Terrorism works
To say that terrorism is the weapon of the weak is a farce. It is the weapon of the strong, says Noam Chomsky, and for the world's superpower, it works

Islamists rise to the challenge
Pervez Musharraf's decision to cooperate with the US has been met with staunch opposition from religious groups in Pakistan. Iffat Malek reports from Islamabad

The death of more than Abdul-Haq
The killing of Commander Abdul-Haq last week has dealt a massive blow to the US effort to install a broad-based government in Afghanistan, writes Absar Alam from Peshawar

Alienable Rights
In the US and elsewhere, the fallout from 11 September may include the end of the era of civil liberties and human rights. Amira Howeidy monitors a chilling reality

Democracy under siege
Canada is putting the finishing touches on anti-terrorism measures widely seen as compromising civil liberties, reports Mohamed Khaled in Toronto

Targeting an old foe
As the sabre-rattling continues in Washington, people are asking whether Iraq will be next on the US hit-list. Salah Hemeid reports

Blair's new war
Brandishing the Bible in one hand and the Qur'an in the other Tony Blair makes believe he is waging a humanist kind of warfare, writes Gavin Bowd from London

US faces Gulf static
Despite official support, the US-led war against Afghanistan has not been welcomed in oil-rich Gulf countries , writes Ayman Ali from Dubai

A new world order?
The Russians and the Americans are edging closer together, but old rivalries die hard, writes Mona Abdel-Malik in Moscow