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

Tuesday, October 30, 2001

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)
Map of Coalition Bases of Operation (CNN)
Detailed Afghanistan Maps and Information (About Geography)
Afghanistan and Area Weather Forecast (AccuWeather)
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)

Also Today: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein warned that U.S. actions in Afghanistan could lead to world war and urged other nations to help defeat the United States. [Details on CNN]

• Vice President Cheney was again moved to a secret location away from Washington, D.C. in response to yesterday's warning of new terrorist attacks.
• The FAA issued temporary restrictions on all air traffic within 10 nautical miles of any of the nation's 80 nuclear sites, including power plants and Department of Energy research areas.
• President Bush threw out the first pitch of the third game of the World Series in Yankee Stadium.

6:30 pm - Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld announced that a limited number of U.S. ground troops had been deployed in Afghanistan to act as "liaisons" for the Northern Alliance troops fighting the Taliban. [See: Rumsfeld: U.S. troops on the ground as liaisons (CNN)]

6:15 pm - The Department of Transportation announced new airport screening procedures intended to reduce what Secretary of Transportation Mineta called "unacceptable" security failures. [See: Transportation chief orders crackdown on air security lapses (CNN)] 

3:00 pm - Stating the he detected a "split" among supporters of the Taliban, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said he would not press for a halt to allied bombing during the upcoming Ramadan religious holiday. [See: Musharraf Says Taliban Split, Won't Seek Halt to War (Reuters)]

2:40 pm - Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health stated at a press conference that federal authorities were "intensively investigating" the possibility that anthrax-laced mail may have been sent to the homes of private individuals through the mail. The investigation was undertaken after women in New Jersey and New York were confirmed to have contracted anthrax without working in or coming into contact with a mail-handling facility. [See: Possible home anthrax mailings 'intensively investigated' (CNN)]

9:00 am - In a CNN interview, Homeland Security Director Ridge urged private companies in the energy sector to be on "high alert" for possible terrorist attacks this week. [See: Ridge Urges Energy Companies to Be on High Alert (Reuters)]

6:30 am - U.S. jets for the first time bombed Taliban locations near Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan. The bombing came in support of Northern Alliance troops fighting along the Kokcha River in northeastern Afghanistan. Alliance forces were attacking a Taliban base, known to be in the area. [See: U.S. hits Taliban near Tajikistan border (CNN)]

4:30 am - New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani confirmed last night that a 61-year old woman employed in the stock room of a New York City hospital had tested positive for inhaled anthrax. The woman was admitted to the hospital on Sunday and was in critical condition and required a respirator to breathe. According the Giuliani, the woman did deliver mail as part of her job. [See: Authorities Track Worrisome New Anthrax Case (Reuters)] 

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