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The article considers the possibility of a U.S.-Iran war. The U.S. is already stretched thin both militarily and financially. Iran has sponsored terrorist organizations and has increased its power in the Mideast. Iran has delayed and side-stepped around demands to stop enriching uranium. It is estimated that the nation is five years away from having a nuclear bomb, but may only be a year from being a nuclear power. If Iran continues, U.S. and its allies will have to step in.

The article reports that the release of the new audiotape from Osama bin Laden is not provoking the kind of unease in security officials it once would have. The tape reveals the weakened voice of an ailing bin Laden, offering a truce and making vague intimations of future terrorist attacks. U.S. officials are hoping that the recent presumed deaths of a number of al Qaeda operatives and the thinning of the al Qaeda ranks since 9/11 will make the organization and bin Laden ineffectual.

Discusses how events and personalities brought the United States to war in Iraq and the implications of the war with respect to U.S. relations in the Middle East. Thoughts on the United Nations relevance in the world; Discussion of anti-Americanism in the Middle East and the rest of the world; How the war with Iraq is different than all other wars in which the United States have engaged; Discussion of the roles of former President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz.

Focuses on the efforts of U.S. President George W. Bush to convince the American people, the Security Council, and the United Nations that a war with Iraq in order to remove Saddam Hussein from power is a necessary action to take. Problems U.S. soldiers stationed in the Middle East face in terms of increasing temperatures; Concerns Americans have regarding the chance an attack on Iraq could lead to terrorist attacks against the U.S.; Reaction to Colin Powell's speech before the United Nations. INSET: Buildup to War.

Reports on the al-Qaeda terrorist network led by Osama bin Laden. Efforts of police and military forces worldwide to gather information on the global network following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States; History of al-Qaeda, which was started to fight the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and evolved into a group fighting for a purer form of Islam; Impact of globalization on terrorism. INSETS: Who's Who in the Enemy Alliance;TERRORIST HITS AND MISSES.

The article focuses on growing number of Islamic extremists in Europe. After September 11, 2001 attack the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush argued that the best way to prevent further attacks by al-Qaeda is to fight Islamic extremists on their home ground before they reach the West. But a number of youth, born in Europe are now joining extremists. These restive, rootless young Muslims now find themselves alienated from their societies and the policies of their governments.

The article discusses how the people residing in London, England, are living under continuous threat after the terrorist attacks of July 7, 2005. A nation that has prided itself on the fact that most of its police officers go about unarmed is uneasy about seeing flak jackets and machine guns on its streets. The British government is preparing legislation that will grant much wider powers to the authorities enabling them to crack down on those who aid and abet terrorists.

Examines the possibility of terrorist attacks on European soil. Mixed signals the British are receiving from their government; Preparations for attacks in France; Emerging patterns of terrorist threats from Al-Qaeda; Approaching Ramadan holiday and why this could mean a heightened risk of attack.

Discusses the way that Saudi Arabia is solving the crisis regarding terrorism in 2001. Assertion that the war on terrorism should be linked to a peace settlement between Palestine and Israel; Comment that many Saudi Arabians have gone off to fight alongside terrorist Osama bin Laden.

Discusses mail bombs that arrived at the Washington, D.C. office of the Arabic newspaper `Al Hayat' in December 1996. The number of bombs that arrived; Investigation details; A possible connection between convicted terrorists Mohammed Salameh, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and the paper; Background on `Al Hayat'; Other possibilities for suspects; Comments from `Al Hayat' employee Dana Sandarusi.

The article presents information on terrorism in Madrid, Spain. The Spanish police is suspecting Jamal Ahmidan for promoting terrorism in the nation. Ahmidan is a Moroccan, who immigrated to Spain, and is involved in drug trafficking. He uses the profits from drug sales to finance jihadist terrorism in Spain. On March 11, 2004, there were explosions in four suburban trains in Madrid, in which 191 people were killed, and 1,500 injured.

Examines Spain's heavy-handed attempt to fight Basque terrorism by closing a Basque newspaper, Egunkaria, and how it is spreading rage and fear. Newspaper's alleged links to the separatist terror organization ETA; Cruel interrogation techniques the Spanish police used on newspaper's writers and editors; Number of people killed by ETA since 1986.

Discusses efforts of governments to pass laws and allocate more money to anti-terror measures in 2003. Fears about terrorism, including hostage takings, smallpox strikes and bombings; Amount of money that the U.S. government asked the U.S. Congress to approve for fiscal 2003 in order to fight terrorism.

The article reports that a car bomb was detonated by the terrorist group ETA outside a convention center in Madrid, Spain in February 2005. The bombing took place a few hours before the opening of ARCO, an international contemporary art fair. The bomb injured 43 persons. According to Alberto Surio, a political commentator, the attack shows that terrorists want to establish their own conditions for talks with the government.