Washington, Aug 27: US President George Bush has said that "no nation can stand neutral in the war against terror". "No nation can be neutral in the struggle between civilisation and chaos. Every nation that stands on the side of freedom and the value of human life must condemn terrorism and act against the few who would destroy the hopes of the many," Bush said in a speech to the 85th national convention of the American legion in St Louis, Missouri.

On September 11, 2001, he said, enemies who ploted for years in secret, carried out missions of murder on America's own soil. It was a day of suffering and sorrow. It was also a day of decision for America. "In this first war of the 21st century," he said, "America and all free nations are facing a new threat and fighting a new enemy - a global network of terror supported by outlaw regimes."

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