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Salon.com September 25, 2001 David Rieff |
There is no alternative to war Blame-the-U.S. pacifism misses the point. Bin Laden wants to eradicate Western modernity, not liberate Palestine, and the U.S. has no choice but to fight him... |
Salon.com October 9, 2001 Eric Boehlert |
Suspicious minds Many Arab rulers would like to support the Western war on Osama bin Laden. But their subjects disagree, and have a laundry list of reasons why... |
Salon.com October 8, 2001 Gary Kamiya |
War and peace Our fight against terrorism gives the U.S. a historic opportunity to become a kinder, gentler force in the world... |
Salon.com November 22, 2001 David Talbot |
"The North Vietnamese never bombed American cities" Progressive congressman Barney Frank talks about why he supports the war, opposes Bush's attack on civil liberties and thinks Clinton's military legacy is just fine... |
Salon.com September 21, 2001 Paul Wachter |
The view from Beirut An American in Lebanon warns that despite Bush's efforts, Arabs will likely view an attack on terrorism as a war on Islam... |
Salon.com October 11, 2002 William M. Arkin |
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. |
Salon.com November 1, 2001 Laura Miller |
Who is Osama bin Laden? Is he a cog in a vast wheel of state-sponsored terrorism -- or a new breed of freelance evil genius? |
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Robert Scheer |
Where's Osama? Sept. 11 could have been avoided if our intelligence agencies had done their job. |
Salon.com October 18, 2001 M. A. Muqtedar Khan |
A memo to American Muslims It's time for us to search our souls. How can the message of Muhammad become a source of horror and fear? How can Islam inspire thousands of youth to dedicate their lives to killing others? |
Salon.com December 12, 2001 Norah Vincent |
It's not just Hamas It's time for America to stop coddling the Palestinians -- they're bloodthirsty bigots who would have exterminated the Jews if they were in charge... |
Salon.com February 12, 2001 Ted Rose |
The invisible man As the African embassy bombing trial begins, Osama bin Laden casts a long shadow... |
Salon.com September 28, 2001 Eric Boehlert |
Friends like these Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally... |
BusinessWeek May 4, 2011 Brendan Greeley |
Why Bin Laden Lost Al Qaeda's leader died because he was outgunned. He lost because he was wrong. |
Salon.com September 27, 2001 Steve Kettmann |
Creating "many, many Osamas" Novelist William Vollmann says if the U.S. convinces Afghans of bin Laden's guilt, they'll support the move against him. If not, only "genocide" will defeat them... |
Salon.com November 21, 2001 Laura Miller |
The holy warrior The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror... |
Salon.com September 26, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Islam's flawed spokesmen Some of the groups claiming to speak for American Muslims find it impossible to speak out against terrorist groups... |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 |
U.S. attacked World Trade Center towers destroyed by crashing planes. Pentagon also hit. Thousands feared dead. U.S. says those responsible may have ties to bin Laden, but denies involvement in explosions in Afghanistan... |
Salon.com December 14, 2001 Gawain Charlton-Perrin |
Are you ready to dance on Osama's grave? The apparent architect of our worst nightmare is seen celebrating our losses. Will we do the same when he comes to a violent end? |
Reason May 2006 Brendan O'Neill |
The Shocking Truth About Osama bin Laden Perhaps bin Laden turned to the blogosphere after 9/11, in search of theories and arguments with which he might justify his murderous assault. He is less the armed wing of a clear or coherent Islamist worldview than he is the armed wing of the West's own fearful and tortured debates about war and terrorism today. |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 Laura Miller |
A new breed of terrorism A security expert says it's time for the U.S. to declare war on those who are waging war on America... |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 Eric Boehlert, Suzy Hansen & Jeff Stark |
"Our fight is for Jerusalem, not New York" Arab-Americans worry about their loved ones in New York and fear retribution... |
Salon.com September 25, 2001 Anthony York |
Salon's war reader Don't know much about Central Asian history? Osama bin Laden? The Web provides a crash course in what's needed to understand "America's new war"... |
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Suzy Hansen |
Why terrorism works Alan Dershowitz says the world community opened the door to al-Qaida by rewarding Palestinian terrorists -- and makes the case for national I.D. cards and torture. |
Reason June 2005 Stephen J. Lyons |
The Fog of War How can we tell if we're winning the War on Terror? Book reviews: Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror, by Richard Miniter... Fortress America: On the Frontlines of Homeland Security---An Inside Look at the Coming Surveillance State, by Matthew Brzezinski... |
Salon.com March 20, 2002 Hadani Ditmars |
