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“The spirit of Osama”
Volkhard Windfuhr
A former army officer, once a close associate of bin Laden's, talks about the resort bombing in Egypt, the mutation of al-Qaida, and the world's "most powerful" terrorist network -- now operating in Iraq.
Catch one for us, Mr. President
Tim Grieve
George W. Bush makes his 49th trip to Crawford, where four years ago this week he was warned that Osama bin Laden was determined to attack the United States.
Letters
Salon Staff
Do suicide bombers just need a decent job, a girlfriend and a hug from Mom? Should the ACLU defend Kevin Trudeau? Readers weigh in on Laura Miller's "Killer Instincts" and Christopher Dreher's review of Trudeau's "Natural Cures."
The CIA and the death of Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Tim Grieve
The U.S. military said an Iraqi general in its custody died of natural causes. That wasn't exactly true.
Look in the mirror, Mr. President
Doug Bandow
A Reaganite Republican says Bush should apologize for his grievous failures on Iraq.
On Bush’s bench?
David Cole
Supporters argue John Roberts will be committed to judicial restraint. But in his Guantanamo ruling, he gave Bush virtually unlimited powers in the war on terror. This is restraint?
Selling the war
Sidney Blumenthal
When your mission is failing, is it enough simply to rename it? Not if you care about credibility.
The Pakistan powder keg
Matthias Gebauer, Charles Hawley
Ahmed Rashid, an expert on militant Islam, says unless the West turns up the heat on Musharraf, al-Qaida will continue to flourish there.
Tunnel vision
Sidney Blumenthal
For Bush, it's always either the day after 9/11 or the day before the Iraq invasion. He needs to rethink his war on terror.
Letters
Salon Staff
Can we find a happy medium between ConAgra and Auntie Em? Readers respond to Ira Boudway's "Big Agriculture's Big Lie."
The enemy is closer than we think
Mark Follman
A top counterterrorism expert says the London suicide bombers may not have acted alone -- and America may be next.
Radical Islam’s rising war on Europe
Cordula Meyer, Holger Stark, Andreas Ulrich, Dominik Cziesche
EU investigators say that terrorists operate in small, flexible groups, making it almost impossible to catch them -- and that the Iraq war has made their task infinitely harder.
Sticking to the flypaper
Tim Grieve
Americans don't think the war in Iraq is making them safer anymore. The White House says they're wrong.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Harry Potter book leaked. Imus sued. Hunter S. Thompson's ashes to be shot out of cannon, thanks to Johnny Depp.
Dick Cheney sees all, tells all
Tim Grieve
"Greeted as liberators"? The "last throes" of the insurgency? What about London, Mr. Vice President?
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to Salon's coverage of the London bombings and debate how to fight a "smarter" war on terrorism.
Get out of Baghdad
Joe Conason
The London bombings should spur Bush and Blair to pull out of Iraq and renew the fight against our real enemies.
“The time of revenge has come”
Juan Cole
Blowback from Bush and Blair's incompetently pursued war on terror has hit London. When will the U.S. figure out how to fight smart?
A political bombshell for Blair
Andrew Brown
Now that terror has struck London, will the British blame their leader?
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
London KO's Paris for Olympics! Stunning fourth-round upset sends 2012 Games Thames-side. Dejected Parisians hint at retirement.
Getting real on Africa
Suzanne Nossel
If President Bush is serious about fighting African poverty, here are 10 things he should do.
Dealing with the Unocal deal
Aaron Kinney
The Chinese bid for an American energy company forecasts a future that the Bush White House is ill-equipped to handle.
Remembering bin Laden
Tim Grieve
The al Qaida leader isn't dead yet. George W. Bush just acts like he is -- except when he doesn't.
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