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Summit offers full support for US military response - September 21 2001
European Union leaders have unequivocally thrown their full support behind any military action carried out by the US. By Judy Dempsey and Brian Groom

FBI puts cities on alert - September 21 2001
The FBI has warned local law enforcement officials to remain vigilant against terrorist attacks following "non-specific" intelligence reports of another possible strike. By Peter Spiegel and Nikki Tait

Nato cancels meeting - September 21 2001
Nato has cancelled a meeting of defence ministers in Naples as Washington continued its military and diplomatic build-up ahead of a possible operation in Afghanistan, Judy Dempsey reports

Bush warns of long war against terrorism - September 21 2001
President George W. Bush called on Americans to expect a long war against terrorism, warning them that they were not immune from further attack and issuing an ultimatum to the rulers of Afghanistan. By Stephen Fidler

Old methods to fight a new kind of war - September 21 2001
President George W. Bush has been at pains to warn of a long struggle after terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. By Alexander Nicoll and Stephen Fidler

Full text of President Bush's address to Congress - September 20 2001

US rallies Nato allies for global war on terrorism - September 20 2001
Richard Armitage, US deputy secretary of state, told Nato ambassadors the Bush administration wanted a global campaign to fight terrorism that would be based on diplomatic, economic and military means. Judy Dempsey reports

Allies contemplate challenges of mountain warfare - September 2001
In one of the earth's most inhospitable parts, it requires a special kind of warfare to fight in Afghanistan's rugged mountain terrain. By David White

US dismisses Afghanistan's call for bin Laden to leave - September 20 2001
The White House dismissed as insufficient an edict by Afghan clerics calling on Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan. By Richard Wolffe, Edward Luce and Farhan Bokhari

US urges Arab states to crackdown on suspects - September 20 2001
The US has presented Arab governments with a list of demands to enforce a crackdown on "terrorist" suspects, says Roula Khalaf