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• Updated 12/12/01
Terrorism coverage
A selection of U.S. News & World Report's past and current articles on terrorism.
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| The Military Campaign |
Bio/Chemical Terrorism |
Public Health |
| Osama bin Laden |
Taliban |
| Investigating and Combatting International Terrorism |
| Terrorist Networks |
International Relations and Diplomacy |
| The Economy |
The President and Congress |
Society |
| Terrorist Attacks |
Opinion |
THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN
Exclusive: How the war in Afghanistan is being run from Florida (12/17/01)
Round 1 to the United States (12/17/01)
A prisoner revolt, a slain CIA man, and the carnage that followed (12/10/01)
Two big new bases in Afghanistan give American forces lots of options (12/10/01)
America readies a guerrilla campaign as the Taliban retreat into the mountains (12/3/01)
U.S. blitzkrieg clears the way for anti-Taliban rebels, driving Osama bin Laden's protectors into headlong retreat (11/26/01)
Tank battles, trench warfare, a reporter in a purple bandanna (11/26/01)
In northern Afghanistan, a rebel offensive and a reversal for the Taliban (11/19/01)
U.S. bombs hit the Taliban front lines, but is the Northern Alliance up to the fight? (11/12/01)
The Taliban's toughness and a troubled rebel alliance make for a tricky road from here (11/5/01)
With "eyeballs on the ground," special operations forces tighten the noose on the Taliban and Osama bin Laden (10/29/01)
Sending in the special-operation forces (10/29/01)
Arab jihad fighters, U.S. bombs, and civilians desperate to escape the war (10/29/01)
Fight to the finish (10/22/01)
The war on two fronts (10/22/01)
America prepares itself for an unprecedented war against terrorism (10/8/01)
Washington gives a fresh look to Afghanistan's ragtag military opposition (10/8/01)
New tactics, and patience, are key in the fight against terror (10/1/01)
Injured and angry, a determined America strikes back (9/24/01)
The military digs out its dead while planning America's revenge (9/14/01)
WEAPONS OF TERROR
Radioactive material, loosely guarded, makes a cheap weapon (12/3/01)
Computers aim to spot bioterrorism attacks–and win valuable time to save lives of victims (11/19/01)
The nation's best medical detectives are baffled by the latest victim of anthrax (11/12/01)
It's been the blind leading the blind through the maze of anthrax (11/5/01)
Should we worry now when the postman rings? (11/5/01)
Postal workers: Unlikely foot soldiers in the war against terror (11/5/01)
An outbreak of terror that dances on the head of a pin (10/29/01)
A no-show vaccine–for a mere $126 million (10/29/01)
Anthrax and warnings of more terror send America into higher anxiety (10/22/01)
Volatile chemicals and gaps in plant security may create a lethal combination (10/22/01)
Anthrax: A once and future scourge (10/22/01)
PUBLIC HEALTH
In Afghan hospitals, littlest victims face daunting odds, but miracles happen (12/10/01)
Struggling for emotional balance after September 11 (11/26/01)
Would a quarantine work to control an epidemic? (11/19/01)
From Capitol Hill to the post office, there's no ready recipe for anthrax cleanup (11/19/01)
The FDA has been conspicuously voiceless during the health crisis (11/19/01)
Counting deadly spores (11/12/01)
Answers to anthrax questions–straight and up to date (11/5/01)
The anthrax scares reveal a public-health system in disarray (10/29/01)
How you can protect yourself and your family (10/22/01)
Physicians brace for the coming siege on body and mind (10/8/01)
Hospitals may not be ready for nerve gas, smallpox, or a radioactive bomb (10/1/01)
Millions will suffer emotional aftereffects from the trauma (9/24/01)
A smooth and quick medical response. But where are the patients? (9/14/01)
OSAMA BIN LADEN AND AL QAEDA
Cave man: A hunt for bin Laden in the far hills (12/10/01)
Even if the al Qaeda leadership slips out of Afghanistan, there are few places to run (12/03/01)
Death of top operative Atef would be a huge blow to al Qaeda (11/26/01)
Osama bin Laden: The CEO of Terror Inc. and the machine he built (10/1/01)
Sources of financing for al Qaeda (10/1/01)
A massive probe points to Osama bin Laden as the attack's mastermind (9/14/01)
Osama bin Laden is hailed in much of the Arab world as a hero (9/14/01)
Osama bin Laden is determined to bring America to its knees (8/31/98)
An inside look at Osama bin Laden's network (10/19/98)
TALIBAN
The Taliban seize roaming traders to be forced laborers and human shields (11/19/01)
Blood ties and faith stir Pakistanis (11/19/01)
Bravado–and blood–in Taliban territory (11/12/01)
$250 a month and the chance of martyrdom for foreign mercenaries on the Taliban front lines (11/5/01)
On the northern front, rebels gain from Taliban defections (10/29/01)
Washington hopes that Afghanistan's Taliban regime, hit by bombs and defections, will fold (10/22/01)
