The Chicago Sun-Times tries to get inside terrorists' heads by talking to a researcher who has talked to 35 suicide bombers.
Jerrold Post, of George Washington University, says the fanatics do not see any innocent victims in the midst of a jihad.
The former CIA profiler says they are not crazed people. He tells the paper they are rational, logical, above average in intelligence and suffer no major psychological problems. They are just utterly convinced that they are right.
The Boston Globe has a special report on the activities of the 10 hijackers who were based at Boston, following the paper trail of obtained photo identifications, rented mail boxes and airplane tickets.
The Los Angeles Times says even some longtime critics of the practice of racial profiling "now acknowledge that it is inevitable, or even appropriate, under the circumstances."
The paper says that while federal authorities say they are trying to be respectful of people's rights, others say they feel targeted. The Council on American Islamic Relations said that Arab Americans had been unfairly harassed by federal agents because of their ethnic background.
In Britain, the Daily Mail and the Times focus on possible moves to introduce compulsory ID cards, which is one of several anti-terror measures being considered.
The Guardian has a special report from the Northern Alliance frontline of Afghanistan. Under the heading "Trapped in the dark ages, a ragtag army welcomes the US bombs", the paper says the depleted opposition is preparing for the onslaught.
The Daily Express reports that one of the terror suspects arrested in the US had lived in Britain and was believed to be planning chemical attacks using crop-sprayer planes.
The Mirror claims that British secret agents and SAS troops have found chief suspect Osama bin Laden's "lair" and that all escape routes have been sealed.
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