November 23, 2001 Diary: America Strikes Back

Taliban surrender stronghold
Friday, November 23, 2001
Taliban commanders agreed Thursday to let northern alliance troops into their last stronghold in northern Afghanistan to oversee a surrender of the besieged city of Kunduz, anti-Taliban officials said.

Make it clear
Friday, November 23, 2001
Journal-World Editorial

The nitwit at the Atlanta airport should have to serve some time for his ill-conceived devotion to his football team. We should accept no excuses or justification for the silly fool whose alleged concern over getting to a college football game caused such a major problem at the Atlanta airport recently.

Pakistan severs Taliban links
Friday, November 23, 2001
Pakistan, the country that nurtured the Taliban and was the first to recognize their rule in Afghanistan, closed the circle Thursday by shutting the Taliban embassy in Islamabad, leaving them without diplomatic ties to a single nation.

America savors holiday
Friday, November 23, 2001
With Sept. 11 still fresh in their minds, Americans at ground zero and across the nation celebrated Thanksgiving with renewed fervor and patriotism even as they struggled to cope with losses.

Secretary Powell's 'vision' is just a mirage
Friday, November 23, 2001
By Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services

Secretary of State Colin Powell told a University of Louisville audience Monday that he has a "vision" for peace in the Middle East. It's more like a mirage. Powell indulged in the familiar wishful thinking about the region and asserted things that are not true.

Anti-Taliban forces besiege Kunduz
Friday, November 23, 2001
(Updated Friday at 10:54 a.m.)Anti-Taliban forces advanced on the besieged town of Kunduz on Friday while commanders from both sides discussed the final details of a surrender by the Islamic militia in their last northern stronghold.

Tests confirm anthrax letter in Chile
Friday, November 23, 2001
Chilean and U.S. officials confirmed Thursday that a letter sent from Switzerland to Chile was tainted with anthrax — the first reported case of the deadly bacteria in the mail outside the United States.

U.S. vows not to let bin Laden's foreign fighters fight again
Friday, November 23, 2001
Thousands of Osama bin Laden's core Arab supporters in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz — and thousands more who've already melted into the countryside — pose a perplexing problem for the United States.

'Patriotism' driven by conflicting messages
Friday, November 23, 2001
Which is more patriotic: Buying an American automaker's sport utility vehicle, or driving a smaller, less gas-guzzling car? Motorists are getting contradictory messages as the war on terrorism reshapes the homefront debate over energy policy.

Ashcroft throws Constitution into cell
Friday, November 23, 2001
By Douglas Turner
Buffalo News

War does more than ruin bodies and buildings. It can take its toll on a culture and a society. The core of American culture and society is law, and voluntary obedience to law.

Shopping for normalcy: This season, the malls aren't selling what we need
Friday, November 23, 2001
By Karen Heller
Philadelphia Inquirer

The mall's not exactly hopping, my husband says to the saleswoman weeks after The Fact. They tell us to be normal, to act normal, she says quietly. But it's not normal. And it's not going to be for a long time.

Tests find no evidence of anthrax in woman's mail
Friday, November 23, 2001
(Web Posted Friday at 12:10 p.m.) Preliminary tests have found no evidence of anthrax so far on the personal mail, mailbox or post office of an elderly Connecticut woman who mysteriously died of the bacteria this week, law enforcement officials said Friday.

Briefly
Friday, November 23, 2001
• Connecticut: Anthrax clues sought
• Washington, D.C.: Hijackers all had valid visas
• Philippines: Renegade positions attacked

The real pledge
Friday, November 23, 2001

Insult to democracy
Friday, November 23, 2001