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Catastrophic power { June 10 2002 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1072439 http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1072439 Bush Warns of 'Catastrophic Power' in Terror War Last Updated: June 10, 2002 08:52 PM ET Print This Article By Patricia Wilson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Citing a growing danger of terrorist groups acquiring weapons of mass destruction, President Bush warned on Monday they would use this "catastrophic power" to attack freedom-loving nations. His prediction came on the same day that authorities captured an al Qaeda operative planning to attack the United States with a "dirty bomb," a conventional bomb packed with radioactive material that can kill people nearby as well as scatter toxic material, causing mass death and injury. "The free societies we love face unprecedented threats," Bush told the International Democrat Union, a worldwide association of moderate to conservative politicians. "We face cold-blooded killers that hate the freedoms we cherish." "And with the spread of chemical and biological and nuclear weapons along with ballistic missile technology, freedom's enemies could obtain catastrophic power," he said. "And there's no doubt that they would use that power to attack us and to attack the values we uphold." Although he did not mention any country by name at the dinner, Bush has labeled Iraq, Iran and North Korea an "axis of evil" bent on acquiring weapons of mass destruction that could be transferred to networks like al Qaeda. The United States blames al Qaeda, led by Saudi-born exile Osama bin laden, for the Sept. 11 attacks. On Monday, U.S. officials said they had captured a suspected American al Qaeda operative planning to attack the United States with a dirty bomb. Abdullah al Muhajir, a U.S. citizen also known as Jose Padilla, was detained on May 8 after flying to Chicago from Pakistan and was being held without charge in a naval brig in South Carolina after Bush declared him an "enemy combatant." 'PRE-EMPTIVE ACTION' Vice President Dick Cheney has singled out Iraq in calling for a decisive response to counter the possibility of terrorist groups acquiring weapons of mass destruction from sympathetic states. Bush has declared that Americans must be ready for "pre-emptive action" against threats to the United States. "We will oppose the new totalitarians with all of our power," Bush said on Monday. "We will hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice. We believe we fight an enemy that is barbaric and evil." Cheney told the IDU earlier on Monday that the United States was prepared to strike first against terrorist groups because deterrence would not work against shadowy groups like al Qaeda. "Grave threats are accumulating against us, and inaction will only bring them closer," Cheney said. "We will not wait until it is too late." The IDU was founded in 1983 as a forum for like-minded politicians focused on free markets and democratic capitalism. Among its founding members were the current U.S. leader's father, then-Vice President George Bush, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Before the dinner with Bush at the White House, the group issued a statement supporting his war on terrorism and its expansion to denying dangerous weapons to "terrorists and hostile states." © Copyright Reuters 2002. All rights reserved. Any copying, re-publication or re-distribution of Reuters content or of any content used on this site, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent of Reuters. Quotes and other data are provided for your personal information only, and are not intended for trading purposes. Reuters, the members of its Group and its data providers shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the quotes or other data, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. © Reuters 2002. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. www.reuters.com

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