October 8, 2001 Issue

Feature

Pakistan, the Taliban and the US

If Islamabad heeds Washington’s war demands, it risks internal revolt.
Ahmed Rashid
Which Way for the Teamsters?

As Teamster/turtle ties fray, Hoffa faces Tom Leedham in his re-election bid.
Jim Larkin
Bush and bin Laden

America must pursue the culprits while cultivating allies in the Muslim world.
Dilip Hiro
The Most Patriotic Act

Eric Foner
A Just Response

We must act effectively but within a framework of moral and legal restraints.
Richard Falk
Scapegoats

Minutes after the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center, my friend watched in horror as a man shot at two women in head scarves near Canal Street in downtown Manhattan.
Sumana Raychaudhuri