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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times. Tuesday, September 25, 2001 The
Investigation (CNN) Also Today: The number of people missing and assumed dead at the World Trade Center was adjusted to 6,389. FEMA stated that over 1,400 rescue and recovery workers have been injured at the Trade Center site.
9:00 pm - President Bush urged Congress to give the FBI powers to give law enforcement expanded powers in order to better fight terrorism. "Now that we're at war we ought to give the FBI tools to track down terrorists," stated the president during a speech at the FBI. The proposals have been criticized by civil rights groups. [See: Bush Presses for More Police Powers on Homefront (Reuters)] 8:30 pm - President Bush announced that he would cut his upcoming trip to Asia from two weeks to two days, October 20-21. [See: Bush cuts short Asian trip (CNN)] 7:30 pm - Interpol issued a warrant for the arrest of Osama bin Laden's deputy Aiman al Zawahri. An Egyptian-born surgeon, Zawahri is suspected of being leader of the al Jihad terrorist group. [See: International hunt under way for bin Laden deputy (CNN)] 5:40 pm - The United Nations called on countries bordering Afghanistan to allow Afghan refugees to cross their borders. U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard stated, "Many Afghans are trying to flee the country but find it difficult to cross the borders. In accordance with international law, the borders must be open to civilians seeking refuge." [See: World urged to help with Afghan refugee crisis (CNN)] 4:00 pm - CNN reported that the Pentagon announced the call up of an additional 2,000 reserve and National Guard personnel to provide homeland defense. 2:30 pm - Attorney General Ashcroft told the Senate Judiciary Committee that potential suspects in the Sept. 11 attacks had obtained hazardous materials transport licenses. Ashcroft advised the public and local law enforcement agencies to be on the alert. "Given the current threat environment, the FBI has advised all law enforcement agencies to remain alert to these threats." Ashcroft said. [See: U.S. Chief Law Officer Urges Public to Be on Alert (Reuters)] 1:30 pm - President Bush updated the leaders of the U.S. Congress on the latest round of worldwide troop deployments and his administration's efforts to restore the public's confidence in airline security. [See: Bush Briefs Congressional Leaders (Reuters)] 1:20 pm - A CNN correspondent reported from Afghanistan that the Taliban government was arming Afghan children and elderly men in anticipation of attacks by U.S. armed forces. 12:30 pm - The Department of Defense has issued the official mission name of "Operation Enduring Freedom" to the buildup and deployment of troops related to the U.S. response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Defense officials stress that the mission name refers only to troop movements and not to any planned or actual assaults by United States forces. [See: U.S. Renames Buildup 'Operation Enduring Freedom' (CNN)] 9:45 am - Pakistan, while repeating its support for the United States' fight against terrorism, warned all nations involved not to attempt to replace Afghanistan's ruling Taliban with their own "proxy" government. "Those who intervened in Afghanistan [in the past] and tried to plot their own preferred leaders on Afghanistan paid a very high price for that blunder," stated Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar. [See: Pakistan warns over Afghan intervention (CNN)] 8:50 am - The World Health Organization warned Western governments to be alert for chemical and biological terrorist attacks. "We must prepare for the possibility that people are deliberately harmed with biological or chemical agents," stated Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director General of the World Health Organization. [See: WHO warns on germ attack (CNN)] 6:45 am - Indonesia's Islamic leaders called for Muslims to unite in a jihad (holy war) against the United States if U.S. forces attack Afghanistan. The announcement came just days after Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri met with U.S. President Bush and condemned the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. [See: Indonesian clerics warn of jihad (CNN)] 6:00 am - CNN reported that President Bush late Monday had informed Congress of his decision to deploy U.S. troops "to a number of foreign nations," and that additional deployments were possible. 3:00 am - Saudi Arabia cut its diplomatic ties with the Taliban, leaving Pakistan as the only country still recognizing them as the true government of Afghanistan. [See: Saudi Cuts Taliban Ties Over 'Terrorist' Link (Reuters)]
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