9/11

Have the terrorists won?

Mike Pilewski asks: "What have we learned in the ten years since 9/11?"

A walk on the former tracks of New York's High Line. Photo by Leonel Lima Ponce for Inhabitat.com

Three reasons to visit New York now

Three developments in New York City have recently added to the tourist experience — making this a particularly good time to visit a favourite tourist destination that keeps on changing and adapting.

Is that your final answer?

The US government's approach to the death of Osama bin Laden has raised more questions than it's answered, says Mike Pilewski.

Osama bin Laden is dead - Medium

Nearly 10 years after the attacks of 11 September 2001, American forces were finally able to locate and kill Osama bin Laden. Our exercise takes a look at the vocabulary Barack Obama used when announcing the death of the founder and leader of Al Qaeda.

Life in the end times, part 2

Not everyone who wants a holy war lives in Afghanistan, says Mike Pilewski.

Maybe some things do change

Mike Pilewski writes: "The heroes of 9/11 have finally been honored — though in a way that was almost hidden from view."

The mosque at Ground Zero

"Should there be a law against bad taste?" Mike Pilewski on plans to build a mosque near the former World Trade Center site.

Jobs for the spies in 2010 and beyond

The CIA is recruiting in Arab-American communities and offers hiring bonuses of up to $35,000 to people who speak "mission-critical" languages such as Arabic and Farsi. There will be jobs for those with "critical language and cultural knowledge".

20 steps to world peace

Mike Pilewski: "Haufenwolke says I don't deserve to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. So I've decided to increase my efforts."

Death and dying in Afghanistan

Death in Afghanistan, and the question "Why?"

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