How do the terrorists responsible for the attacks on September 11 fit into the Muslim faith? (10/15/01)
In Pakistan's religious schools, tomorrow's holy warriors are prepped for conflict (10/15/01)
The Taliban is relentless in its oppression of Afghan women (10/15/01)
Facing stares and glares
(10/15/01)
INVESTIGATING AND COMBATTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Companies look to become players in an emerging antiterror industry (12/03/01)
Money makes bin Laden dangerous. So it's being taken away (12/03/01)
Military tribunals: Will our sense of justice be a second casualty of war? (11/26/01)
Weeks after the terrorist attacks, stunning breaches remain (11/19/01)
An Islamic organization in Missouri says it aids the needy; U.S. officials question links to terrorists (11/12/01)
Why the nation is ill-prepared to deal with a favorite weapon of terror (11/12/01)
Luck and good policing foil intricate plots for European attacks (10/29/01)
Cracking down on its Muslim separatists, China has reasons for backing U.S. actions (10/17/01)
No smoking gun, but lots of evidence–all pointing to a monster (10/15/01)
The hunt for evidence and, hard on its heels, charges about who screwed up (10/8/01)
Cat and mouse with America's most wanted (10/8/01)
New scanners might foil some plots, but every fix has its flaws (10/8/01)
Challenges for "Homeland Defense" are as broad as borders and freedoms (10/8/01)
The terrorists hung out, did laundry. Then they murdered. (10/1/01)
Investigators are examining the long chain of failure (10/1/01)
How the FBI tracked a band of bombers (7/2/01)
Putting bin Laden's alleged followers on trial (1/8/01)
The Clinton administration takes a parting shot at Osama bin Laden (12/11/00)
Mourning the Cole's dead, identifying those responsible (10/30/00)
How the FBI unraveled the Africa embassy bombings (11/23/98)
A lightning-fast investigation on the embassy bombings (9/7/98)
Clinton raises the stakes in the war against terrorism (8/31/98)
TERRORIST NETWORKS
Al Qaeda's dollar pipeline takes some strange twists (11/19/01)
Pakistan's spy agency helped create the Taliban; now it seems reluctant to abandon its old friends (11/12/01)
Banks find reasons to resist efforts to crack down on terrorist cash flow (10/22/01)
A welcome mat for terrorists (10/8/01)
How a terror network funds attacks–and hides its tracks (10/1/01)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY
Will Bush and Putin finally cut the big deal? (11/12/01)
Violence in the Middle East threatens to fray the fragile antiterrorism coalition (11/5/01)
Saudi Arabia suddenly finds that its cozy relationship with Washington is in trouble (11/5/01)
From the air, little yellow lifesavers (11/5/01)
Keeping a coalition together, Bush discovers, requires a heck of a lot of talk (10/29/01)
Rebuilding a war-torn nation with royalty, diplomacy, and dollars (10/29/01)
Pakistan's president struggles to curb radical minority passions (10/22/01)
Sipping Scotch and talking politics while the world watches Pakistan (10/22/01)
How much to cozy up to the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance? (10/22/01)
Should Bush take his message to the Arab world? (10/22/01)
For Afghan civilians, fear and the pangs of hunger (10/8/01)
The world's most media-savvy country can't seem to tell its own story in the Mideast and Asia (10/8/01)
America's message: 'You're either with us or you're not' (9/24/01)
SOCIETY
Turkish student misses his wedding and learns about U.S. justice, Ashcroft style (12/17/01)
American soldiers hold their ground, carrying guns--and memories of home (12/17/01)
Military tribunals have a long and varied history in the United States (12/10/01)
A portrait of Islamicist Bernard Lewis by Jay Tolson (12/03/01)
Excerpts from the books and articles of Bernard Lewis (12/03/01)
Shedding burkas, Afghan women still face hurdles to education, jobs, and freedoms (12/03/01)
New York's spiritual places: The city may never sleep, but it does take a break (12/03/01)
When holy warriors return, disappointed to be alive (12/03/01)
Creative marketing: Unlikely opportunities after the terror tragedy
Universities cringe as foreign enrollees face a visa crackdown (11/26/01)
When will the passengers return? (11/26/01)
Can top marketer Charlotte Beers sell U.S. policy to the world with Madison Avenue maneuvers? (11/26/01)
Rockaway's web of grief (11/26/01)
For the residents of Afghanistan's capital, it's a new era--but will the rebels repeat past abuses? (11/26/01)
In wartime, military chaplains serve God and the armed forces (11/26/01)
Patriotism, objectivity, and the pursuit of journalism in wartime (11/19/01)
The nation's best-known charity is under fire for how it spends September 11 disaster funds (11/19/01)
How can you begin to comprehend the enormity of September 11? (11/12/01)
Coping with life after September 11 (11/12/01)
Do the country's leaders need to take a different tack? (11/5/01)
