11 October 2001

  • Sesame Street producers upset over Bert's background in terrorism.
  • Attacks on Afghanistan continue with sustained bombing.
  • Taliban has received approx. $100M cash from bin Laden over last five years.
  • V.S. Naipaul wins Nobel Prize in literature.
  • China and U.S. restart human rights talks.
  • Ashcroft calls Anthrax case--with three cases reported--a criminal matter.
  • India considering military action against Islamic militants in Kashmir.
  • Indonesian radicals vow to drive out all Americans and Britons.
  • Honey shops found to provide money, drugs, arms, and agents for bin Laden.
  • Times to run a casualty sketch for every victim whose family wants a memorial.
  • Osama's Endgame.
  • Note: We are putting together a feature of short fiction; If you have an unpublished story that you would like to submit for review, we'd love to hear from you. No more than one story per author; Do not send attachments (all attachments will be deleted); Paste your story into the email or mail it in a truck. Submissions must be sent by midnight, October 15, 2001. Submissions do not guarantee publication or commentary. No money is involved. Thanks.