Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 327)
Shields up!
Damien Cave
A missile defense system couldn't have stopped the terrorist attacks, but so what? Star Wars is suddenly more popular than ever.
Hell no, they won’t go — yet
Janelle Brown, King Kaufman
Even those college students who passionately support the U.S. war on terrorism aren't sure they want to die in it.
Teach the Afghans the pick and roll!
Allen Barra
The corny sentiment and just plain vulgarity of Western sports would do wonders for the more stiff-necked elements of Islamic society.
Terror is here to stay
Robert Scheer
Despite the desire for quick retaliation, the U.S. will be shadowboxing with the devil for a long time.
No more Lone Ranger
Steve Kettmann
European leaders like the internationalist Bush who has emerged from last week's terror attacks.
Has bin Laden made himself expendable?
Max Garrone
Now that the Taliban's main opposition leader is dead, a scholar argues, the group may be more willing to hand over Osama bin Laden.
Why can’t Uncle Sam spy?
Anthony York
The problem is red tape, turf battles and no spies on the ground, say experts.
Is there a place for humor and gossip?
Amy Reiter
In the aftermath of last week's terror, readers express their views
on the need for trivial pursuits.
Can Bush channel Churchill?
Jake Tapper
The president admires the World War II leader, but he hasn't yet copied Churchill's candor about the hardships ahead as he prepares the nation for war.
Nostradamus called it!
Janelle Brown
Internet conspiracy theorists are having a field day after the attacks.
Too much God?
Joan Walsh
When the Rev. Jerry Falwell blamed the ACLU and other liberals for Tuesday's attack, he proved he's America's answer to the Taliban. But that doesn't mean there's no place for God in our expressions of national mourning.
An Afghan-American speaks
Tamim Ansary
You can't bomb us back into the Stone Age. We're already there. But you can start a new world war, and that's exactly what Osama bin Laden wants.
Spying eyes and ears
Jake Tapper
Congressional leaders make the case for a new emphasis on "human intelligence."
How to defeat bin Laden
Salon Staff
Readers respond to Michael Klare's suggestions about how to bring the terrorist leader to justice.
South Asia is like the Middle East, except everyone has nuclear weapons
Anthony York, Max Garrone
The U.S. wants Pakistan to use its influence with the Taliban to hunt Osama bin Laden and his allies, but regional geopolitics will make that tricky.
The enemy with a thousand faces
Gary Kamiya
In Osama bin Laden, the U.S. is confronting one of the most stealthy and formidable foes in its history.
How to defeat bin Laden
Michael T. Klare
The U.S. should drop its war rhetoric and convince the Islamic world that he is a dangerous fugitive from justice.
Among experts, bin Laden a mystery
Joshua Micah Marshall
Is he really a criminal mastermind coordinating and controlling these atrocities, experts wonder, or simply the most prominent of a larger band of terrorists?
Search for survivors continues
Salon Staff
Bomb scare empties Congress. Cheney moved to Camp David. New York airports close as arrests reported. Bush says fighting terrorism is now his main task. Death toll could hit 5,000.
A venture capitalist for terrorists
Max Garrone
Stephen Cohen explains how Osama bin Laden's organization functions and what the U.S. has to look forward to if it really wants to fight terrorism.
Diminished intelligence
Jeff Stein
Ex-spies say the CIA isn't up to the task of out-smarting Osama bin Laden -- despite billions of new spending in the wake of his embassy bombings.
Letters on the New York attack
Salon Staff
Readers share thoughts about the World Trade Center disaster and David Horowitz and Bruce Shapiro's takes on it.
Terrorists are made, not born
Bruce Shapiro
Indiscriminate bombing? Dirty tricks? They're part of the problem, not the solution.
America’s crumbling sense of immunity
David Beers
There is no magic shield to protect us from the reality that global power carries global consequences.
Page: 327