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...long ago, no one could understand why B.M. Carlos Mavroleon ’82 was in Afghanistan, even though he was risking his life to report on a situation that desperately needed international attention. He died there, presumably assassinated, trying to get an interview with Osama Bin Laden two years ago. Recent events have only vindicated his motivations, his concerns about developments he gave his life trying to affect...
Recent days have illustrated Arafat’s lack of control, and more importantly the Palestinian people’s unwillingness to submit to his orders and authority. Arafat’s security forces shot and killed two supporters of Osama bin Laden last week, infuriating the Palestinian public and leading to the ransacking of several Palestinian Authority buildings and police stations. Arafat, determined to avoid the embarrassment and loss of political capital that resulted from his support of Saddam Hussein in 1991, was determined to quell the sentiments of the protesters, who vehemently disagreed with his perspective. Hamas...
...this as a war about religious fundamentalism; I think of it as a war against political extremism. We already know, indeed, we have known, that millions of people around the world (many of them non-Muslims, many of them in our own country) share the political views of Osama bin Laden...
Past Issues Taliban Last Days Dec. 17, 2001 ----------------- Lifting the Veil Dec. 3, 2001 ----------------- Hunt for bin Laden Nov. 26, 2001 ----------------- Thanksgiving 2001 Nov. 19, 2001 ----------------- Inside Al-Qaeda Nov. 12, 2001 ----------------- Defender In Chief Nov. 5, 2001 ----------------- Going In Oct. 29, 2001 ----------------- The Fear Factor Oct. 22, 2001 ----------------- Facing the Fury Oct. 15, 2001 ----------------- How Real Is the Threat? Oct. 8, 2001 ----------------- Life on the Home Front Oct. 1, 2001 ----------------- One Nation, Indivisible Sept. 24, 2001 ----------------- Day of Infamy Sept. 14, 2001 PHOTO ESSAYS Kabul Unveiled Taliban on the Run More Photos >>> MORE STORIES Where's OBL: Letter from...
...Afghan rug on which we sat. The weave was exquisite. (After six weeks in carpetland you start noticing these things.) Oh, yes - this merchant is also a friend of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. "Before it might have been possible for America to negotiate with Mullah Omar over Osama bin Laden - but not now," he says. "Mullah Omar watched his son dying in a Kandahar hospital after a U.S. bombing raid. These things are not so easily forgiven...