Response to Terror
Times coverage from its Dec. 4, 2001, edition.
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Fighter: San Francisco lawyer says his son “is a very sweet person and very devout.â€
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Diplomacy: The nations offer measures to screen terrorists without slowing legal crossings.
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Safety: Mail from New Jersey facility may have trace amounts, but there’s no proven danger.
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Military: For 50 years, the Pentagon has advocated mutual assistance among all branches. Differing technologies have often impeded that goal.
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Immigration: Measure also would require closer monitoring of foreign students in the U.S.
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Military: Villagers say 200 civilians died in attacks on suspected Al Qaeda caves, but the Pentagon says it has no such evidence. Kandahar strikes intensify.
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Summit: As U.N. talks in Germany enter the final stage, organizers worry that Northern Alliance leader in Kabul is at odds with his own delegates.
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Safety: The homeland security director said “credible†threats merit an alert, the third such cautioning since the Sept. 11 attacks.