US President Bush today marked the six month anniversary of the September 11th attacks by saying the war on terrorism had entered a second phase.
He urged nations to deny sanctuary to al-Qaeda-linked militants warning that Yemen was in danger of becoming another Afghanistan.
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"Every terrorist must be made to live as an international fugitive, with no place to settle or organise, no place to hide, no governments to hide behind and not even a safe place to sleep," Mr Bush said.
Mr Bush spoke on the White House South Lawn to mark six months since the September 11th attacks. The event included about 1,300 people, including members of Congress, more than 100 ambassadors, about 300 family members who lost relatives in the attacks and rescuers who responded to the disasters.
More than 170 flags flew in a symbolic show of solidarity with the United States. The ambassadors from Nigeria, South Korea and Turkey offered statements of support.
Mr Bush said the US was providing military training and equipment to the governments of the Philippines, Georgia and Yemen, representing the next phase in the war on terrorism after Afghanistan.
"In Yemen we are working to avert the possibility of another Afghanistan. Many al-Qaeda recruits come from near the Yemen-Saudi Arabian border, and al-Qaeda may try to reconstitute itself in the remote corners of that region," Mr Bush said.
"We will help Yemeni forces with both training and equipment to prevent that land from becoming a haven for terrorists," he said.
Meanwhile British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair said today there is "no doubt" that Saddam Hussein poses a threat.
Speaking after Downing Street talks with US Vice President Mr Dick Cheney, he insisted the international coalition against terrorism will take action against Iraq in a "calm and measured way".
Mr Blair said no decisions have been taken on how to proceed in the wider campaign against terrorism.
Mr Cheney said Washington is concerned about the "potential marriage" between terrorist organisations like al-Qaeda and states which were acquiring weapons of mass destruction.
Mr Blair said: "There is a threat from Saddam Hussein and the weapons of mass destruction that he has acquired. It is not in doubt at all.
"Saddam Hussein has acquired weapons of mass destruction over a long time, and has used them against his own people. He has not allowed weapons inspectors to do their job."
Mr Blair paid tribute to President Bush's leadership, adding: "The coalition that we have assembled has acted in a calm and a measured way and this will continue.
"We have also said again right from the outset that the threat of weapons of mass destruction will have to be addressed.
Mr Cheney dismissed reports of an impending US nuclear offensive as a bit over the top and said Washington was not about to reveal its plans on widening the war on terror to Iraq.
"America is not announcing decisions, regarding expanding the US campaign to Iraq or elsewhere," he said.
He was speaking at the outset of a 10-day, 12-nation tour to seek backing for extending the war beyond Afghanistan in response to the attack on the United States exactly six months ago.