Stardate 20011002.2047 (On Screen): UK Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a speech and announced that either the Taliban could give up bin Laden or give up power -- capitulate or be destroyed. While White House spokesman Ari Fleischer applauded the speech, he would not make a commitment that the US wanted the Taliban to be deposed. The reason is that this would make Pakistan very nervous. Blair can say what the US cannot, but that doesn't mean it isn't actually the US's goal.
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