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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times.

Thursday, October 11, 2001
September. 11, 2001: A hand painted sign placed on a makeshift memorial near the Pentagon may have said it best: "Never give up. Never give in. Never forget. Never again."

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

Maps Detailing Allied Attacks (CNN)
Afghanistan Maps and Information (About Geography)
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)

Also Today: One month from the day or the attacks, 480 bodies had been recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center. Over 4,800 people remained missing.

8:00 pm - In a nationally televised press conference, President Bush stated that the government was taking all possible steps to protect Americans from what he called an "ongoing threat" of terrorist attacks. "Americans tonight can know that while the threat is ongoing we are taking every possible step to protect our country from danger," stated the president. [See: Bush Says Tries to Protect U.S. From Ongoing Threat (Reuters)] 

6:00 pm - Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar pledged "victory or death" in fighting against the allies. "The situation where we are now, there are two things: either death or victory. And God will watch over us," Mullah Omar told reporters for Al Majalla, a Saudi magazine. [See: Taliban leader pledges 'victory or death' (CNN)]

3:00 pm - The FBI posted the following notice on their Web site at: http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/skyfall.htm

"Certain information, while not specific as to target, gives the government reason to believe that there may be additional terrorist attacks within the United States and against U.S. interests overseas over the next several days. The FBI has again alerted all local law enforcement to be on the highest alert and we call on all people to immediately notify the FBI and local law enforcement of any unusual or suspicious activity." 

Information can be reported to the FBI online at: http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp

1:15 pm - Speaking at a memorial for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon, President Bush promised that "every weapon" necessary would be used to defeat terrorism. "Over time, with patience and precision, the terrorists will be pursued. They will be isolated, surrounded, cornered until there is no place to run or hide or rest," said the president. [See: Bush Vows to Destroy Terrorism with 'Every Weapon' (Reuters)]

9:15 am - Taliban Ambassador Abdul Salam Zaeef, accused the U.S. of "lying to the world" in stating that Afghan civilians were being targeted or killed by allied air attacks. Contending that more than 170 civilians had died in the allied operations that started on Sunday, Zaeef stated "This is the gift of America to the defenseless people of Afghanistan." [See: Taliban: U.S. 'thirsty for bloodshed' (CNN)]

NOT confirmed: 8:30 am - CNN reported that a fifth straight day of allied air attacks was underway against Taliban targets in Afghanistan. Video tape fed by Al Jazeera Television showed an American fighter jet streaking over Kabul, as Taliban anti-aircraft guns fired unsuccessfully at it.  

8:00 am - Philippine National Security Adviser Roilo Golez stated that the United States was sending a team of military advisers to help the Philippine military deal with suspected terrorists linked to Osama bin Laden it their country. [See: U.S. sending 'anti-terror team' to Manila (Reuters)]

7:00 am - Stopping short of saying ground forces would be deployed, British Prime Minister Tony Blair stated that airstrikes alone would not win the war against terrorism. Speaking to reporters on flight from Oman to Cairo, Egypt, Blair stated "The precise nature of the next stages of action is not sensible to discuss at the moment, but we have always been aware that you have to back up air strikes with other forms of targeted actions." [See: Blair Says Air Power Not Enough in Afghanistan (Reuters)]

6:30 am - Afghanistan's Taliban claimed that at least 100 civilians had been killed by allied attacks. By its stated policy, the U.S. Department of Defense would not comment on Taliban claims. [See: US Steps Up Afghan Raids, 15 Said Killed in Mosque (Rueters)]

6:00 am - Police in Indonesia were preparing for a fifth straight day of increasingly violent anti-American protests. A crowd of over 1,000 marched on the U.S. Embassy demanding that Indonesia cut diplomatic relationships with the United States. Another radical Islamic group had begun "sweeping" the country looking to eject any Americans and allies from the country. [See: Indonesia braces for Friday protests (CNN)]