BUSH SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 11

President and Mrs. Bush will mark the first anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States by visits to the Pentagon, "Ground Zero" in New York City, and a field in rural Pennsylvania -- all sites where hijacked commercial airliners crashed a year ago, killing and injuring thousands.

The President and the First Lady will start the day at a private church service in Washington. Then, at 8:46 a.m. EDT, the exact moment that the first terrorist-hijacked jet slammed into the World Trade Center in New York, a moment of silence will be observed at the White House.

From there, the Bushs will go to a ceremony at the Pentagon, then to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to lay a wreath in the field where Flight 93 crashed, presumably en route to another target in the nation's capital.

That afternoon, at 4:30 p.m. EDT, Bush will lay a wreath at Ground Zero, site of the former Trade Center towers in New York City.

At 9:01 p.m. that evening, President Bush is to address the nation from New York.

White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said the president's remarks are going to be "a very dignified and respectful, solemn tribute to those who lost their lives in the attack on our country on September 11. It will be words of thanks and love to the families of those whose relatives were taken from us on September 11. And I think it will be a reminder of the importance of liberty, and how ... the United States stands strong throughout the world in promoting liberty. It will be a solemn day of remembrance."

WHITE HOUSE AGAIN SAYS BUSH HAS MADE NO DECISION ON USE OF FORCE IN IRAQ

Asked repeatedly about Iraq at his midday briefing September 3 for reporters, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said President Bush welcomes the variety of viewpoints that people have expressed on what to do about the Saddam Hussein regime, and again stressed that the president has not made a decision about use of military force to oust Saddam.

The president "is going to consult with leaders in Congress, he will consult with our allies, he'll consult with members of Congress to determine what the appropriate next step is," Fleischer said.

The president "understands that through the process of consultation, that if and when he gets to the point where he believes that military action would be appropriate -- IF he gets to that point -- then the president will make his case to world leaders," said Fleischer.

Among all those speaking out on Iraq, "the one constant is that Saddam Hussein is a threat and ... a menace and the world will be better off without" him, Fleischer said. "That's also expressed in the bipartisan legislation requiring a regime change as a policy toward Iraq," he added.

Fleischer denied there was a difference of opinion on Iraq between Secretary of State Colin Powell and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Both, he said, are speaking in support of President Bush's remarks of January 16 when Bush said that he expects Saddam Hussein to let inspectors back into Iraq.

The Vice President and the Secretary of State are both "reflecting on the fact that weapons inspectors are a means to an end," Fleischer said.

Inspectors are part of the policy the administration expects Saddam Hussein to live up to, the press secretary said. "But even if he lives up to it, is that a guarantee to the world that he doesn't have weapons of mass destruction? The answer is no.

"The issue is whether or not Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. The inspectors are a means to that end. And the policy of this government has been that regime change will make the world a safer, more peaceful place."