US President George W. Bush on Monday urged the heartbroken United States to show terrorists that the nation has not been cowed by devastating strikes on New York and Washington last week.
"The best way to fight terrorism is to not let terrorism intimidate America," Bush said as he welcomed White House employees back to the Old Executive Office Building adjacent to the presidential mansion.
"A lot of people who work in this building were deeply worried about their lives last week. There are a lot of courageous people here and they're coming back to work. I'm going to thank them for that and remind them that we've all got a job to do," he said.
"People digging out the rubble in New York have got a job to do. Those of us in the government have a job to do," said the president, who called on all Americans a day earlier to "go back to work."
Last Tuesday, hijackers used jetliners as guided missiles, crashing two of the fuel-heavy aircraft into the twin World Trade Center towers, levelling them, and slamming one into the Pentagon. A fourth crashed in Pennsylvania -- WASHINGTON (AFP)
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