Denis Halliday The former head of the U.N.'s humanitarian program in Iraq says an American invasion would be an international crime -- and would make the U.S. even less safe... |
Reason March 2002 Matt Welch |
The Politics of Dead Children Have U.S. sanctions against Iraq murdered millions? |
Salon.com November 13, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
"We need to get lucky" Michael Ignatieff, author of "Virtual War," talks about the politics of bombing Afghanistan, the viability of U.S. military strategy and why morality has nothing to do with either... |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Prelude To Terror Book reviews: Osama, The Making of a Terrorist By Jonathan Randal... Ghost Wars, The The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 By Steve Coll... |
Salon.com September 22, 2001 Sean Kenny |
Anger in the bazaars of Peshawar The Taliban has strong support in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. If there is civil war, it will start here... |
Parameters Spring 2007 Dale C. Eikmeier |
Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism If we are to know our enemy in the war on terrorism we must first recognize that regardless of the vintage or variety of militant Islam it is the "ideology" of the group or sect that serves as its center of gravity. |
Salon.com September 19, 2001 Laura Miller |
The "enemy" we barely know A writer who has traveled extensively in Afghanistan talks about how little we understand its people, how dangerous it is to underestimate them and why they have cause to resent the U.S.... |
Salon.com October 16, 2002 Robert Scheer |
War and peace President Bush could learn a thing or two from Jimmy Carter. |
Salon.com September 5, 2002 Andrew Sullivan |
Isn't it Rich? It's fine for liberals to oppose a war with Iraq. But they shouldn't lie about why and when President Bush began to advocate it. |
Salon.com May 13, 2002 Laura Miller |
Death rattle? Sept. 11 may have been the last gasp of militant Islam -- but while it's dying, it could strike again and again... |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 |
What does it all mean? Horowitz: "America is soft." Vincent: "Proud to be a New Yorker." Military expert: Signs point to "the Afghan group." And more reactions... |
Salon.com November 5, 2002 Michelle Goldberg |
The powder keg The U.S. helped build the Islamic fundamentalist movement threatening to take over Pakistan. Now can it rescue the world from the deadly consequences? |
Salon.com December 20, 2001 Asla Aydintasbas |
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2011 Arunava De |
Defense Investing in a Post-bin Laden World As war moves away from the battlefield with the help of 21st-century technology and tools such as UAVs begin to dominate, companies that specialize in these weapon systems stand to make significant gains. |
Salon.com September 22, 2001 Ken Silverstein |
Blasts from the past The weaponry the Taliban could turn on us may be our own, the relics of a $7 billion Cold War campaign... |
Salon.com October 24, 2002 Robert Scheer |
How to defeat the Axis of Evil The United States has more powerful weapons than planes and tanks: Trade, aid and Hollywood. |
Salon.com February 8, 2002 Nina Burleigh |
Bush, oil and the Taliban In a new book, "Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth," two French intelligence analysts allege that before Sept. 11, the White House put oil interests ahead of national security... |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 Flore de Preneuf |
Rejoicing in the streets of Jenin While many Palestinians celebrate the attack on the U.S., Yasser Arafat denounces it as "unacceptable" and Israelis mourn... |
Popular Mechanics May 12, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
What the Firing of 4-Star Gen. McKiernan Means for Afghan War: Analysis What is the strategy in Afghanistan? |
Popular Mechanics June 12, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
Airstrike 101: 5 Questions to Ask About The Civilian Bombing Not all airstrikes are equal when it comes to civilian casualties. |
TIME Asia June 13, 2011 |
Inbox Readers write letters on articles dealing with Pakistan, floods on the Mississippi, and the politics of John Huntsman. |
The Motley Fool May 2, 2011 Rich Smith |
Osama bin Laden Is Dead But investors shouldn't celebrate just yet. Here's a look at the companies that benefited from the fight on terrorism, and the outlook for the future. |
Salon.com September 24, 2001 Janelle Brown |
Terror's first victims When fanatics like the Taliban seize control of Islamic countries, women are the first to suffer... |
National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson |
As They Train For War, Civilians Experience Two Cultures: Afghanistan and U.S. Military A group of civilians preparing to deploy to Afghanistan to carry out President Obama's vision to involve the entire federal government in the war gathered in a circle for an after action review at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. |
Salon.com October 1, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
Why America napped David Halberstam talks about the prosperity of the '90s, when America thought it could afford to ignore the world -- and what we'll do now we've woken up... |