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DATE=8/9/98 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-236795 TITLE=EMBASSY BOMBINGS--TALK SHOWS (L-O) BYLINE=GIL BUTLER DATELINE=WASHINGTON CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: SENIOR U-S OFFICIALS SUNDAY CAUTIONED AGAINST JUMPING TO ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHO EXPLODED BOMBS AT AMERICAN EMBASSIES IN TWO EAST AFRICAN CAPITALS LAST FRIDAY. SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT AND DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN EMPHASIZED THE UNITED STATES WILL NEVER STOP THE SEARCH FOR THE PERPETRATORS OF THE BOMBINGS. THEY MADE THEIR COMMENTS ON TELEVISION INTERVIEW PROGRAMS. CORRESPONDENT GIL BUTLER HAS DETAILS. TEXT: ON THE N-B-C PROGRAM "MEET THE PRESS", SECRETARY ALBRIGHT REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE INVESTIGATION THAT IS UNDERWAY INTO THE DEADLY BOMBINGS IN NAIROBI AND DAR ES SALAAM. SHE CAUTIONED AGAINST SPECULATION. /// ALBRIGHT ACT /// WHAT WE HAVE TO GUARD AGAINST IS TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT HAVING ALL THE FACTS. BECAUSE WE THEN PROVOKE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. AND I THINK THAT WHILE THERE MIGHT BE INSTANT GRATIFICATION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT AN ATTACK ON US, WE HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE WE HAVE THE FACTS STRAIT. AND THE MEMORY OF THE UNITED STATES IS VERY LONG AND OUR REACH IS VERY FAR. /// END ACT /// SECRETARY ALBRIGHT AND MR. COHEN, SPEAKING ON A-B-C TELEVISION'S "THIS WEEK" PROGRAM, USED AN IDENTICAL PHRASE TO ILLUSTRATE THE RELENTLESSNESS THEY SAY WILL BE SHOWN IN FINDING THE BOMBERS, THEY SAID -- THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON THESE CRIMES. SECRETARY COHEN CALLED FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO DENY TERRORISTS A SAFE HAVEN. /// COHEN ACT /// IF IT IS NOT STATE-SPONSORED (TERRORISM), BUT WHAT WE CALL 'TRANS NATIONAL', THEN WE HAVE TO TRY TO TRACK DOWN AND LOCATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS OR HAVE THE CIVILIZED COMMUNITY OF NATIONS CONDEMN AND ACT IN CONCERT TO ISOLATE THOSE COUNTRIES THAT GIVE SAFE HAVEN AND SUPPORT TO THOSE TERRORISTS. /// END ACT /// MR. COHEN SAID CONGRESS IS LIKELY TO CONSIDER PROVIDING MORE MONEY SOON TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT AMERICAN EMBASSIES THAT FALL SHORT OF NEW PROTECTION STANDARDS. THE BUILDINGS IN NAIROBI AND DAR ES SALAAM DID NOT MEET THOSE STANDARDS. BUT HE SAID EVEN WITH ALL PREVENTION MEASURES IN PLACE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE COMPLETELY INVULNERABLE. (SIGNED) NEB/MGB/RAE 09-Aug-98 12:33 PM EDT (1633 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America .