The Texas army camp massacre gunman was being investigated for possible links to an extremist website, it emerged today.

FLAG-DRAPED coffins and anti-war chants competed with pomp and circumstance yesterday at the inauguration of President George W Bush along the snow-dusted, barricaded streets of Washington.

Authorities have linked yet another shooting to the sniper suspects – the wounding of a Maryland store clerk more than two weeks before a string of attacks began terrorising the Washington area.

US President George Bush has offered businesses incentives to achieve an estimated 4.5% voluntary reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over 10 years.