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Life at Camp Jihad
Mark Kukis
John Walker Lindh's fellow warriors at a Pakistan terrorist training camp talk about his fears of being punished by the U.S. and why he was too "soft" to fight on the front lines.
What should the world do about Saddam?
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton electrifies a British Labor Party conference with a more sweeping vision for global peace and progress than the current president has been able to muster.
Does alleged sleeper cell belong behind bars?
Eric Boehlert
Prosecutors say possession of a widely circulated document on the Internet about suicide bombings should be enough to keep in jail six New York men charged with being part of al-Qaida.
A New York state of mind
Peter Catapano
Salman Rushdie talks about why he was banished by Bush I, the light and dark sides of Islam, and his new life in Manhattan.
Osama who?
Arianna Huffington
The White House's focus on Saddam is meant to divert attention from America's still-AWOL Public Enemy No. 1.
The “A” bomb
Ben Fritz
Enraged Bush supporters are calling opponents of his Iraq war "appeasers." But even George Will knows that's a disgraceful smear.
Democrats consider alternative resolution on Iraq
Anthony York
Concerned that the White House's proposal is too open-ended, senators debate how to craft a response.
Gore blasts Bush’s war plans
Edward W. Lempinen
The former vice president takes the gloves off, saying Bush has squandered the world's goodwill, is failing to focus on the war on terrorism and could be creating a global "reign of fear."
Bringing the war home
Amy Benfer
A rash of murders in military families highlights the weaknesses of the armed services' well-meaning domestic-abuse program.
Al-Qaida cell, or misguided kids?
Eric Boehlert
Federal prosecutors say the arrest of six Yemeni Americans in Buffalo is a blow against world terrorism. Or, critics say, it may be another mirage.
Joe Conason’s Journal
Salon Staff
Why are we going to war in Iraq? Plus: What Tony Blair told the Germans about Iraq. Behold, the Wayback Machine!
Love in the age of irony, Part 4
"Since You Asked" readers
Young readers write about saving the environment, the legacy of free love and how it's impossible to sum up a generation in a magazine article.
Literary daybook, Sept. 19
the Salon Books Editors
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers.
On a secret Taliban trail into Afghanistan
Phillip Robertson
Walking the narrow goat trails of Kunar Province, Taliban and al-Qaida fighters can travel with their weapons to and from Pakistan. But which way are they headed?
That “special relationship,” rekindled
John R. Bradley
Saudi Arabia's decision to let the U.S. launch a U.N.-backed Iraq attack from its bases there could be a big political win, now that Saddam Hussein says he'll let weapons inspectors return.
Must-see TV
Ashwini K. Chhabra
Al-Jazeera joins the fall season free-for-all with its own lineup of potential hit shows.
Damned if we do, damned if we don’t
Ferry Biedermann
Even in moderate Arab states like Egypt, anti-Americanism burns so hot that the U.S. can do no right.
Where’s Osama?
Robert Scheer
Sept. 11 could have been avoided if our intelligence agencies had done their job.
Anniversary waltz
Anthony York
Prayer service? Political commercial? Moving display of mourning? President Bush's 9/11 events seemed designed to marshal support for toppling Saddam Hussein without ever saying his name.
The troubles we’ve seen
Salon Staff
9/11 thoughts from Mark Crispin Miller, David Thomson, Richard Stallman and more.
One nation under a groove
Brendan Costello Jr.
Let's face it, our national anthem blows. And "God Bless America" isn't working either. Here's a modest proposal: Curtis Mayfield's "Don't Worry (If There's a Hell Below We're All Going To Go)."
It’s my country and I’ll cry if I want to
Joan Walsh
OK, we all have anniversary fatigue. But if administration critics cede 9/11 to the right, Karl Rove wins.
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