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The making of Osama bin Laden
Jason Burke
From Saudi rich boy to the world's most wanted man: A British newspaper painstakingly retraces the development of a terrorist mastermind.
The rumor busters
Katharine Mieszkowski
At Snopes.com, Barbara and David Mikkelson debunk conspiracies and quash urban legends. Since Sept. 11, they've never been busier.
The sorrow of war
Damien Cave, Max Garrone
With every heartbreaking picture of innocent victims, more of the world turns against the U.S. bombing. But the American military has taken more care to minimize civilian casualties than any other armed force in the world.
Are Pakistan’s nuclear weapons safe?
Nadeem Iqbal
Gen. Musharraf says yes. Seymour Hersh isn't so sure, and claims U.S. special forces are prepared to go in and take control should the Pakistani leader lose his grip.
Getting high with the Sufis
Sean Kenny
A British journalist spends a night in a Pakistani graveyard with the drummers and dancers of Islam's Aquarian branch.
Stuck in the Gulf
Damien Cave
Could Central Asian oil, piped through a rebuilt Afghanistan, wean the West from the Mideast? Chances are slim.
Where was George?
Joan Walsh
Anthrax deaths, straying bombs and squabbling politicians -- every day, things get a bit worse. Meanwhile, the president promotes his pen pal plan.
Homegrown terror
David Neiwert
Who's sending out anthrax? One possibility is becoming harder to ignore: The U.S.'s own far-right extremists.
Is there war after bin Laden?
Eric Boehlert
If the al-Qaida leader is killed or captured, experts fear, support for the rest of the U.S. war on terrorism could collapse.
The high-tech bully
Walter Ellis
By reaching for the remote control instead of sending ground troops into Afghanistan, the U.S. is reinforcing its international image as the schoolyard bully, a British critic argues.
Patriotic dissent
Robert Scheer
When we question our government, we help it make smart choices -- and show the world the strength of democracy.
The Taliban’s ladies auxiliary
Asra Q. Nomani
A revival of conservative Islam among educated Pakistani women has many doing whatever they can to support the war against America.
Bill Clinton speaks
Salon Staff
In a speech made earlier this month at Yale University, the former president reflects on "the first great struggle for the soul of the 21st century."
Is Ariel Sharon on the verge?
Aluf Benn
U.S. support for the Israeli government is waning and the prime minister's strange bedfellows left-right ruling coalition is agitated. Will Sharon become the war against terrorism's first victim?
The great benefit brouhaha!
Salon Staff
DeRogatis bashes McCartney! Walsh bashes DeRogatis! Lipton bashes Jackson! Readers bash 'em all!
Benefit mania!
Salon Staff
Readers respond to "Salt of the Earth," "Stop This Benefit" and "The Worst Benefit Concert Ever"
Rumsfeld takes no prisoners
Jake Tapper
The secretary of defense offers no B.S. -- and even less information -- for fact-starved reporters.
A memo to Americans
M.A. Muqtedar Khan
An Islamic scholar suggests that the roots of Muslim anger against the U.S. lie not in the religion itself, but in the political misery of its believers.
Who speaks for African-American Muslims?
Eric Boehlert
Louis Farrakhan's bitter voice may get the most media play, but he represents only a sliver of black Islam -- and after Sept. 11, the more orthodox mainstream wants to be heard.
“Now it’s really war”
Flore de Preneuf
With at least 24 Palestinians dead and several West Bank and Gaza cities under Israeli control, the fiercest military assault since 1994 shows no signs of abating.
Fundamental problems
Max Garrone
Religious writer Karen Armstrong explains why Muslim nations have difficulty with democracy and the qualities that all forms of fundamentalism share.
Stand beside her
King Kaufman
Fearing a post-terrorism backlash, many Muslim and Arab-American women are
afraid to leave their homes. Volunteers are helping to make them feel safe.
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