- Abdulla al-Sabah, in a further sign of support, went to the United States Embassy in Kuwait on Saturday to extend his condolences. __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
