Terrorism

From Flying Saucers to 9/11 From Flying Saucers to 9/11

The world is in tumult, but in the heart of Empire, the level of creative political energy runs flat along the bottom of the graph.

Sep 21, 2006 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

The Real Tragedy The Real Tragedy

Five years after the attack, Americans are impatient and angry about what has been done in their name. Our national tragedy is not September 11 but the war in Iraq, an agony that p...

Sep 12, 2006 / Editorial / Eric Weinberger

ABC 9/11 Docudrama’s Right-Wing Roots ABC 9/11 Docudrama’s Right-Wing Roots

How conservative zealot David Horowitz produced and promoted ABC's flawed docudrama, The Path to 9/11.

Sep 11, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Blumenthal

Gaping Holes Remain in the 9/11 Story Gaping Holes Remain in the 9/11 Story

It's no wonder so many Americans are examining alternative explanations that range from the plausible to the absurd.

Sep 11, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer

A Just Response A Just Response

The most effective response to terrorism involves nonmilitary actions in cooperation with the global community and within a framework of domestic and international law.

Sep 10, 2006 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

9/11 in a Movie-Made World 9/11 in a Movie-Made World

What if the Twin Towers hadn't collapsed? Would the Bush Administration have so easily advanced its fear-inspired "war on terror" without the images that played on a culture's secr...

Sep 10, 2006 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Knock on Wood Knock on Wood

The Bush Administration's illegitimate use of renditions, disappearances, torture and an illegal war has fostered the growth of a loose-knit global band of fanatics willing to do u...

Sep 8, 2006 / Editorial / David Cole

Politics, the Media and 9/11 Politics, the Media and 9/11

Since September 11, the Bush Administration has repeatedly exploited the threat of terrorism for political ends, from dirty bombs to sleeper cells to electoral politics.

Sep 7, 2006 / Feature / Eric Boehlert

The 9/11 Conspiracy Nuts The 9/11 Conspiracy Nuts

August Bebel once called anti-Semitism the socialism of fools. These days, the 9/11 conspiracy fever is fast becoming the "socialism" of the left.

Sep 7, 2006 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

The Path From 9/11 The Path From 9/11

The fifth anniversary of 9/11 prompts grief and sadness, but also anger. We must free ourselves from the idea that the "war on terror" is an organizing principle for our foreign po...

Sep 7, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors

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