UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: US President George Bush on Wednesday urged compassion for the needy and pressed the global community to ‘put the terrorists on notice’ by cracking down on any activities that could incite deadly attacks.

Addressing more than 160 presidents, prime ministers and kings gathered for three days of UN General Assembly meetings, Mr Bush sought to sell his blueprints for spreading democracy in Iraq and elsewhere, overhauling the United Nations and expanding trade.

“The terrorists must know that wherever they go they cannot escape justice,” Mr Bush said to world leaders.

He pressed for Security Council approval of a British resolution calling upon all nations to take steps to end the incitement of terrorist acts and asked nations to agree to prosecute and to extradite anyone seeking radioactive materials or nuclear devices.

“We must send a clear message to the rulers of outlaw regimes that sponsor terror and pursue weapons of mass murder: ‘You will not be allowed to threaten the peace and stability of the world’,” Bush said.

“Confronting our enemies is essential, and so civilized nations will continue to take the fight to the terrorists.”

The US president also urged the elimination of agricultural tariffs and other barriers which he said distort trade and stunt development.