Terrorism

Muslim Hunting: David Horowitz's Antagonistic Career

San Francisco, FEMA Differ on How $5 Million Anti-Terror Grant Ended Up in the Ground

Last month, the Chronicle published an eye-opening story alleging Muni squandered $37 million in anti-terror grants on cameras it largely wasn't using. Perhaps the most jarring allegation, however, is one that Muni quickly copped to -- it shunted $5 million in federal anti-terror money into rail rep ... More >>

"Lockout": Dreary Rescue Mission Bizarrely Set in Future

9/11 Conspiracy Movie Festival Brings "Truthers" to Herbst Theatre

Or was it?​The details may vary, but the premise behind almost all the 9/11-conspiracy films this weekend is roughly the same: Government investigations such as the 9-11 Commission report are inadequate and may be covering up other details. Beyond that, theories vary, and the Northern California ... More >>

Is it Osama or Obama Bin Laden?

Fox News probably doesn't think there is a difference between Osama and Obama​Twitter was abuzz after Fox News made the Freudian slip yesterday when announcing that Obama, not Osama, bin Laden is dead. Sure, the names are off by only one letter, but that one letter spells the difference between th ... More >>

Jack Grandcolas, Husband of Flight 93 Passenger, Says Bin Laden's Death Is "As Raw as It Gets"

Lauren Grandcolas​It's been nearly a decade since the harrowing September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks masterminded by Osama bin Laden. The memory of that day became fresh again after President Barack Obama delivered the news of bin Laden's death Sunday night. A mix of shock and joy spread across t ... More >>

I Heart Abbottabad Keychains, Mugs, Neckties Now Available on Amazon.com

The guy who made this tie deserves a reward.​Did the CIA miss something? News reports have cited unnamed intelligence officials saying that they've only recently stumbled upon rumors that Osama bin Laden had been holed up in a luxury residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and not -- as had been assume ... More >>

"The Oath": Ghosts of 9/11 with two of bin Laden's own

San Francisco a Terror Target?

Do not give this man directions to Fisherman's Wharf​Here's the good news: Everyone loves visiting San Francisco. And the bad: That includes terrorists. According to a recently released report, San Francisco is one of the nation's most terror-saturated cities. Between 1970 and 2007, 66 terror atta ... More >>

GOP Senate Hopefuls Fiorina, DeVore: Give Guns to Terrorists!

Carly Fiorina wants no suspected terrorist to go unarmed​Republicans aren't generally big on respecting the constitutional rights of suspected terrorists, but -- as The New York Times' Gail Collins pointed out in a funny column yesterday -- they seem to have found their voice on one thing they don ... More >>

If BART reopens its public restrooms, then the terrorists win

Al Qaeda’s experimental noise attracts members of the Minutemen and Pinback

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report Confirms: SF Weekly Found Bin Laden in October 2001

He's on the right...​For shoppers wishing to give America the gift of national security, consider sending your favorite Pentagon staffer an SF Weekly. No offense to Jane's Defence Weekly, but a Senate Foreign Relations Committee report released Monday suggests the publication you're now reading pr ... More >>

Movie Night With the 9/11 Truthers -- Conspiracy Theories, Bad Music, and, Hey! Free Popcorn!

​An evening at the 9/11 Film Festival -- sponsored by, among others, the San Francisco Bay Guardian -- which commenced last night at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. The vibe here is mild, friendly, and decidedly Baby Boomerish. The guy who takes my ticket jovially announces that there's "fre ... More >>

Guantánamo's Last Days

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and more jihad looms.

Pal o’ Mine

Photos: Week on the Street (Part 4)

Tortured Reasoning

Hearts and Minds

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Leaving no gimmick unturned, that Super Size Me guy goes searching for Public Enemy No. 1.

Berkeley vs. Animal Rights Protesters: You're a Terrorist. No, YOU'RE a Terrorist.

Vantage Point Blocks View of a Good Terrorism Movie

Counter-Intuitive Christmas Miracle Number 2: Religion Doesn't Cause Religious Violence!

San Jose Merc 'Downsizing with Dynamite': Washington Post

Dispatches from the Street

One Day in September

A toned-down Oliver Stone finds uplift in the rubble of the Twin Towers

Fear of Flying

You may not want to see United 93, but you should

Tower of Babble

Bill O'Reilly wants terrorists to bomb Coit Tower because we're a bunch of sissies. Whose side are you on?

Last Laugh

Paradise Now finds humor in the mission of suicide bombers

The Black Eyed

A powerful vision of four Palestinian women in the afterlife

Surprise!

If you think S.F. is ready for a terrorist attack – even two years-plus after 9/11 – think again

Uncle Sam Needs You to Be a Suspected Terrorist

Wise-ass humor is the best way to fight the Bush administration's anti-terror excesses. And, hey, wise-ass humor is what we do best.

Risk Reassessment

As the Bush administration scares America witless, San Francisco might offer a model for living well in the shadow of apocalypse

Nuclear, Dude

When it comes to terrorism and U.S. atomic power plants, we may as well put Homer Simpson in charge

Rude Awakening

Major news organizations need to snap out of 9/11 emotionalism and ask impolite financial questions about Saudi elites and President Bush

The New Defenders

An explosion of federal funding has Bay Area researchers at the forefront of America's counter-terrorism program. Will the money make us safer - or just make science a military secret?

Hope Springs Eternal

A touching exhibit of missing-persons posters that sprang up after 9/11

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

The Spybots Among Us

How the NSA tracks terrorists in the United States through the Internet

War on War Books

Donald Miller has (re)written one of the best books on World War II, but will anyone care?

Hell of a Long Day

24 has been the most talked-about show of the season and for all the wrong reasons

A Vote of Competence

This is no time for softheaded governing. In this election, Prop. F and Dennis Herrera pass the confidence test; MUD fails completely.

Caught in the Storm

A Peace Corps volunteer describes his sudden evacuation from Uzbekistan as U.S. troops arrived for an assault on Afghanistan

Letters to the Editor

More on Maher; Striking Back; Assertive. Opinionated. We Bet You're an Aries.; Editor's Note

Dog Bites

Let's Agree to Disagree; Coming Together

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Too Close for Comfort

The weird coincidences between last week's terrorist attacks and David Hagberg's novels have been keeping the author up at night

Earlier Warning

Hijacking on the East Coast. It was predicted.

The Dilemma of Sara Jane Olson

With an October trial in the offing, prosecutors had every intention of proving that Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson was a domestic terrorist who helped plant bombs under police cars 26 years ago.

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?