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Praise be to Steve Jobs
Katharine Mieszkowski
The marketing magician strikes again, with a Time cover story singing hosannas to a product on the very day of its public unveiling.
Good astrology and bad criminals
Salon Staff
Readers weigh in on Dogs and Dragons, Elton John, James Woolsey and the glamorization of murderers.
I studied in Yemen with John Walker
Joshua Mortensen
He was fresh from Marin, more Catholic than the pope and the other students derisively nicknamed him Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens).
France’s legendary terror cop
Jay Cheshes
Carlos the Jackal's nemesis walks the global beat, warning of a "permanent" threat.
The making of a hawk
David Talbot
From Kuwait to Kosovo to Kabul, American firepower has been on the right side of history. The odyssey of a former dove.
Bush vs. Gore II?
Anthony York
Florida newspapers are looking to the state's upcoming gubernatorial election as a rematch of the 2000 presidential race.
Don’t blame it on Reno
Jake Tapper
As Congress gears up to point fingers over pre-9/11 intelligence failures, the Clinton attorney general can plead: "I told you so"
Time’s Person of the Year punt
Eric Boehlert
Choosing Giuliani instead of bin Laden was a clear cave-in to the magazine's business priorities. But the rest of the U.S. press isn't setting a much better example.
John Walker’s brothers and sisters
Anthony York
None of the San Francisco Bay Area's many other Muslim converts followed his same ill-fated path. But is there something about their religious experience that estranges them from their own country?
A birthday that will live in infamy
Cary Tennis
If you were born on the 11th of September, you can make a wish and blow out the candles, but that silly old song will never sound the same.
The techno-thrill is gone
Andrew Leonard
After Sept. 11, we know digital wizardry can't save the world -- or even distract us from horror. But don't trash those gadgets yet.
Panic at the Bangi Bridge
Phillip Robertson
A trip to the front in Afghanistan turns into a nightmare after a Taliban ambush sets off a panic.
Memo to George
Bruce Kluger, David Slavin
Christmas presents for Rummy, Condi, Colin et al. -- but a big bag of coal for Ari!
The midnight ride of James Woolsey
Asla Aydintasbas
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?
New on DVD: OBL
Tom Mcnichol
A high-definition version of Osama's "smoking gun" videotape offers extra footage, amusing bloopers and helpful technical information.
Al-Qaida’s last stand
Mark Kukis
After I dodged a mortar shell on the front lines and met with mujahedin fighters who weren't so lucky, the Eastern Alliance declared victory -- again.
Leaping to conclusions
Tamim Ansary
Well-meaning observers are making dangerous assumptions about Afghan women and their goals for the future.
Wrestling with evil
King Kaufman
Maverick Governor Jesse Ventura talks about the enemy in our midst,
defends Ashcroft's terror crackdown and blasts compulsory patriotism.
Lonesome dove?
Jake Tapper
As Bush touts his missile defense shield, one of its strongest former critics -- Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge -- remains silent.
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