Al Qaeda

Meet the accidental guerrillas Meet the accidental guerrillas

Ex-Petraeus advisor David Kilcullen warns that if Western forces aren't willing to stick around in Iraq and Afghanistan, extremists will continue turning the locals into weapons.
By Laura Miller Mar 11, 2009

  • Is the U.S. putting mentally incompetent terror suspects on trial?

    At Guantánamo, bizarre proceedings with the 9/11 suspects raise questions about a prisoner's psychiatric evaluation and the murky role of the CIA.
    By Joanne Mariner September 29, 2008

  • Why this lifelong Republican may vote for Obama

    The party of Bush and McCain outsourced the hunt for bin Laden, failing to accomplish a vital mission since 9/11.
    By Michael Smerconish September 11, 2008

  • American credibility on trial

    Was one of the youngest prisoners at Guantánamo rushed to court by the Bush administration for political reasons?
    By Jo Becker August 20, 2008

  • The fall of Bush's man in Pakistan

    Despite Pervez Musharraf's despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, John McCain and the GOP embraced him to the bitter end.
    By Juan Cole August 19, 2008

  • Guilty in Guantánamo

    Osama bin Laden's driver has been tried and convicted. But what's the verdict for the Bush administration's tactics in the war on terror?
    By Stacy Sullivan August 7, 2008

  • Sabotage in Guantánamo

    How the 9/11 suspects are trying to exploit the major flaws in the military commissions implemented by the Bush administration.
    By Stacy Sullivan July 15, 2008

  • Pakistan's deal with the devil

    Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities.
    By Walter Mayr July 8, 2008

  • A timeline to Bush government torture

    Newly public evidence sheds greater light on Bush officials' efforts to develop brutal interrogation techniques for the war on terror.
    By Mark Benjamin June 18, 2008

  • Arraigning the 9/11 suspects, Guantánamo-style

    Hearings for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others here were marred by intimidation, partial censorship and a ruling that left justice in doubt.
    By Joanne Mariner June 7, 2008

  • Looking for payoff in Iraq

    Winning "hearts and minds" is in some sense like a seduction. But what happens if American largesse here runs out?
    By Arnon Grunberg June 3, 2008

  • Still silenced in Guantánamo

    After years spent here, one prisoner pins his hope on a single phone call from the outside world -- if it ever comes.
    By Carol Chodroff May 29, 2008

  • The forgotten kid of Guantánamo

    A teenager captured in Afghanistan and shipped to the U.S. prison remained unknown to the world for five years. Now he's being tried as an adult.
    By Stacy Sullivan May 27, 2008

  • Inside the Guantánamo terror trials

    A bruised-up detainee rejects the proceedings, and his lawyer discovers that military officials withheld records about his client's mental health.
    By Carol Chodroff May 24, 2008

  • How Iraq spawned wider terrorist chaos

    As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders.
    By James Martin April 14, 2008

  • Sizing up Petraeus on Iraq

    The top U.S. general gave Congress an upbeat assessment of the war Tuesday. Here's the reality behind the rhetoric.
    By Mark Benjamin April 9, 2008

  • A sickening truth at Guantánamo

    A gravely ill detainee I represent, never charged with a crime, has been neglected by military doctors. Will he be the next to die inside the notorious prison?
    By H. Candace Gorman March 14, 2008

  • Killing ourselves in Afghanistan

    In a secret meeting with a Taliban commander, I learned how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops.
    By Matthew Cole March 10, 2008

  • It's 3 a.m. Who do you want answering the phone?

    Not John McCain, say some military leaders: "I think his knee-jerk response factor is a little scary."
    By Mark Benjamin March 6, 2008

  • Osama bin Laden's "Second Life"

    In virtual worlds, does it take two terrorists to tango? And how much should we worry about those secret stockpiles of cartoon weapons?
    By Juan Cole February 25, 2008

  • Pakistan turns scary for Bush's war on terror

    The unraveling of Pervez Musharraf's presidency has dealt a severe blow to Bush's fatally flawed policy in the region.
    By Juan Cole February 20, 2008
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