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Salon.com November 1, 2001 Laura Miller |
Who is Osama bin Laden? Is he a cog in a vast wheel of state-sponsored terrorism -- or a new breed of freelance evil genius? |
Salon.com February 12, 2001 Ted Rose |
The invisible man As the African embassy bombing trial begins, Osama bin Laden casts a long shadow... |
Salon.com February 8, 2002 Nina Burleigh |
Bush, oil and the Taliban In a new book, "Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth," two French intelligence analysts allege that before Sept. 11, the White House put oil interests ahead of national security... |
National Defense November 2010 Michael G. Frodl |
Attack Against Oil Tanker Shows Why Terrorists and Pirates May Join Forces One night in late July, the Mitsui-owned MV M. Star, a Japanese oil tanker laden with crude and headed for Japan, experienced a "blast" against its hull as it approached the Strait of Hormuz. |
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Robert Scheer |
Where's Osama? Sept. 11 could have been avoided if our intelligence agencies had done their job. |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 Laura Miller |
A new breed of terrorism A security expert says it's time for the U.S. to declare war on those who are waging war on America... |
Reason October 2002 Ted Carpenter |
Fixing Foreign Policy How the U.S. should wage the war on terror |
National Defense March 2009 Frodl & Manoyan |
Hijacked Super Tanker Exposes Vulnerability of Energy Supplies The hijacking on the high seas by Somali pirates of a super tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil destined for the United States created many troubling precedents and makes the vulnerability of energy supplies quite clear. |
Salon.com March 5, 2002 Eric Boehlert |
Terrorists under the bed "Terrorism expert" Steven Emerson paints a terrifying picture of lethal Muslim fundamentalists among us in "American Jihad." But he doesn't know the difference between Osama bin Laden and Yasser Arafat... |
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson |
Boat Barrier Designed to Protect Against Maritime Terrorist Attacks After 10 years of development, an Andover, Mass., small business has introduced an interlocking sea barrier that it says can protect ports, oil rigs, bridges and other sea-based infrastructures from terrorist attacks. |
Parameters Summer 2007 Gary L. Guertner |
European Views of Preemption in US National Security Strategy The transatlantic divide over preemption. |
Salon.com September 26, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Islam's flawed spokesmen Some of the groups claiming to speak for American Muslims find it impossible to speak out against terrorist groups... |
National Defense June 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Southeast Asia Struggles to Create Anti-Terrorist Network As conflicts rage in the Middle East and South Asia, and North Africa heats up, strategists must keep an eye on Southeast Asia, home to three troubling hotspots. |
National Defense December 2005 Grace Jean |
Navy Faces Expanded Mission Portfolio, Declining Resources In preparation for future shifts in military priorities and resources, Navy officials have gone to great lengths to spell out their vision for the service's roles in protecting U.S. interests and bolstering global security. |
National Defense July 2010 Stew Magnuson |
DHS Cruise Ship Protection Efforts Given High Marks Cruise ships have been the targets of terrorist actions in the past, most notably the 1985 attack on the Achille Lauro, which resulted in the death of American passenger Leon Klinghoffer. |
Searcher Nov/Dec 2008 Paul Piper |
Nets of Terror Terrorist activity on the Internet. |
National Defense November 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Government Lacks Clear Plans to ID Small Vessels Used as Terrorist Weapons In order to decrease the risk of an attack, the government is proposing new security plans. Some suggestions have been met with stiff resistance. |
Salon.com September 25, 2001 David Rieff |
There is no alternative to war Blame-the-U.S. pacifism misses the point. Bin Laden wants to eradicate Western modernity, not liberate Palestine, and the U.S. has no choice but to fight him... |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Prelude To Terror Book reviews: Osama, The Making of a Terrorist By Jonathan Randal... Ghost Wars, The The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 By Steve Coll... |
Salon.com October 8, 2001 Gary Kamiya |
War and peace Our fight against terrorism gives the U.S. a historic opportunity to become a kinder, gentler force in the world... |
Reason January 2003 Mueller & Lindsey |
Should We Invade Iraq? A debate |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 Flore de Preneuf |
Rejoicing in the streets of Jenin While many Palestinians celebrate the attack on the U.S., Yasser Arafat denounces it as "unacceptable" and Israelis mourn... |
PC World September 11, 2001 Dan Verton |
Terrorist Attacks Shake U.S. Infrastructure Cyberspace may be clogged, but it's apparently not a target -- this time, experts say... |
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Suzy Hansen |
Why terrorism works Alan Dershowitz says the world community opened the door to al-Qaida by rewarding Palestinian terrorists -- and makes the case for national I.D. cards and torture. |
Salon.com November 21, 2001 Laura Miller |
The holy warrior The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror... |
Popular Mechanics March 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
3 New Ways the U.S. Navy Will Fight Underwater Terrorism A lone diver can disable a warship from below the waterline using an explosive charge. The Navy can locate divers with sonar but is looking for ways to stop them. |
Parameters Spring 2004 Matthew J. Morgan |
