CHICAGO - BARACK Obama on Monday vowed his incoming administration was 'absolutely committed to eliminating the threat of terrorism.' 'We cannot tolerate a world where innocents are being killed by extremists,' Mr Obama said in the wake of Mumbai attacks in which more than 170 people were killed, including six Americans.

'We have to bring the full force of our power, not only military but diplomatic and political, to deal with the threats,' he told a Chicago press conference as he unveiled his national security team.

He vowed the United States stood with India after the Mumbai attacks.

'Terror cannot be contained by borders. Last week we were reminded of the threat once again,' Mr Obama told a Chicago press conference as he unveiled the national security team for his incoming administration.

'In the world we seek, there's no place for those who kill innocent civilians to advance hateful extremism,' he added.

Mr Obama said he had telephoned Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the weekend to say: 'Americans stand with the people of India in this dark time.

I'm confident they're more resilient than the killers who would tear it down.' -- AFP