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Chat Transcript Archive

Since the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the CNN.com Community has held many online interviews with experts from all walks of life on the recovery effort, the investigation into the attacks, and the retaliation by the U.S. and its allies. Below is a list of transcripts of these interviews by topic.

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• James Steinberg: Afghanistan war strategy
November 26, 2001

• Andrew Koch: Military strategy and the search for bin Laden
November 19, 2001

• General David Grange: Military update
November 16, 2001

• General Grange: The Taliban retreat from Kabul
November 13, 2001

• General David Grange: Military strategy in Afghanistan
November 5, 2001

• Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd: Capabilities in the military campaign
November 2, 2001

• General Wesley Clark: The military campaign in Afghanistan
November 1, 2001

• John Esposito: War during Ramadan?
October 29, 2001

• Frank Newport: Support for military action against terrorist attackers
September 17, 2001

• Gen. Wesley Clark: U.S. military retaliation options
September 18, 2001

• Madeleine Albright: The road forward
September 18, 2001

• Daniel McGroarty: Reaction to the president's address
September 21, 2001

• Col. John Alexander: How the war on terrorism will be fought
October 3, 2001

• Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy: Women in the war against terrorism
October 8, 2001

• Sgt. Major Eric Haney: Role of U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan
October 12, 2001

• Susan Candiotti: The bin Laden tape and terrorism investigation update
December 13, 2001

• Kelly Wallace: Economic stimulus package and the war on terror
December 7, 2001

• Jonathan Karl: Congressional bipartisanship in trouble
November 28, 2001

• Frank Newport: Public support of antiterrorism strategy stable, high
November 20, 2001

• Jonathan Karl: Capitol Hill Anthrax Investigation
November 21, 2001

• Frank Newport: Public support of antiterrorism strategy stable, high
November 6, 2001

• Kelly Wallace: Bush and Congress
November 2, 2001

• Jonathan Karl: The airport security debate on Capitol Hill
October 31, 2001

• Jonathan Karl: Anthrax on Capitol Hill
October 19, 2001

• Kelly Wallace: Bush's trip to China and Cheney's visit to ground zero
October 19, 2001

• Nic Robertson: Report from Quetta and his last days in Afghanistan
September 21, 2001

• Roger Cossack: Legal fallout of terrorism and the war against it
September 24, 2001

• Christiane Amanpour: Building worldwide alliances to combat terrorism
September 25, 2001

• Kelly Wallace: White House security initiatives
September 27, 2001

• Mike Boettcher: Inside the mind of a suicide bomber
September 28, 2001

• Kelly Wallace: Building the coalition and Cheney's whereabouts
October 4, 2001

• Kelly Wallace: Leadership roles during fight against terror
October 12, 2001

• James Steinberg: What's next in war on terrorism and Middle East
December 17, 2001

• Caspar Weinberger: Rebuild neglected military
December 7, 2001

• Imad Hamad:Arab-American rights
December 6, 2001

• Terry Waite: Understanding Islamic fundamentalists
November 30, 2001

• Richard Butler: Should the U.S. attack Iraq?
November 20, 2001

• Lawrence Eagleburger: Not removing Saddam Hussein "probably a mistake"
November 28, 2001

• "Price of Terror" co-author Allan Gerson
November 14, 2001

• David Brancaccio: The U.S. economy
November 13, 2001

• "Terrorism Factbook" co-authors Marc Miller and Jason File
November 6, 2001

• Barry Glassner: Putting fears in perspective
November 2, 2001

• Diane Swonk: Consumer confidence
October 31, 2001

• Rep. Mike Pence: National security
October 30, 2001

• Ari Schwartz: Does the anti-terrorism law compromise civil liberties?
October 30, 2001

• Laurie Mylroie: Is Iraq involved with U.S. terror attacks?
October 29, 2001

• Khidhir Hamza: Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi weapons program
October 22, 2001

• Ingrid Mattson: What is Islam?
October 18, 2001

Investigation

• Robert Heibel: Intelligence and counterterrorism
September 12, 2001

• Rex Davis: A new kind of terrorist attack
September 12, 2001

• Rep. Mike Pence: International cooperation on anti-terrorism
September 28, 2001

• Joseph Atick: How the facial recognition security system works
October 1, 2001

• Rep. Saxby Chambliss: Anti-terrorism measures in the U.S.
October 2, 2001

• Deputy Postmaster General John Nolan: Safety of the U.S. mail
November 6, 2001

• "The Secret Life of Germs" author Philip Tierno
November 8, 2001

• Elizabeth Fenn: The history of the smallpox virus
November 5, 2001

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Dealing with the continuing anthrax attacks
November 01, 2001

• Dr. Craig Smith: Anthrax treatments and bioterrorism preparedness
October 26, 2001

