Vol. 142 No. 14
COVER
The Dark Side Of Islam
With terror, Muslim radicals declare war on Arab states that stray from the religious path
The Secret Life of Mahmud the Red (Cover Story)
How an immigrant cabdriver from Egypt became an alleged ringleader of the gang that planted the powerful bomb at the World Trade Center
NATION
Dispatches Beating Swords into Billy Clubs (The Week)
Flies in the Ointment (The Presidency)
Health Report (The Week)
Informed Sources (The Week)
New Ideas in Leisure Wear (The Week)
News Digest September 19-27 (The Week)
Picture of Health (The Presidency)
Clinton wows the crowds with his vision of reform, but can he persuade Congress to help him deliver his dream?
Siege of Sukhumi (Georgia)
Captaining a last-ditch defense, Shevardnadze puts his life on the line to keep his nation whole
Speaking of Health-Care Reform (The Week)
Supreme Courtship (The Week)
The 10 Most Generously Supported Senatorial Recipients of Health Industry Pac Money Since 1983 (The Week)
Vox Pop (The Week)
We Get the Picture (The Week)
Who Says Gays Can't Switch? (The Week)
Winners & Losers (The Week)
You Aren't Now, But Have You Ever Been? (The Week)
WORLD
In a bold bid for absolute power, Boris Yeltsin turned the lights out on parliament, but his hard-line rivals were not ready to concede
When to Go, When to Stay (Diplomacy)
Murky wars like Somalia and Bosnia raise hard questions about whether the U.S. has the will to take on the nasty work of peacekeeping
SCIENCE
Astronomers may have finally detected the invisible matter that will control the fate of the universe
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A Woman's Best Defense (Health)
A maverick scientist contends that menstruation protects against infection
Out in the Cold? (Health Care)
Clinton hates to mention it, but some rationing of care is likely with reform
SOCIETY
Decades of alleged parental sexual abuse ended with 15 shotgun blasts, but can the Menendez brothers convince jurors they did it in self-defense?
RELIGION
In perhaps the most important document of his papacy, John Paul II frames the boundaries of what's right -- and includes contraception among the wrong
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
After two years under glass, the men and women of Biosphere 2 emerge to speak their mind
Spectator Ego Is of Paramount Importance
The Political Interest Pulling the Plug
Time Magazine Contents Page OCTOBER 4, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 14 (Contents)
Time Magazine masthead OCTOBER 4, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 14 (Masthead)
BUSINESS
Wall Street revels in the battle for Paramount, but it could be the only hostile megadeal for quite some time
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
After Alistair Cooke's long tenure, Russell Baker takes over this ^ week as host of Masterpiece Theatre
Betrayal in Beijing (Reviews Cinema)
Bette, Better, Best (Show Business)
With sass and chic, she proves again that to err is Midler, to tour, divine
Conjuring Up Catfish Row (Reviews Television)
Fellowship of Endurance (Reviews Books)
The Heart of American Darkness (Cinema)
Robert Altman's panoramic Short Cuts is a richly pulsating human comedy
The Last Great Set (Reviews Music)
The View From Piccadilly (Art)
In London, a survey of modern American art is spotty and distorted
SPECIAL SECTION
A wayward tug in a foggy bayou may have led to Amtrak's worst accident