============================================================ Xerox places FREE Color Printers with businesses! If you are: U.S. based, 2+ employees, Using credit cards for purchases, Printing 1500+ pages per month, you could qualify for the Xerox FreeColorPrinters program. Apply today! http://click.topica.com/caaadqFb1ddNBb2HgmNa/Xerox ============================================================ >From The State--Columbia, South Carolina SEPTEMBER 22, 11:47 EDT Bush Ready to Sign Executive Order By CHRISTOPHER NEWTON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush said Saturday the U.S. economy has suffered shock waves from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but remains fundamentally strong as the nation prepares for military action. He was ready to sign an executive order pointing a finger at specific terrorists around the globe. ``We're still the greatest nation on the face of the Earth, and no terrorist will ever be able to decide our fate,'' Bush said in his weekly radio address. He met with advisers at Camp David this weekend as the Pentagon ordered ships and planes to the Middle East and thousands of reservists stepped back into uniform. The president will soon sign an executive order naming terrorist organizations and specific terrorists around the world and freezing their U.S. assets, said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official would not say whether the order would list terrorist groups beyond al-Qaida, the network controlled by Osama bin Laden. In his radio address, Bush spoke of the wounded economy, which many economists believe is guaranteed to slip into recession. ``Our economy has had a shock. Many workers lost their jobs this week, especially in the airline and hospitality industries, in restaurants and in tourism, as companies struggle to remain afloat,'' he said. ``I applaud those companies who are making extra efforts to avoid laying off workers even during difficult times. Many Americans have also seen the value of their stocks decline. Yet, for all these challenges, the American economy is fundamentally strong.'' The United States and the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan appeared locked on a path toward conflict. Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, said Saturday an unmanned spy plane was shot down over Tashgurgan Pass in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province by Taliban soldiers armed with Russian-made anti-aircraft weapons. ``We are still trying to ascertain what country this plane belongs to,'' Zaeef said. A Pentagon spokesman, Lt. Col. Mike Milord, would not comment on the report. ``As the secretary of defense has said, we will not discuss any operational issues,'' he said. ``We will not respond to each and every statement of the Taliban.'' En route to the region from the United States were a third aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers, warships capable of launching ground-attack Tomahawk cruise missiles and jet fighters. The air war would be directed by Lt. Gen. Charles Wald, who flew last week to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister was in Washington last week for consultations, and U.S. officials said the kingdom was cooperating with U.S. requests. The administration is ``pleased with the level of their support,'' one official said. The president chaired a national security meeting Saturday via teleconference. With him at Camp David were national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, chief of staff Andrew Card and CIA Director George Tenet. On Sunday, Bush plans to join Marines at the presidential retreat to help return U.S. flags to full staff for the first time since the attacks. The country is still reeling from the attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon at a probable cost of more than 6,000 lives. In New York, the tragedy was beginning to be measured by the absent: a husband, a son, a boss. And yet, hundreds of rescue workers in yellow rain slickers continued digging through the mangled wreckage of the towers, some still hoping survivors might be found. Entertainers from Tom Hanks to Bruce Springsteen united Friday for an extraordinary televised benefit to raise money for victims. The unprecedented event was being shown on more than 30 TV networks, including all the six biggest broadcasters — ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN and WB — simultaneously. The economy has continued its slide. Wall Street closed out a horrendous week in which the Dow Jones industrial average lost 1,369.70 points, its biggest one-week point drop in history. Congress on Friday approved a $15 billion relief package for the airline industry, which has been in crisis since the attacks. ``A dagger was put into the heart of our economy as planes were put into these buildings,'' said House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri. ``Acting to save this industry and keep it going forward is in the highest and best interest of all the people in our country.'' President Bush says countries will contribute to the anti-terrorism campaign in different ways. The measure was the second installment of massive financial aid approved by Congress to soften the impact of the nation's worst experience with terrorism. America was still searching for answers in the attacks. The international investigation into who planned the hijackings continued to uncover clues of an even broader scheme. Federal prosecutors disclosed Friday they charged a man with trying to fly into Chicago with an illegal passport and airline uniforms on the day of the suicide hijackings. In a criminal complaint unsealed in Illinois, prosecutors said Nageeb Abdul Jabar Mohamed Al-Hadi was flying aboard a German airliner on Sept. 11 when it was grounded in Toronto as a result of the attacks. He remains detained in Canada. In London, anti-terrorist police arrested three men and one woman in connection with the terrorist attacks. In France, police detained seven people in connection with an investigation into alleged plans to attack U.S. interests in France. 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