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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.
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!
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