Eight years since the terrorist attacks on America, and in the week that three men were convicted of plotting to blow up seven passenger jets, Middle East editor Ian Black and columnist Madeleine Bunting discuss the power and influence of al-Qaida, and the effects of British foreign policy on Islamist extremism in the UK.
Former New York governor George Pataki tells Ed Pilkington that the safety of America is undermined by the policies of President Barack Obama.
Steven Morris reports from a ceremony honouring the bravery of British servicemen and women in Afghanistan.
And we celebrate British folk music and the 70th birthday of Topic records – one of the most important and influential independent UK labels ever – with the company's head, Tony Engle, and the celebrated singer June Tabor.
