September 11 attacks Commentary

Bin Laden's Death Shatters Conventional Wisdom

Bruce Hoffman | May 02, 2011
Why bin Laden's death may not make us safer.

Where the Bin Ladens Call Home

Bruce Riedel | Dec 29, 2010
Sarah Palin should get her facts straight on al-Qaeda and Iran.

Osama at the Top of His Game

Michael Scheuer | Oct 29, 2010
Bin Laden is in vintage form with his new message threatening France.

The Secret Agent Brouhaha

Peter Lavelle | Jul 01, 2010
Washington and Moscow shouldn’t let this dramatized spy ordeal affect relations.

Spies Among Us

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 29, 2010
Moscow should be grateful that the arrest of ten alleged Russian spies brought an end to a costly and ineffective government program.

The Threat at Home

Rebecca N. White | May 07, 2010
The attempted Times Square attack is just the latest in a line of plots that shows Washington doesn’t have a strategy to prevent homegrown terror.

Unjust War

Doug Bandow | Dec 22, 2009
The situation of women in Afghanistan, though horrid, does not warrant more years of costly conflict.

Too Little, Too Late

| Oct 15, 2009

Obama's Speech

Ximena Ortiz | Jun 04, 2009
The president’s Cairo address confirmed his skill as an orator and encouraged Arabs and Israelis to work toward peace. But the realities of the AfPak conflict will probably ring truer in Muslim ears than Obama’s dulcet tones.

Al-Qaeda Dangerous as Ever

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 10, 2008
Despite our best efforts, al-Qaeda remains resilient and dangerous on the eve of September 11.

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