America faces a dangerous phase

A new and more dangerous phase of America's counter-attack against terror began on Monday. It is an anxious time in which fears of further terrorist attacks may loom even larger. Bin Laden has warned that Americans may never again feel secure. Right now, we can only know that they feel steadfast, and united in the determination that, however long it takes, Osama bin Laden and his associates will be hunted down.

-- The New York Times