Spare Times: Around Town
A selected guide to walks, talks, memorials, exhibitions, concerts and other events in New York.
View ArticleA DECADE OF WAR: A ROUND TABLE; 'My God, Man!'
From the Times Magazine, a post-9/11 debate on what has been learned and where our conclusions might take us.
View ArticleProspects Improve for Sept. 11 Suits Against Nations
Victims of the attacks may now have their best chance yet to press lawsuits against nations they believe were financially complicit.
View ArticleGOTHAM; With Muslims, Using a Brush Far Too Broad
An anti-Islamic film that was shown during the training of New York police officers has raised questions about the city’s anti-terror strategy.
View Article'It Took One Second to Ruin My Life'
"It took one second to ruin my life completely,'' the scarred woman says. "My face was ruined and nobody was punished at all.'' That chilling remark - from a Pakistani woman who was attacked with acid...
View ArticleU.S. to Restart Tribunal, Aiming to Show It’s Fair
The United States is restarting its effort to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others at Guantánamo Bay.
View ArticleOPINION; The Poetry of Al Qaeda and the Taliban
By excluding the aesthetic dimension from our analyses of militant texts, we miss a crucial opportunity to confront the humanity of their authors.
View ArticlePakistan Arrests Frenchman Suspected of Qaeda Links
The man, identified as Naamen Meziche, was close to members of the Hamburg, Germany, cell who carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to Western intelligence assessments.
View ArticleEleven Years After 9/11, Afghanistan Still Matters
On an occasion when many Americans remember that terrible day in 2001, one Afghan asks that we remember his country too....
View ArticleLETTER; Invitation to a Dialogue: Afghan-Pakistan Woes
The president of the Afghanistan Foreign Press Association says American support of Pakistan has harmed the region. Readers are invited to respond.
View ArticleAs Plans for Afghan Exit Are Sketched, Hope Turns to Hatred
A roundup of news from Afghanistan this week includes more revelations about insider killings and proposals for NATO's exit in 2014....
View ArticleEDITORIAL; Repeal the Military Force Law
The 2001 resolution, enacted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has outlived its purpose and become the basis for perpetual war.
View ArticleTALK; Khaled Hosseini on How the Iraq War Hurt Afghanistan
It also almost killed his literary career.
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