Al Qaeda - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/al_qaeda/?source=rss&aim=al_qaeda en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT How Iraq spawned wider terrorist chaos By James Martin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/militants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/militants/index.html?source=rss 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. Sizing up Petraeus on Iraq By Mark Benjamin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/09/petraeus_crocker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/09/petraeus_crocker/index.html?source=rss The top U.S. general gave Congress an upbeat assessment of the war Tuesday. Here's the reality behind the rhetoric. A sickening truth at Guantánamo By H. Candace Gorman Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/14/sick_in_guantanamo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/14/sick_in_guantanamo/index.html?source=rss 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? Killing ourselves in Afghanistan By Matthew Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/10/taliban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/10/taliban/index.html?source=rss In a secret meeting with a Taliban commander, I learned how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops. It's 3 a.m. Who do you want answering the phone? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/06/commander_in_chief/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/06/commander_in_chief/index.html?source=rss Not John McCain, say some military leaders: "I think his knee-jerk response factor is a little scary." Osama bin Laden's "Second Life" By Juan Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/avatars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/avatars/index.html?source=rss In virtual worlds, does it take two terrorists to tango? And how much should we worry about those secret stockpiles of cartoon weapons? Pakistan turns scary for Bush's war on terror By Juan Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/20/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/20/pakistan/index.html?source=rss The unraveling of Pervez Musharraf's presidency has dealt a severe blow to Bush's fatally flawed policy in the region. Our shameful Guantanamo anniversary By Anthony D. Romero Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/guantanamo_anniv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/guantanamo_anniv/index.html?source=rss The appalling fact that innocents have been locked up and abused at the U.S. prison for six long years is not the only reason we must close it now. Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites" By Mark Benjamin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/bashmilah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/bashmilah/index.html?source=rss A Yemeni man never charged by the U.S. details 19 months of brutality and psychological torture -- the first in-depth, first-person account from inside the secret U.S. prisons. A Salon exclusive. For the CIA's eyes only By Mark Benjamin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/08/cia_tapes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/08/cia_tapes/index.html?source=rss Was the agency's destruction of two video recordings of harsh interrogations by the CIA a coverup? Why Bush's troop surge won't save Iraq By Juan Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/04/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/04/iraq/index.html?source=rss The influx of U.S. troops brought a relative lull in violence -- but the failing state remains in political chaos and is headed for collapse. Bush and Musharraf's grand illusion By Juan Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/musharraf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/musharraf/index.html?source=rss Democracy for Pakistan was never the deal -- and as Musharraf's latest power grab throws his nation into turmoil, Bush will gladly go along. Pakistan's election reckoning By Husain Haqqani Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/06/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/06/pakistan/index.html?source=rss How Saturday's poll could determine the fate of Musharraf, Bhutto -- and bin Laden. What you missed while watching "Rescue Me" By Michael Scherer Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/06/gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/06/gop/index.html?source=rss Salon watches another GOP debate so you don't have to: Fox News men get plucky! Dems take heat for Larry Craig! McCain surges at Romney! And much more. Fallujah catches its breath By David J. Morris Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/21/fallujah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/21/fallujah/index.html?source=rss Despite Bush's deceptive rhetoric and mishandling of the war, the Marines I rode with here have won a delicate peace in this once-deadly city. A surge of phony spin on Iraq By Juan Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/07/surge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/07/surge/index.html?source=rss Bush's backers are peddling a sunny view of the president's strategy -- despite Iraq's political chaos and soaring death counts. Bush's incompetence gives al-Qaida new life By Juan Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/24/al_qaida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/24/al_qaida/index.html?source=rss The White House hints at military action as the terror organization regroups in northern Pakistan and the Musharraf government begins to wobble. "A persistent and evolving terrorist threat" Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/07/18/national_intelligence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/07/18/national_intelligence/index.html?source=rss A top-level intelligence report made public Tuesday warns of more terrorist attacks inside the United States. Surging toward disaster in Iraq By Juan Cole Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/28/iraq_surge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/28/iraq_surge/index.html?source=rss As the U.S. takes sides in Iraq's splintering civil war, a top Republican warns Bush's policy will fail. American goodwill, in shackles By P.W. Singer Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/26/war_of_ideas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/26/war_of_ideas/index.html?source=rss How Bush hardliners and even mainstream pundits have hogtied one of our greatest potential strengths in the war on terrorism. Plot discovered to blow up all-girls school in Iraq Catherine Price Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/iraq_school_ied/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/iraq_school_ied/index.html?source=rss U.S. soldiers found numerous explosives rigged to blow up the Huda Girls School in Tarmiyah. The reason we haven't noticed American Muslims condemning terrorism By Paul M. Barrett Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/01/barrett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/01/barrett/index.html?source=rss Actually, they do, but until recently it was often in ways that their fellow Americans had a hard time hearing. Dear Mr. President: Al-Qaida isn't the problem in Iraq Alex Koppelman Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/sadr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/sadr/index.html?source=rss A new Pentagon report says that the army of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is the biggest threat in Iraq. The Scandal Sheet By Mark Follman and Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/scandal/index.html?source=rss Don't just read it and weep -- pin it on your wall, fax it to Nancy Pelosi. A dozen reasons to throw the bums out of Washington. The road to 9/11 and beyond By Mark Follman Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/30/looming_tower/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/30/looming_tower/index.html?source=rss In a riveting new book that ranges from ancient Mecca to the corridors of the FBI, Lawrence Wright brings to life the fanatics behind 9/11 -- and the turf wars that caused U.S. intelligence to miss it.