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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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 12, 2001
Manhattan in wartime
A city that never sleeps takes a fitful nap after its nightmare.
By Eric Boehlert Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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.
Sep 12, 2001
Flying with phantoms
A pilot waves goodbye to the World Trade Center.
By Phaedra Hise Sep 12, 2001
"They said people came and the city's in trouble"
Brooklyn kids tell the story they were told.
By Amie Barrodale Sep 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 Sep 12, 2001
Terrorists are made, not born
Indiscriminate bombing? Dirty tricks? They're part of the problem, not the solution.
By Bruce Shapiro Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 11, 2001
Why the towers collapsed
The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point.
By Bill Wyman Sep 11, 2001
"Purge our society," online bigots shout
Post-disaster threats and expressions of racism bubble up on the Web.
By Janelle Brown Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 11, 2001
Chaos erupts
Correspondents in New York and Washington report from the streets.
By Salon staff Sep 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 Sep 11, 2001
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