Over the past two decades, Nobrega has had a unique, occasionally jarring, view of a world in flux. Afghanistan was merely the first stage.
Tag Archives: War on Terror
The terrorists are winning the ‘War on Terror’
Adnan R. Khan: Eighteen years after 9/11, the world is fractured and in turmoil. That was Osama bin Laden’s plan all along.
A veteran reporter on America’s ‘forever war’
Former New Yorker staff writer Mark Danner on the prolonged War on Terror
How the war on terror is killing America
In the 13 years since 9/11, the U.S. has become less free, more impoverished, more militarized and, worst of all, a country built on fear
Nigeria under siege
Africa’s most populous nation risks becoming the new battleground for the global war on terror
U.S. citizens can be targetted and killed abroad, thanks to new legal framework
If Americans living abroad are plotting an attack on the U.S., authorities can now legally kill them. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made the announcement yesterday, saying those colluding with al Qaeda or any other terrorist organization can be targeted “if there is an imminent threat to the United States and capturing them is not feasible,” Reuters reports.
The war on terror 10 years on
Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells debate the successes and failures of the world’s response after 9/11 and how safe we are today
‘Afghanistan is no longer a threat to the world’
Stephen Harper visits Afghanistan.
Did torture help the U.S. find bin Laden?
The terrorist’s death sparks a debate over interrogation tactics
What’s on bin Laden’s Hard Drive?
Wouldn’t he take the precaution of encrypting his communications?