The president also added more than one billion dollars to the agency's war on terrorism, most of it for the new covert action, the report said.

The operation will include what officials said is "unprecedented" coordination between the Central Intelligence Agency and commando and other military units, according to the Post.

Bush has instructed the CIA to attack bin Laden's communications, security apparatus and infrastructure, the paper quoted senior government officials as saying.

Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express SPACEDAILY N.Korea Accuses US Of Double Standards Seoul (AFP) November 23, 1999 - North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of applying double standards to the missile development schemes of the communist state and that of Washington's ally South Korea.