Analysis and Perspective
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Seventh-graders
at the Toledo School for the Arts watch televised reports of the attack
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Is ID card future of air travel?
Getting a ticket to fly on an airplane could require more information from a passenger than a motorist needs to get a driver's license. That is, if that airline passenger wants to avoid wading through the enhanced maze of security at America's airports since the Sept. 11 hijackings.
How can Afghanistan re-form into stable state?
For a country so small and poor, landlocked amid the arid mountains and deserts of Central Asia, Afghanistan has seized more than its fair share of attention.
Begging to buy cheap Afghan heroin, jobless Pakistanis see lives go up in smoke
QUETTA, Pakistan – Faint rumblings of global war blanket this city by the Afghan border except under one narrow bridge. For 200 desperate heroin addicts, the world already has gone up in smoke.
MORE ANALYSIS AND PERSPECTIVE
Tuesday, Oct. 2
• Vulnerability of land and sea transportation discussed at Senate hearing
Monday, Oct. 1
• Attacks remind professor of lessons from 1993 WTC bombing that killed six
Sunday, Sept. 30
• Threat foreshadowed September terrorist attacks
• War on terrorism could create array of foreign policy problems
• Afghans in America: A love for new land, fear for those left behind
• Uncertainty reigns in Saudi Arabia
• In fighting for freedom, 'Afghan Arabs' lost theirs
Saturday, Sept. 29
• Helping Taliban foes would be tricky
Tuesday, Sept. 25
• Rumsfeld says Pentagon spokesmen won't answer all war questions, but also won't lie
• Iran, Britain in agreement to fight terrorism, British foreign secretary says
Monday, Sept. 24
• A return of an age-old discussion: Secrecy versus openness in a time of war
• Questions about Bush's ability to do the job not being asked now
• For some countries, fight against terrorism depends on who is considered a terrorist
Saturday, Sept. 22
• In new war, victory isn't easy to define
• Targets multiply while enemy remains unknown
Friday, Sept. 21
• The Taliban could lose much needed cash by kicking bin Laden out
• Each of us has charted a unique course through a tangled web of feelings
• Hate: It's a basic part of us
Thursday, Sept. 20
• Life's uncertainty makes us freer with our 'I love you's'
Wednesday, Sept. 19
• Islamic clerics discuss bin Laden
• Pakistan: U.S. does not threaten Islam
• Bin Laden money trail worldwide
• Attack on Taliban wouldn't be easy
• Leader tries to reassure Pakistanis
Tuesday, Sept. 18
• Actions taken internationally as United States plans retaliatory moves
• Pakistanis along Afghan border ready for holy war if America attacks Afghanistan
• Elite units may face a difficult task
• Source: bin Laden extradition possible
• Prosecutors struggle to link bin Laden to his supporters' crimes
Monday, Sept. 17
ï Commentary: After terrorist attack, there's new perspective on one family feud
ï Leaders must heed wake-up call on defense
ï West must understand in order to defend
ï Afghans live a grim life in a nation ravaged decades of by war
ï In many cases linked to alleged terror mastermind, wheels of justice grind slowly
Sunday, Sept. 16
ï And our flag was still there
ï The heroes amid horror
ï Tragedy rearranges our priorities
ï America has become an inviting target for terrorists. Why are we on their scope?
Saturday, Sept. 15
ï Terror attacks thrust Bush into role of warrior president
ï Preparing for bioterrorism's unclear threat
ï Large U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf stands ready for possible retaliation
ï Attacks trigger differing views on makeup of anti-terror coalition
ï Tracking top terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden won't be easy job for U.S. intelligence services
ï Terrorists flocked to Florida like a modern-day Casablanca; state struggles with why
Friday, Sept. 14
ï America's coming conflict: How long could it last?
ï Can anything stop radicals' violence?
ï Pakistan's political pinch: Support U.S. or Taliban
ï New Yorkers may be angry and rattled, but some of them are still confident to the core
ï Will we trade our civil rights for safety?
Thursday, Sept. 13
ï Commentary: Handle our fury with care
ï Life, death turned on moments
Wednesday, Sept. 12
ï Despite high public outrage, Bush's military options are limited
ï Commentary: Seeking a measure of comfort amid chaos
ï Commentary: We go on, forever changed
ï Editorial: How do we respond to the unthinkable?
ï Editorial: Out of the ashes
ï Editorial: America the Resilient
ï Editorial: We're at war, like it or not
ï Editorial: An end to complacency
ï CNN-USA