Infected letters spread a contagion of fear that goes far beyond germs (11/5/01)
Will there be a race to the courts by the victims of September 11? (11/5/01)
New York on the rebound (10/22/01)
A nation, still in pain, rallies (10/22/01)
Victims' aid is coming from 7 of every 10 Americans, but other causes are taking a hit (10/22/01)
New York launches a huge effort to ID the victims (10/8/01)
Everyday life, when everything feels different (10/8/01)
Looking for meaning in the ruins (10/8/01)
New York City faces the future at ground zero (10/1/01)
Back to the drawing board (10/1/01)
Has a 'clash of civilizations' threatened 'the end of history'? (10/1/01)
Fearless firefighter (10/1/01)
A victim, an adversary (10/1/01)
What Islam teaches (10/1/01)
After a shared national tragedy, what comes next? (9/24/01)
A time to honor the dead–and to embrace the living (9/24/01)
Firefighters, rescuers, and ordinary people overnight become heroes in a dark week (9/24/01)
Parents and educators struggle with what to tell children (9/24/01)
THE ECONOMY
Can top marketer Charlotte Beers sell U.S. policy to the world with Madison Avenue maneuvers? (11/26/01)
Welcome to the Fear Recession, where people with money don't spend it (11/19/01)
Leap of faith: 'A new bull market has started' (11/19/01)
Even before the costly terrorist attacks, the U.S. mail service faced frightening financial troubles (11/5/01)
As earnings dip, companies point the finger at Osama bin Laden (10/29/01)
Investors are rethinking their priorities amid the crisis (10/22/01)
Stocks in key defensive sectors offer investors comfort in recessionary times (10/22/01)
The economy was in deep trouble before the terror attack. How much worse will it get? (10/8/01)
The market's sharp sell-off is exactly what some bullish observers read as an investing opportunity (10/8/01)
From Wall Street to Main Street, layoffs, losses, and little hope (10/1/01)
All eyes are on the financial markets as the nation dusts itself off (9/24/01)
A direct hit on the economy (9/14/01)
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS
In Congress: The fight over safe flights (11/12/01)
Have Cipro, cellphone, will legislate (11/5/01)
The president soothes a nation while he prosecutes a war (10/22/01)
In the spotlight, Bush taps into the national mood with guns and butter (10/15/01)
Bush's one request: A national resolve (10/1/01)
George W. Bush finds his presidential footing on a most unfamiliar terrain (10/1/01)
Allies, even unlikely ones, step up to the challenge (10/1/01)
A new world disorder challenges the president (9/24/01)
Congress puts aside the bickering and unsheathes its outrage (9/24/01)
TERRORIST ATTACKS
Inside the "other" 9/11 tragedy (12/10/01)
A cyberattack could cripple vital infrastructure, from 911 to utilities (11/5/01)
Terrorists on devil's wings change the course of a nation (9/24/01)
In one chilling hour, America joins the ranks of the lost innocence (9/14/01)
Attack on USS Cole was carefully planned (10/23/00)
A smooth and quick medical response. But where are the patients? (9/14/01)
Attacks on U.S. embassies prompt new fears (8/17/98)
OPINION
Gloria Borger on soulmates born of terror (12/17/01)
Michael Barone on the political winners and losers (12/10/01)
John Leo's annual everyone-is-a-victim roundup (12/10/01)
John Leo on "our shattered chatterers" (12/03/01)
David Gergen on telling America's story (12/03/01)
John Leo: Quagmire, schmagmire (11/26/01)
Michael Barone: On to Baghdad (11/26/01)
Fouad Ajami on the gathering fog over Araby (11/26/01)
A Web of peace--or war? (11/26/01)
David Gergen on making Main Street safe (11/26/01)
No news isn't good news (11/19/01)
Good morning Kandahar! (11/19/01)
What it will take to win (11/12/01)
Let's have a 'sensitive' war (11/12/01)
The rumor mail (11/12/01)
Time to stand and fight (11/12/01)
Tending to the home front (11/5/01)
Stimulating sacrifice (11/5/01)
Don't tread on free-speakers (11/5/01)
Fighting the wrong war (11/5/01)
Getting the mayor's message (10/29/01)
Uncle Sam needs you (10/29/01)
There is evidence of contacs between al Qaeda and Iraq (10/29/01)
Shoring up the home front (10/22/01)
By silence betrayed (10/22/01)
Incredible growing president (10/22/01)
A question of priorities (10/8/01)
New Yorkers don't want hero Giuliani to become a bully (10/8/01)
Learning to love terrorists (10/8/01)
What you can do to get yourself and your children through these difficult times (10/8/01)
War by ultimatum (10/1/01)
Transformation of a nation's leader and its public (10/1/01)
Our mission, our moment (10/1/01)
History hinges on what a band of zealouts in a ruined country will do (10/1/01)
It's not can we, but will we? (9/24/01)
The day evil came home (9/24/01)
What this war is about (9/24/01)
This is war, and we must win (9/14/01)
America must take the lead against terrorism, with international help (9/7/98)
Mr. bin Laden's neighborhood (9/7/98)
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