• Dr. William Hall: Medical impact of bioterrorism
October 19, 2001

• Ron Atlas: Sourcing bioterrorism
October 22, 2001

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta: What is anthrax?
October 5, 2001

• Javed Ali: Anthrax Q&A
October 18, 2001

• David Siegrist: The threat from biological terrorism
October 2, 2001

• William Broad: Confronting the threat of biological terrorism
October 2, 2001

• Charles Patrick Garcia: Being prepared for bioterrorism
October 10, 2001

• Brian Levin: Militias and bioterrorism
October 17, 2001

• Susan Candiotti: The bin Laden tape and terrorism investigation update
December 18, 2001

• Kelly McCann: The role of special operations in finding bin Laden
December 18, 2001

• Bernard Haykel: Muslim reaction to the bin Laden videotape
December 14, 2001

• Peter Arnett: Osama bin Laden and returning to Afghanistan
December 5, 2001

• Peter Bergen: What is Osama bin Laden's next move?
November 15, 2001

• Peter Carbonara: Following the al Qaeda money trail
November 8, 2001

• Peter Bergen: Osama bin Laden and the hijackers' identities
September 14, 2001

• William Weschler: Following the Osama bin Laden money trail
September 27, 2001

• Bernard Haykel: The meaning of bin Laden's videotape
October 11, 2001

• James Steinberg: Afghanistan update and India, Pakistan conflict
December 24, 2001

• Peter Tomsen: Stabilizing post-Taliban Afghanistan
December 13, 2001

• Omar Samad: The interim government in Afghanistan
December 17, 2001

• Sebastian Junger: The bin Laden tape and the war in Afghanistan
December 14, 2001

• Sahar Saba: Women's rights in post-Taliban Afghanistan
November 19, 2001

• Richard Holbrooke: Creating a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan
November 16, 2001

• Mavis Leno: Lives of Afghan women
September 9, 2001

• Thomas Gouttierre: Considering post-Taliban Afghanistan
September 19, 2001

• Ahmed Rashid on The Taliban
September 19, 2001

• Jack Shroder: Afghan terrain and the search for bin Laden
September 25, 2001

• Jere Van Dyk: A historical perspective of the fight over Afghanistan
September 25, 2001

• Robert Young Pelton: Insights into Afghanistan
October 2, 2001

Recovery

• Andrew Kirtzman: New York City after Rudy Giuliani
November 8, 2001

• Tod Rittenhouse: Why the World Trade Center collapsed
September 13, 2001

• Steelman and Angeli: Search and rescue at ground zero
September 14, 2001

• Terry Savage: Protecting your investments after the attack
September 19, 2001

• William Blaul: The Red Cross response
September 19, 2001

• Congressman Gary Ackerman: Recovering in New York
September 28, 2001

• Dr. Joyce Brothers: Coping with tragedy
December 10, 2001

• Dr. Steven Marans: Talking to children about violence
September 13, 2001

• Dr. Andrew Baum: Coping with traumatic stress
September 17, 2001

• Deepak Chopra: Spiritual healing during times of crisis
September 20, 2001

• Barry Glassner: Dealing with fear and rumor in the wake of terrorism
September 25, 2001

• Dr. Jane Goodall: Healing and possibility of peace
September 27, 2001

• Max Lucado: Turning to religion during bad times
October 1, 2001

• Rabbi David Wolpe: Coping with fear and uncertainty
October 1, 2001

• 'Left Behind' author Jerry Jenkins on God and September 11
October 3, 2001

• Richard Murphy: Violence frustrating Mideast peace process
September 25, 2001

• Sherry Ricchiardi: Media coverage of the war in Afghanistan
September 24, 2001

• Frank Newport: Support for President Bush and military action
September 23, 2001

• Mansoor Ijaz: The Pakistan perspective
September 17, 2001

• Ron Saladino: A World Trade Center crash survivor's story
September 13, 2001

• Al-Haaj Ghazi Khankan: The impact on American Muslims
September 20, 2001

• Tamim Ansary: The e-mail read around the world
September 25, 2001

• Howard Kurtz: The line between journalism and sensationalism
September 26, 2001

• Dr. Perphes Volker: Arab and Islamic views on the war against terror?
October 10, 2001

• Lowell Bergman: How Saudi Arabia figures into the war on terror
October 10, 2001

• Howard Kurtz: Media ethics during the war on terrorism
October 11, 2001

• David Jackson: President Bush's prime-time press conference
October 12, 2001

• ACLU's Lucas Guttentag: Immigrants and civil liberties
October 17, 2001

• Daniel Solon: AA Flight 63 security
December 24, 2001

• Rep. Nita Lowey: Aviation security bill
September 31, 2001

• Michael Barr: Hijackings and aviation safety
September 12, 2001

• Terry Trippler: How new airline security procedures affect consumers
September 24, 2001

• Thomas Roger: Self-protection for airline flight crews
September 25, 2001