Vol. 159 No. 9

NATION

Dead And Forsaken
A horrific discovery in Georgia shows how easy it is to cheat the grieving

WORLD

To The Brink
It's not just the soaring body count. Both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are using new tactics to inflict death on each other. Is all-out war inevitable?

Terror's Changing Tactics

The Battle Over Peacekeeping
As the fighting in Afghanistan drags on, American troops risk being dragged into a messy civil war

Lonely at the Top
Spend time with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, and you discover how he uses a light touch--plus a lot of U.S. firepower--to keep the warlords at bay and his country united

"Our People Were Shot At" (Interview)

Death In The Shadow War
Was Daniel Pearl's brutal murder part of a plot against the U.S.--or Musharraf and his reforms?

SPORT

Leap of Faith (Winter Olympics)
WITH A FLAWLESS PROGRAM, SARAH HUGHES GLIDES PAST MICHELLE KWAN TO WIN GOLD

Mettle! (Winter Olympics)
They got Games. Salt Lake City proved to be a great host to the host team. The Olympians of '02 are America's most diverse and successful ever. Here are some of the winners who accounted for 34 U.S. m

NOTEBOOK

15 Years Ago In TIME

Notebook

A Critical Saudi Peace Initiative

That's Militainment! (Mediawatch)
The war on terror gets the Cops treatment. Evil axis, evil axis, what you gonna do?

Milestones (Milestones)

Agent Of Change

For The Record

Al-Qaeda Roads Lead To Rome

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Chuck Reducks (Appreciation)
Chuck Jones just made cartoons. But they were far more than kid stuff

Milosevic Confronts His Angry Accusers
The man on trial for war crimes is belligerent and defiant. So is his lawyer

They Still Don't Get It
How can a church that judges so many faithful cover up its own offenses?

The Gleam Of A Pearl
The reporter died for his curiosity, the noblest form of intellectual energy

BUSINESS

HP's Fierce Face-Off
Despite a brutal boardroom battle, Carly Fiorina is closing in on her Compaq bid

Turning Your Phone Into A Mini-PC (Innovation)

EDUCATION

Class Warfare
Military programs are on the march in inner-city public schools. Are they rescuing at-risk kids or pushing them into becoming soldiers?

LAW

Domestic Disputes
Nearly every state prohibits same-sex marriage. But what are the rights of transsexuals who wed?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Right Man, Right Time (The Arts / Music)
The debate on global poverty needed a bit of glamour. Bono supplied it

Bono (The Arts / Music)
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ROCK STAR IS ALSO AFRICA'S BIGGEST ADVOCATE. BUT BONO KNOWS HE HAS TO MAKE THE CASE FOR AID WITH HIS HEAD, NOT HIS HEART

Political Rock Evolution (The Arts / Music)

A Tale Of Two Hanks (The Arts / Music)
Two descendants of country music's greatest poet are carrying on his legacy in very different ways

Television (The Arts / Short Takes)

Ozzy, Not Ozzie (The Arts / Television)
He's no Nelson, but his family has its own value

Homo Zapiens (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Victor Pelevin

Last Orders (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Fred Schepisi

Exhibition (The Arts / Short Takes)

Bea Arthur On Broadway (The Arts / Short Takes)

Don't Worry About Me (The Arts / Short Takes)
Joey Ramone

YOUR TIME

Who Needs Snow? (Personal Time / Your Technology)
You can have the fun of winter sports all year round--if you don't mind the gawkers

To Clip Or To Coil? (Personal Time / Your Health)
Today patients with cerebral aneurysms face a difficult choice: brain surgery or a less proven alternative

Mammography News (Personal Time / Your Health)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)

SPECIAL SECTION

Hey, You! That's Mine! (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Dividing family heirlooms can rekindle or begin the ugliest of family feuds. Here's how some families are sorting the goods

Culinary Cubs (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Kids are really cutting up in the kitchen. They're learning about math and mixing too

"Without This Ring..." (Time Bonus Section / Families)
A divorce ceremony can help ease the grief and pain at the end of a marriage

Super Mannies (Time Bonus Section / Families)
They cook, they nurture. Who says being a nanny is just for women?

Pop Fiction (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Stars and storybook characters are inspiring more teens to write for the Web. Is this a good thing?

PEOPLE

People

TO OUR READERS

Reporters' Notebook (Reporters' Notebook)
We asked three of our journalists what it was like to spend time behind the scenes with the newsmakers they write about in this week's issue. Their thoughts:

LETTERS

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