Al Qaeda

The thrilling manhunt of Zero Dark Thirty

Muslim Hunting: David Horowitz has made taunting college students a spectator sport. Sometimes he's actually right.

Nike Releases the Black and Tan Shoe in Honor of Ireland; Irish Not Impressed

​Nike decided to get in the St. Patrick's Day spirit -- and make some more money -- by releasing two pair of Irish-themed shoes for the holiday. One has been dubbed the "Guinness," the other the "Black and Tan," named for the popular American drink which combines Guinness and a pale ale in th ... More >>

Karina Longworth Picks 10 for '12

Flight Grounded at Lambert Due to Backgammon

Image viaBackgammon? Yeah. More like al-Qaeda-gammon.​Early Tuesday morning, when U.S. Airways flight 457 took off from New York heading toward Phoenix, things were quiet. Perhaps a little too quiet. And too board-game-y. According to the St. Louis Business Journal, three Israelis of Russian desce ... More >>

Roy Blunt Confirms: Osama Bin Laden is Dead

Blunt agrees. Bin Laden is dead.​U.S. Senator Roy Blunt yesterday viewed the photos of Osama bin Laden taken after Navy SEALs killed the al-Qaida leader this month in Pakistan. In a statement yesterday, Blunt said the pictures leave no doubt. "The pictures were conclusive, along with the DNA evid ... More >>

Obama Won't Release Death Photo of Osama bin Laden

President Barack Obama says "we don't need to spike the football" in explaining why his administration won't release photos of Osama bin Laden showing the al-Qaida leader after he was fatally shot in the head. Conspiracy theorists, start your engines...

Osama bin Laden Felching the Fat Dixie Chick, and 6 Other Appropriately Themed Celebratory Cocktails

​A dispatch Monday afternoon from the all-things-food site Eater.com noted that restaurants are offering drink specials in honor of the killing of Public Enemy No. 1 Osama bin Laden. A few establishments among the handful of examples Eater cited were serving free drinks, but the majority were ... More >>

Obama Kills Osama! President OK's Raid That Kills al-Qaida Leader

Osama bin Laden died yesterday following a U.S. raid in Pakistan.​Well, that only took 3,519 days. What began on September 11, 2001, and grew to become the biggest manhunt ever known to mankind ended yesterday in a suburban compound deep inside Pakistan. That's where an elite team of U.S. military ... More >>

Poll: Does Death of Osama bin Laden Make the World Safer?

Will his death create more violence?​The State Department has issued a worldwide travel advisory for Americans following the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. forces yesterday. For now, at least, it's unclear what bin Laden's death might mean for al-Qaida, the terrorist group he helped ... More >>

American soldiers, verite-style, in Restrepo

Khalid Ouazzani: Missouri Man Admits Funneling Money to Al Qaeda

Khalid Ouazzani​An auto-parts dealer from Kansas City yesterday pleaded guilty to sending $23,000 to the terrorist group, al Qaeda. Khalid Ouazzani, a 32-year-old Moroccan immigrant, sold his Truman Used Auto Parts in August 2007 and donated $6,500 from the proceeds to al Qaeda. Months earlier -- ... More >>

Welcome Home, Devil Dogs! St. Louis Grunts Are the Last Marines to Leave Iraq

​Good news from the 3rd battalion, 24th Marine Corps regiment based in Bridgeton: The 1,500-man ensemble is shipping out of Iraq, and, as Lt. Col. Shane Tomko puts it, "They're all in one piece."The U.S. Army will keep some troops in Iraq until 2011, but the 3/24 was the last Marine unit to deploy ... More >>

Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton's Lonely Cry to Get General McChrystal to Testify

Photo Via U.S. Army troops in 2006 in Kunar province, Afghanistan.​ General Stanley A. McChrystal​Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan recently opined how strange it is that General Stanley McChrystal, our top commander in Afghanistan, has not been asked to testify before ... More >>

Guantánamo's Final Days: America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms

Ask a Mexican: Where's the beef? Why Mexicans like their steaks cut thin.

Love the War, Neglect the Warrior: His fame's based on his POW status, but Senator John McCain's made a point of voting against fellow veterans

Ten Suggested Jobs for a Post-Rams Scott Linehan

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

Captain America

Navy SEAL Eric Greitens has come home to St. Louis to help fellow Iraq vets.

An official state beer? Unreal's all over that one! Plus: We ring them bells and play CDs to our dog.

Sundance 2008's buzz is barely audible.

But Sugar is sweet and Traces of the Trade leaves its mark.

Overkill

Some readers say Cloy Richards is the exception, not the rule.

Calling all Leprecanos, Korexicans and Beaner-weiners!

The Mexican wants your hybrid names.

Buzzkill

See all those little suckers? Did you know that they're an invasive species and a linchpin of modern agriculture? That they're dying off by the million and no one's sure why?

Mid-America Jihad?

Leaders of a now-defunct international aid charity face charges of funneling money to Iraq.

The Big Valley

Twin Peaks: The Second Season

ALL RIGHT ALREADY!

"It is a priority of Whole Foods Market to only use products that meet our strict quality standards."

Week of August 31, 2006

Holiday Feast

Our critics chew on the film trends of '05

War: What Is It Good For?

In Ridley Scott's latest epic, it's good for one really stunning siege

Drop-Kick Gorgeous

Bad timing and institutional racism kept Gary Jackson out of pro wrestling's spotlight. But he's got St. Louis in a hammer lock.

Letters

Week of August 11, 2004

George of the Bungle

Michael Moore goes Bushwhacking in Fahrenheit 9/11

Letters

Week of December 17, 2003

You, Spy

Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

Blow Up

If you must drop a bomb, drop it here -- not there

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

The Terrorists Are Winning

Truth, justice and the American soap opera are under attack at the West County Y

Might Makes Reich

In Das Experiment, ordinary volunteers quickly turn totalitarian

The Caipirinha

Yemanja Brasil, 2900 Missouri (at Pestalozzi), 314-771-7457

Is It Un-American to Question the President's War Plans?

Week of October 16, 2002

Best Excuse for the Existence of John Ashcroft

Missouri Heavy Metal

Move On

Sure, those horrific 9/11 images are rolling again, but an old vet says to get a grip

Hank Williams Jr.

Almeria Club (Curb Records)

War on War Books

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

Is It Safe Yet?

For Muslims in St. Louis, politics gets personal as fear dominates their lives