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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 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?

“Kandahar”

Andrew O'Hehir
A stark and beautiful film traces an Afghan woman's journey across a landscape we may never understand.

It’s not just Hamas

Norah Vincent
It's time for America to stop coddling the Palestinians -- they're bloodthirsty bigots who would have exterminated the Jews if they were in charge.

Baghdad nightmare

Laura Rozen
They're accused of being war-crazed fanatics. But the elite group calling for Saddam's destruction is driven by a deep sense of mission -- one now shared by President Bush.

A chance to shine

Janelle Brown
Delegates in Brussels prepare for a role in government, and react variously to a French belly dancer in a spangled bra.

Any day now

Janelle Brown
Afghan women hope to use the momentum of international recognition to secure civil rights and a role in government.

Out of Afghanistan

Phillip Robertson
After witnessing the fall of Kunduz and seeing the dead body of one of his colleagues, our Afghanistan correspondent tries to get out of the country.

The mother of all terrorism battles

Eric Boehlert
A growing chorus is calling for Saddam Hussein's head. But experts disagree on whether a U.S. assault on Baghdad is worth the high risks.

Inside Afghanistan’s refugee camps

Haleh Anvari
Near the Iranian border, thousands of Afghans seek refuge from the U.S. bombing.

The United States of Oil

Salon Staff
By Damien Cave

Democracy first?

Damien Cave
We might rue the day we force our authoritarian allies to democratize, Robert Kaplan argues, once we see who replaces them.

Oily waters

Damien Cave
Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts.

The United States of oil

Damien Cave
No administration has ever been more in bed with the energy industry -- but does that mean Big Oil is calling Bush's shots? First of two parts.

After the fall

Daryl Lindsey, Damien Cave, Max Garrone
The Taliban is on the run. What happens now? Who should govern Afghanistan? And how hard will it be to win the war of the caves?

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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

“Stuck in the Gulf”

Salon Staff
By Damien Cave
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