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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.
The path to peace
Bill Clinton
The only way to beat terrorism is for the U.S. to unite the world, not divide it.
Through the eyes of John Keenan Green
Michelle Goldberg
The Green Party is running a New York fireman for Congress in Long Island. But his campaign is more concerned with coming up with a theme song than victory in November.
Forbidden thoughts about 9/11
Damien Cave
From gloating about getting off work to enjoying the "country road" ambience of lower Manhattan to hating on-the-make firemen: A spectrum of improper responses to the terror attacks.
Is Osama winning?
Edward W. Lempinen
Playing into al-Qaida's hands: Will invading Iraq inflame the Arab and Muslim world and "open the gates of hell"?
U.S. airstrike near Asadabad
Phillip Robertson
In an Afghan province known for its hostility to the West, the U.S. is hunting for a fierce Islamic military leader.
The fog of “war”
Scott Rosenberg
We don't know who's winning, because President Bush -- for political reasons -- has never defined our aims or enemies.
The Kurdish dilemma
Asla Aydintasbas
Barham Salih, prime minister of Northern Iraq's Kurdistan regional government, talks about the recent attempt on his life, why he wants a regime change in Baghdad and what should happen in the days after Saddam is deposed.
Tribal Area dance
Phillip Robertson
Getting into Pakistan's autonomous region isn't so easy, but once you're there you can't go far without stumbling on the jihadis.
The armchair general
Eric Boehlert
He's been beating the drums of war for a decade. Can Beltway hawk Richard Perle finally persuade the U.S. to wage war with Iraq?
Isn’t it Rich?
Andrew Sullivan
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.
Climate of terror
Glenn Scherer
Global warming could devastate the poorest and most strife-ridden regions of the world -- leading to a violent uprising against the nation that uses the most resources.
My argument with white nationalists
David Horowitz
They're wrong, but they're the natural outgrowth of left-wing multiculturalism. We are all prisoners of identity politics now.
Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living in Utah
Katharine Mieszkowski
As the anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, terror-related urban legends are running rampant. Luckily, Snopes.com is on the case.
A land of guns and whispers
Phillip Robertson
Pakistan sweeps its tribal areas for criminals, riling its population and fueling rumors that Taliban fighters are nearby.
Israel’s Iraq dilemma
Aluf Benn
Israeli leaders are overjoyed at the prospect of a U.S. invasion -- but it isn't good politics to admit it.
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