Armed to the teeth
Is Bush's awesome increase in military spending a reasonable response to the afermath of September 11, or is he creating a force almost too powerful for its own good? Peter Beaumont and Ed Vulliamy report

Is America too powerful for its own good?
Just how powerful is the United States? The Observer asked the leading foreign policy experts on both sides of the Atlantic to assess what the unparalleled power of Bush's America means for the world.