Category Archives: September 11th

American Taliban

Can John Walker Lindh get a fair trial? Should we care if he doesn’t? Known in the media as the “American Taliban,” Mr. Lindh left his Islamic studies in Pakistan last year to join the Taliban in Afghanistan. He stayed with them after the events of September 11th and was captured by Northern Alliance troops. […]

Ground Zero

The first thing you see as you approach Ground Zero is the smoke. You see it hanging between buildings, catching the autumn sun. You wonder if that’s it, if that’s The Smoke, or is it just some of normal exhalation of a busy city. Then The Smell wafts toward you and you know the smoke […]