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NATO approves retaliation

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  1. ROCKSS

    ROCKSS Contributing Member

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    BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNN) -- NATO, for the first time ever, has invoked the part of its charter that allows retaliation for any attack against one of its members.

    The organization invoked Article Five in support of the United States one day after terrorists destroyed New York's World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon.

    The decision opens the way for NATO military and logistic support to any U.S. retaliation.

    In Washington, Secretary of State Colin Powell said the statement would allow a possible collective response once the U.S. has identified who was responsible for the attacks.

    Latest developments
    • New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will remain closed through Thursday. It could reopen Friday, but will reopen no later than Monday, officials said.

    • Relatives of a passenger on the plane that crashed in rural Pennsylvania said he related during a phone call that men on board voted to try to overpower the three hijackers. Shortly after that call, the plane went down, as it appeared headed for Washington.

    • Police in Coral Springs, Florida, say they accompanied FBI agents to the home of a man authorities believe may have been one of the hijackers involved in Tuesday's attacks.

    • The search for survivors continues in the rubble at New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
     
  2. RocksMillenium

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    God, maybe we can take care of these freaks quickly adn convincingly with minimal damage.
     

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