“The Bush administration today [September 14, 2001] singled out Osama bin Laden, the Islamic militant who operates from Afghanistan, as a prime suspect in Tuesday’s [September 11, 2001] catastrophic terror attacks and vowed a comprehensive military campaign to demolish terrorist networks and topple regimes that harbor them.”
– Elisabeth Bumiller and Jane Perlez, “Bush and Top Aides Proclaim Policy of ‘Ending’ States That Back Terror; Local Airports Shut After an Arrest,” The New York Times, Sep. 14, 2001