World Trade Center, Pentagon attacks

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  • Too many volunteers, not enough survivors

    New Yorkers flock to help, but find, devastatingly, that there's little to do.
    By Michael Scherer and Manya Brachear September 13, 2001

  • Search for survivors continues

    Bomb scare empties Congress. Cheney moved to Camp David. New York airports close as arrests reported. Bush says fighting terrorism is now his main task. Death toll could hit 5,000.
    By Salon staff September 13, 2001

  • "We predicted it"

    A bipartisan commission warned the White House and Congress that a bloody attack on U.S. soil could be imminent. Why didn't anyone listen?
    By Jake Tapper September 12, 2001

  • Diminished intelligence

    Ex-spies say the CIA isn't up to the task of out-smarting Osama bin Laden -- despite billions of new spending in the wake of his embassy bombings.
    By Jeff Stein September 12, 2001

  • Manhattan in wartime

    A city that never sleeps takes a fitful nap after its nightmare.
    By Eric Boehlert September 12, 2001

  • Giuliani's moment

    One leader has risen to the awful occasion -- and, so far, it hasn't been President Bush.
    By Joan Walsh September 12, 2001

  • Is shopping the new patriotism?

    Shaken consumer confidence could sink the global economy -- but not if we all spend enough at the mall.
    By Damien Cave, Andrew Leonard and Katharine Mieszkowski September 12, 2001

  • Letters on the New York attack

    Readers share thoughts about the World Trade Center disaster and David Horowitz and Bruce Shapiro's takes on it.
    September 12, 2001

  • Flying with phantoms

    A pilot waves goodbye to the World Trade Center.
    By Phaedra Hise September 12, 2001

  • "They said people came and the city's in trouble"

    Brooklyn kids tell the story they were told.
    By Amie Barrodale September 12, 2001

  • "Everything went black"

    People who were inside and outside the World Trade Center at the time of the terrorist attack describe what they experienced.
    By Roman Milisic September 12, 2001

  • Terrorists are made, not born

    Indiscriminate bombing? Dirty tricks? They're part of the problem, not the solution.
    By Bruce Shapiro September 12, 2001

  • America's crumbling sense of immunity

    There is no magic shield to protect us from the reality that global power carries global consequences.
    By David Beers September 12, 2001

  • FBI: We know who they were

    Mueller says no arrests have been made; passengers tried to stop hijackers aboard the fourth plane which may have been headed for another target in the Washington area.
    By Salon staff September 12, 2001

  • Salon's bin Laden reader

    Recent stories shed some light on the shadowy Saudi exile who's emerged as the top suspect in Tuesday's carnage.
    By Salon staff September 11, 2001

  • Bush, challenged

    Bush's reaction is literally up in the air, as the world tunes in for an official -- and unofficial -- response from the government.
    By Jake Tapper September 11, 2001

  • A new breed of terrorism

    A security expert says it's time for the U.S. to declare war on those who are waging war on America.
    By Laura Miller September 11, 2001

  • "This is going to be a long war"

    Former national security advisor Anthony Lake says the U.S. is spending too much on missile defense and too little on intelligence and fighting terrorism.
    By Lee Michael Katz September 11, 2001

  • Why the towers collapsed

    The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point.
    By Bill Wyman September 11, 2001

  • "Purge our society," online bigots shout

    Post-disaster threats and expressions of racism bubble up on the Web.
    By Janelle Brown September 11, 2001

  • Rejoicing in the streets of Jenin

    While many Palestinians celebrate the attack on the U.S., Yasser Arafat denounces it as "unacceptable" and Israelis mourn.
    By Flore de Préneuf September 11, 2001

  • What does it all mean?

    Horowitz: "America is soft." Vincent: "Proud to be a New Yorker." Military expert: Signs point to "the Afghan group." And more reactions.
    By Salon staff September 11, 2001

  • Chaos erupts

    Correspondents in New York and Washington report from the streets.
    By Salon staff September 11, 2001

  • U.S. attacked

    World Trade Center towers destroyed by crashing planes. Pentagon also hit. Thousands feared dead. U.S. says those responsible may have ties to bin Laden, but denies involvement in explosions in Afghanistan.
    By Salon staff September 11, 2001
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