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...wholly objectionable to put Osama bin Laden's face on the cover of TIME? Although we did so because bin Laden is the focus of the news and the terrorism investigation, plenty of you thought we made the wrong choice. "We have to live with the devastation and loss he caused, but we don't need to look at that evil face, big and bold on the cover of your magazine," wrote an angry woman. A California critic wondered, "Why, with the thousands of images of heroism and patriotism available at this time, did you choose him for your cover...
...Target: Osama bin Laden...
...least one sense, Osama bin Laden was not successful [THE WAR, Oct. 1]. One of the stated goals of his terrorist group al-Qaeda is to drive American "infidels" from Islam's sacred soil. But the attacks against innocent civilians on Sept. 11 only resulted in a large U.S. military presence in the Middle East and even greater U.S. resolve. PAUL A. FAWCETT Redmond, Wash...
...least 12 families who lost loved ones in the World Trade Center attacks plan to sue Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. Such efforts used to be considered almost comically futile, but with the passage in 2000 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act, Congress has enabled terrorism victims to sue successfully some foreign governments. How do you get them to pay up? From assets frozen...
...found and frozen about $300 million in Osama bin Laden's and the Taliban's money, and while some of it could revert to a future Afghan government, this may not deter potential plaintiffs--including victims of the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. "For families of victims, suing bin Laden and the Taliban is a way of fighting back," says Pamela Falk, a law professor at the City University of New York. If Congress lists Afghanistan as a terrorist state, she says, "the prospects have never looked better...