Vol. 137 No. 8
NATION
Careful, Tio Sam Might Want You
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Dance Till It Hurts
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Dick Cheney's Memory Gap
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Did I Hear You Insult That Veggie?
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Good Word, Better Protection
The Battlefront: Saddam's Endgame (The Gulf War)
Trapped by mounting losses, Iraq tries a last-ditch ploy -- but the allies only step up preparations for the ground war
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
The Two Sides of Warspeak
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Who'Ll Arrange The Coronation?
WORLD
After a perfunctory trial, dissidents get stiff sentences
South Africa: Courting Trouble
Amid a tangle of politics, fear and intrigue, the prosecution finds it isn't so easy to bring Winnie Mandela to trial
World Notes
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Divorce, Czech-Style
World Notes
JAPAN: Flirting with a Meltdown
World Notes
KENYA: A Private Quest For Justice
World Notes
LIBERIA: Not Quite a Breakthrough
World Notes
PERU: Life in the Time Of Cholera
Yugoslavia: Breaking Up Is Hard
But rising nationalism makes it seem increasingly inevitable, and the only real question is whether violence can be avoided
WAR & TERRORISM
Living with Saddam
Consequences: What If Saddam Pulls Out? (The Gulf War)
Iraq will emerge with its military substantially defanged, if not yet completely tamed, but its menacing President might keep his job
Don't Reject a Cease-Fire (The Gulf War)
Holding out for complete surrender as an alternative to any peace negotiations will guarantee a long, destructive war, fracture the alliance and destabilize the region
How The Allies Might Retaliate (The Gulf War)
It's A Grand Old (Politically Correct) Flag (The Gulf War)
Life on The Line (The Gulf War)
For the grunts in the northern desert, the war is a tale of dark fear, deep pride, lost mail, long waits and improvisation
Strategy: Fighting a Battle by the Book (The Gulf War)
A military plan designed to fight World War III will get its first real test on the ground and in the skies over the Persian Gulf
The Air War: How Targets Are Chosen (The Gulf War)
The tragedy in Baghdad reveals the painstaking methods used to identify military installations and -- usually -- to spare civilians
The Arab World: All Quiet Under the Pyramids (The Gulf War)
Unlike many Arabs, most Egyptians detest Saddam Hussein and are not filling the streets with anti-Western protests
The Presidency (The Gulf War)
Waiting for the Bugle Call
The Press: Just Whose Side Are They On? (The Gulf War)
As journalists clamor for more news, many Americans accuse them of being too pushy and too accepting of Iraq's side of the story
War Of Images (The Gulf War)
Weapons: Coping with Chemicals (The Gulf War)
Though frightening, an Iraqi assault with poison gas or biological agents might not be as ghastly as its potential victims imagine
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A man-made antibody battles massive infections
Controlling A Childhood Menace (Health)
Lead poisoning poses the biggest environmental threat to the young
SOCIETY
A distressing number of youths are bitten early by the betting bug
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
American individualism draws fire from a new intellectual movement that re-emphasizes social obligation
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 137, No. 8 FEBRUARY 25, 1991
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 137, No. 8 FEBRUARY 25, 1991
BUSINESS
The Middle East war has rekindled consumer hatred of petroleum companies. In fact, they get more loathing than loot
Business Notes
LITIGATION: Nabisco Faces The Music
Business Notes
MANUFACTURING: Harmony in Hog Heaven
Business Notes
MEDIA: Financial News Debt Work
Business Notes
TAXES: Is This Kid For Real?
Business Notes
WALL STREET: Rocketing Stocks
Fighting For Their Lives
The world's airlines, battered by war and recession, slug it out in a brawl that will reshape the industry for years to come
Mr. Sam Stuns Goliath
After a century as the giant of U.S. retailing, Sears loses the top spot to folksy, hard-charging Wal-Mart
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
King Ralph is a royal romp, but Scenes from a Mall just wanders
BOOKS (Books)
Hot Spots: BAGHDAD WITHOUT A MAP by Tony Horwitz
What's Wrong with the Grammys (Music)
Lame choices and noisy critics give the awards a dubious rep
MISCELLANY
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Trusting Ourselves with the News