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U.S. Presses U.N. Security Council to Draft Resolution to Sanction Countries Not Cooperating in “War on Terror”

HeadlineSep 26, 2001

U.S. diplomats are pressing the U.N. Security Council to draft a resolution that could pose the threat of international sanctions on any country that does not cooperate in isolating and prosecuting terrorists in its territory. The resolution, of which a first draft is expected within the next two weeks, could legally bind countries to halt funding flows to terrorist organizations, prosecute those who give so-called terrorists shelter or support, and more openly share information about so-called terrorist networks and their whereabouts. U.S. officials, including Condoleezza Rice, national security adviser, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, have both said the U.S. will not seek Security Council authorization for military attacks against Afghanistan.

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