Vol. 167 No. 10
COVER
As the violence in Iraq grows more shocking and brutal, TIME explores the roots of the murderous rage--and why the U.S. may be powerless to stop it
Power Struggle, Tribal Conflict Or Religious War? (The Breaking Point / Time Forum)
Four experts shed light on what is really going on in Iraq
The Wild Card (The Breaking Point / Profile)
Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr loathes the U.S.--and may be its best hope for preventing a civil war
BUSINESS
Exclusive: How lobbyists are pulling off a synfuel scheme with help from key lawmakers — and you'll pay
NOTEBOOK
Dinner with Coup Plotters
The New Front Line in the Abortion Wars
Numbers
You're Putting What in There?
Verbatim
Bush's Broken Political Antenna (In The Arena)
Emoting With Your Feet
23 Years Ago in TIME
Milestones
Winning the Pool
Punchlines
NATION
become reality?
Why New Orleans Needs Saving (Viewpoint)
The city's natural vulnerability is also its greatest strength
The Breakaway Republicans
A White House misstep on port security has the G.O.P. running away from its President
It's Do-It-Yourself Security (The Real Problem)
Initially the EPA was in charge of securing U.S. chemical plants from terrorist attacks but now it's the Department of Homeland Security
SOCIETY
Some Evangelicals are abandoning megachurches for minichurches--based in their own living rooms
A More Intimate Sabbath (Religion)
Independant Jewish communities are growing around the country who meet for Sabbath in the homes of their members
Villainy of the Old School (Crime)
British thieves pulled off a heist for the ages last week, but stealing money is becoming a drag
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Sex competed with sobriety on Milan's catwalks last week. But Prada's savage look took the top medal
Psst! The Cubans Are Coming (Dance)
Latin ballet dancers are storming the stage, creating a revolution of Russian proportions
The Red Queen (Dance)
In 1959, Fidel Castro asked Cuba's prima ballerina Alicia Alonso to begin the Cuban National Ballet company--and she still runs it today
7 Favorite Foreign Films (Worth Your Time)
Sweden, France and Japan, movies that break the language barrier
YOUR TIME
Are You Overleveraged? (Money)
PEOPLE
People
LETTERS
ESSAY
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