7 October 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 07 Oct 2009 Two books frame the White House's debate over sending more troops to Afghanistan. Al Qaeda introdues new "ass bomb" to international terrorism; security experts caution against panic. How to get in touch with terrorist groups and buy al Qaeda-related coffee mugs. Explaining why others will benefit more if we stay in Afghanistan and eventually succeed. Today's profile to spend an hour reading: Holbrooke by Packer. Video: Tsunami maker. Unbeknownst to 85 percent of Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge trials have begun. A quiz concerning notable apologies. Instapaper for the commute: Alexander Cockburn on the rebirth of gossip and our obsession with the trivial. America's smartest cities: Raleigh-Durham, N.C., comes out on top. When we move beyond the "data city," we become New Millennium People. Physicist's reaction to being told he's won the Nobel Prize. Research into why people blink at the same time while watching movies. Slideshow of mass destruction in the movies focusses on landmarks. Every sign I see is doom. Things Gore Vidal says at 84. Selected transcripts from Antiques Roadshow 2025.
