The military could detain and prosecute any foreigner whom the president or his representative determined to have "engaged in, aided or abetted, or conspired to commit" terrorism.
Hundreds of Americans are also deeply engaged in aid and humanitarian missions for Syria and Iraq or are covering the war as journalists.
During this time, the Byzantines were engaged in southern Armenia, aiding the ruler of Vaspurakan, Gagik I, who had rallied the local Armenian princes and allied himself with the Byzantines against the emir of Azerbaijan.
According to that statute, a fishing vessel was one that either engaged in fishing, or "aiding or assisting one or more vessels at sea in the performance of any activity relating to fishing, including, but not limited to, preparation, supply, storage, refrigeration, transportation, or processing".
Aleksandr Pogorelov, a spokesman for the city's department of international relations, would say only, "We are engaged in offering aid to those considered Russian compatriots".
As American planes and ships moved into place to help, Mr. Bush made his first public comments since tsunamis inundated about a dozen countries on Sunday, reflecting pressure on the vacationing president to appear more engaged in what aid groups are calling one of the worst natural disasters in history.
Rescuers engaged in humanitarian aid and disaster reliefs in remote locations could minimize their logistic needs on-site.
The Forbes roster of America's 200 Largest Charities contains more than a score engaged in international aid operations; a list of those that have already announced plans for Haiti can be found here.
Defending his closed school against findings by the U.S. Department of Education that Career Point had engaged in financial aid fraud and mismanagement, and facing lawsuits filed by a growing number of his former students, Earle told an interviewer, "None of my salesmen have ever been accused of lying to students".
"If you have people that we have reason to believe are engaged in terrorism or aiding and abetting terrorism, and they are committing another crime, we will prosecute that crime, even if it is normally the kind of crime that you would think is not worthy of priority treatment.
