"The Quiet American" director Phillip Noyce compares George W. to the dunderhead hero of Graham Greene's Vietnam novel -- and finds scary parallels between U.S. foreign policy then and now. [Salon.com]
Despite official denials, Attorney General John Ashcroft has grand plans for new anti-terror legislation. Critics -- on the left and the right -- are worried. [Salon.com]
An Arab TV station broadcasts a message attributed to Osama bin Laden, calling for Muslims to stand by Iraq against the US. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]