The Origins of the New Terrorism A history of terrorism and where it's headed. |
Salon.com September 28, 2001 Eric Boehlert |
Friends like these Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally... |
National Defense November 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Al-Qaida Seen Shifting Tactics to Smaller Attacks The Boston bombing quickly brought domestic jihadist terrorism back into the public eye. Counterterrorism analysts are now concerned that the United States may soon face an increase in deadly, smaller scale attacks. |
Salon.com October 11, 2002 William M. Arkin |
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. |
Salon.com October 9, 2001 Eric Boehlert |
Suspicious minds Many Arab rulers would like to support the Western war on Osama bin Laden. But their subjects disagree, and have a laundry list of reasons why... |
Salon.com October 1, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
Why America napped David Halberstam talks about the prosperity of the '90s, when America thought it could afford to ignore the world -- and what we'll do now we've woken up... |
Popular Mechanics June 2006 Brad Reagan |
Public Defenders Protecting America's cities, ports, borders and airports requires new technology and new tactics. |
Parameters Autumn 2008 Daniel S. Roper |
Global Counterinsurgency: Strategic Clarity for the Long War Though policy initiatives since September 11, 2001 have positively influenced certain agencies in their efforts to secure America, some steps have actually limited the nation's effectiveness in countering the threats it faces. |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 |
What does it all mean? Horowitz: "America is soft." Vincent: "Proud to be a New Yorker." Military expert: Signs point to "the Afghan group." And more reactions... |
Parameters Autumn 2008 Robert M. Cassidy |
Terrorism and Insurgency Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives is a collection of essays that provide insight into the challenges that make this perennial and irregular war exceedingly difficult. |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 |
U.S. attacked World Trade Center towers destroyed by crashing planes. Pentagon also hit. Thousands feared dead. U.S. says those responsible may have ties to bin Laden, but denies involvement in explosions in Afghanistan... |
National Defense December 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Government, Industry Countering Islamic State's Social Media Campaign The U.S. government, along with industry partners, is working to stymie the Islamic State's burgeoning social media campaign, which experts say is widespread and highly advanced for a terror organization. |
Popular Mechanics October 31, 2007 Erik Sofge |
Robot Boats Hunt High-Tech Pirates on the High-Speed Seas Piracy has exploded in nearby waters and their booty is high-tech communication gear. |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Bruce Nussbaum |
Fighting A New Cold War The U.S. and Europe must commit to a global offensive to defeat terrorism akin to the decades-long battle against communism |
Salon.com December 14, 2001 Gawain Charlton-Perrin |
Are you ready to dance on Osama's grave? The apparent architect of our worst nightmare is seen celebrating our losses. Will we do the same when he comes to a violent end? |
Parameters Winter 2006/2007 |
Book Reviews From Omaha Beach to Dawson's Ridge: The Combat Journal of Captain Joe Dawson. By Cole C. Kingseed... The Making of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training and Root Causes. Edited by James J. F. Forest... etc. |
National Defense November 2006 Grace Jean |
Navy Leaders to Articulate Current and Future Missions Recent efforts by the Navy to deploy forces for ground combat and engage in other non-traditional duties are signs that the service intends to be relevant in the U.S. war on terrorism. |
National Defense July 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Suitcase Bombs: Separating Fact From Fiction As if there weren't enough things to worry about, add the possibility of terrorists or a rogue nation launching a cruise missile from a commercial ship at a U.S. city to the list... Health Role For Homeland Security Department Debated... etc. |
Salon.com September 19, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski |
The war economy What will be the fiscal impact of the campaign to extirpate terrorism? |
Reason May 2006 Brendan O'Neill |
The Shocking Truth About Osama bin Laden Perhaps bin Laden turned to the blogosphere after 9/11, in search of theories and arguments with which he might justify his murderous assault. He is less the armed wing of a clear or coherent Islamist worldview than he is the armed wing of the West's own fearful and tortured debates about war and terrorism today. |
National Defense April 2013 Dan Parsons |
Small Boats Mean Big Business for Shipbuilders Big ships -- aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines -- get all the glory, but it is the Navy's smallest vessels that could prove pivotal in future conflicts. |
National Defense September 2010 Eric Beidel |
Social Scientists and Mathematicians Join The Hunt for Terrorists Internet chat rooms and other online discussion forums supplement, and in some cases, have replaced mosques, community centers and coffee shops as meeting spots for jihadists, experts say. |
Salon.com November 2, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Hillary's Middle East crisis The New York Daily News breaks a big story about controversial Arab donations to Clinton that everyone -- including the Daily News -- later gets wrong... |
Salon.com September 5, 2002 Andrew Sullivan |
Isn't it Rich? It's fine for liberals to oppose a war with Iraq. But they shouldn't lie about why and when President Bush began to advocate it. |