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Gods and monsters
Jake Tapper
The good people of Mazar-e-Sharif have been liberated! By whom? Your garden-variety enemy turned ally turned enemy turned ally.
My crush on Musharraf
Asra Q. Nomani
With his dogs, drinking, frameless glasses
and Armani suits, he's reviled by
extremists.
“A struggle for the soul of the 21st century”
Bill Clinton
A speech given by former President Bill Clinton at Georgetown University on Nov. 7.
“Islamism is fascism”
Eric Boehlert
Daniel Pipes says
leading American Muslim groups want
Islamic law to rule the U.S. -- even if they
won't admit it -- and must be carefully watched.
No facts, please — we’re British
Trevor Butterworth
Americans are flocking to feisty British papers for news about the war. But there's a reason the U.S. media fails to follow up on the Brits' "scoops" -- they're frequently not true.
Does bin Laden have Marfan syndrome?
Mark Francis Cohen
Is Osama suffering from a rare disease that can cause sudden death?
The Turkey card
Anthony York
The secular, majority-Muslim nation, whose special forces are now backing the U.S. in Afghanistan, is a crucial coalition partner, says author Stephen Kinzer.
Hand-held terror
Paul J. Caffera
Shoulder-launched missiles are cheap, portable and deadly against lumbering commercial jets -- and terrorists in the U.S. may already have them.
A failure to communicate
Eric Boehlert
The U.S. finally found a senior diplomat who could answer bin Laden in Arabic. But did he bomb on Al-Jazeera?
The reluctant ally
Ben Barber
Caught between the U.S. and domestic Islamic militants, Saudi Arabia won't silence its critics with belated promises to crack down on bin Laden's cash flow.
Brothers in arms
Jake Tapper
Vietnam veterans John McCain and John Kerry don't agree about that war, but they've found common cause over Afghanistan -- to a point.
Sex and the suicide bomber
As`ad AbuKhalil
The tales have tantalized the Western press, but it wasn't visions of black-eyed virgins in paradise that motivated the Sept. 11 hijackers.
Bin Laden so long it looks like up to me
Merle Kessler
Exclusive! For men only! A diabolical coded message from the world's archvillain revealed for the first time anywhere!
“The Lion in Winter”
Salon Staff
Listen to Sebastian Junger read his profile of Afghan rebel Ahmed Shah Massoud, from in his new book, "Fire."
Salon’s Sept. 11 book list
Salon Staff
Our updated selection of recommended reading for those hungry to learn more about the crisis facing the U.S.
Unholy war
Eric Boehlert
Bush says he won't stop bombing during Ramadan. But the tactic could blow up in our faces.
Tarnished glossies need to shine again
Janelle Brown
In the wake of Sept. 11, will the fashion magazines stop catering to socialite snobs in stilettos?
Activist, terrorist — or opportunist?
Anthony York
Was a Green Party activist barred from flying because she was marked as a potential terrorist -- or simply because she was uncooperative?
America’s identity crisis
Michael T. Klare
Waging war projects American might in Central Asia -- but only makes it harder to catch bin Laden. That's why we should stop the bombing and intensify the international police hunt.
Selling Brand America
Jake Tapper
The government -- and the U.S.'s new propaganda chief -- plot to create a friendlier image overseas, and combat decades of vicious P.R.
Rumsfeld’s propaganda war
Rick Newman
With battlefield access nonexistent, the secretary of defense is keeping the press in line with carefully calibrated leaks and themes of the day.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
Laura Miller
Is he a cog in a vast wheel of state-sponsored terrorism -- or a new breed of freelance evil genius?
Words no longer fail us
Edward Hudson
It's a new world, full of gaytriotism and bluster bombs. We need a new vocabulary.
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