Saying it's time for the world to move beyond statements of sympathy for the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush goes before the U.N. to argue his case of guilt by association for countries that shield terrorists. The President was making his inaugural appearance Saturday before the world body to say the U.S. is emerging from its initial grief and now expects more than commiseration from countries that have rallied to the U.S.-led anti-terror cause.
"I'll make the case tomorrow at the United Nations that the time of sympathy is over," Bush told reporters Friday after meeting at the White House with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India. "We appreciate the condolences. Now is the time for action. Now is the time for coalition members to respond in their own way."

Bush is among more than 40 world leaders scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly's annual general debate. The session, originally planned for Sept. 24, was delayed for the first time in the organization's 56-year history because of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Bush wants to "rally the world on behalf of the cause of freedom." The subtext of his message, Fleischer said, is that Bush expects nations to commit to the eradication of all terrorism and not limit their solidarity to the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, his al-Qaida terror network and the Taliban government giving bin Laden and his followers a haven in Afghanistan. Bureau Report