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Focuses on the immediate future in a post-war Iraq. Discussion of the 13-point platform produced from a meeting of leaders of the different factions and groups living in Iraq; View of the author that all the ends for which the war launched must be achieved; Discussion of the need to find Saddam Hussein; How the Iraqi fearful of Hussein need to know that he is dead or captured; Impact of not finding weapons of mass destruction; View that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is desperate to find weapons of mass destruction; Cash reward offered for information leading the discovery of weapons; Discussion of Jay Garner, the man in charge of restoring order to Iraq with respect to democratic principles.

Describes the chaos, violence, looting, freedom, and jubilation in Iraq after the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime in Baghdad. Rumors that Saddam has survived the bombings; Disappearance of the Baath Party enforcers and official communications; The search by United States soldiers for weapons of mass destruction; Relations between the Iraqis and the liberating soldiers; The challenge of planning humanitarian and postwar efforts; Discussion of setting up a government authority that will support democracy, installing a legitimate army, and recruiting a police force; Efforts to prevent looting; Statistics of the war in Iraq.

Focuses on the military preparedness of the United States in the war with Iraq. Assumptions made by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush including little resistance from the Iraqi; Comments from Army Lieutenant General William Wallace regarding improper training received prior to war; Reasons why the Iraqi people are not welcoming coalition forces; Impact of trying to fight a war while limiting civilian casualties.

Focuses on the message U.S. President George W. Bush is trying to convey with respect to the war in Iraq while the American public and press question the progress made and military preparedness. Discussion of the administration's new message about resolve; View of the progress made by coalition forces as being stalled by guerrilla attacks and sand storms; Discussion of the expectations of the administration when entering the war; Recount of press conference.

Describes the allied bombing attack on Iraq which destroyed military and government installations in Baghdad. How the original plan was pre-empted due to an intelligence report that pinpointed the location of a bunker used by Saddam Hussein; Details of how ground troops invaded southern Iraq; Outlook for resistance from Saddam's Republican Guard units; Discussion of the decision of United States President George W. Bush to target Saddam directly; Impact of aerial bombardment and propaganda. INSETS: THE TOP GUNS OF A DYING REGIME;BOMBING IRAQ;HIGH-TECH BRUTE FORCE.

Reports on efforts to preserve wilderness areas across the globe. Protection of the wildlife and rain forests in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia; Biodiversity in wilderness areas; Effects of human encroachment in the wilderness; Attempts by Kevin Kelly and Stewart Brand, as part of the All Species Initiative, to catalog every species on earth; Strategies of conservation groups, including the debt-for-nature swap; Carbon credit offsets; Ecotourism; Development of marine reserves and wildlife corridors; Philanthropic purchases of wilderness.

Focuses on the Mormon church of Utah. Efforts of the president of the church, Gordon Hinckley, in promoting openness and diversity; Anticipation of the 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City, Utah; Origins of the Mormon religion in Utah; Problems of high birth rates and declining industries; Thoughts of minority non-Mormons living in Utah; Social conditions and urbanization.

Discusses the efforts of the United States military and anti-Taliban forces to find Osama bin Laden, Mullah Mohammed Omar, and other al-Qaeda members in the Tora Bora cave complex of Afghanistan. Details of the war strategy in Afghanistan, including the air efforts of the U.S. and those on the ground of the anti-Taliban fighters; Problems surrounding the control of the manhunt between the U.S. and the anti-Taliban forces; Attempts by the U.S. to dispatch Afghan warlords to find bin Laden.

Focuses on Afghanistan and deals being made by the Northern Alliance and the Taliban as the Taliban's government is defeated. Details of a meeting for a surrender of Taliban fighters in Kunduz; Idea that Afghanistan could collapse into chaos; Concern of the Bush Administration for stabilizing Afghanistan and eliminating Osama bin Laden; Description of Afghanistan as a nation of warlordism, betrayal and defection.

Focuses on the fighting style and tactics of Afghan soldiers. Description of the attack of the Northern Alliance on horseback against Taliban forces in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan; View that the action of the war may be shifting to the southern part of the country; Use of B-52 carpet bombs by the United States to attack the Taliban; How the Northern Alliance has led the ground war; Concerns among U.S. officials about the resolve of the Taliban to continue fighting.

Discusses the United States-led war on terrorism in Afghanistan. Impact of the execution of Abdul Haq, who led opposition against the Taliban regime; Suggestions on how to improve American military strategy; Discussion of the need to accept a long war; Possibility that some bombs will hit civilian targets; Concern about Muslim sentiment in Pakistan; Support of Northern Alliance ground forces with bombing; The potential impact of bad weather.

Describes the United States special-operations troops who have entered Afghanistan in the war against terrorism as of October 29, 2001. Details of their operations; Reasons for ground troops to enter Afghanistan; Comments from the Taliban about ground troops; Aims of the U.S. campaign; Worries of American officials; Possible unforeseen hazards of combat in Afghanistan; Description of the air campaign; Civil war between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance. INSET: THE U.S. VS. TALIBAN.

Reports on the United States bombardment of Afghanistan and how special forces are preparing for war. Idea that the Pentagon's war-fighting method is irrelevant; Role of special forces, who must wage war on the ground; Effect of the bombing on Afghans; Role of international politics; Attitude of Northern Alliance commanders; View that the U.S. will not be fighting a conventional war with the Taliban; U.S. options for running commandos into Afghanistan. INSET: Killing Time on the Road to Kabul.

Focuses on shark attacks. Methods of attack; Attack of swimmer Jessie Arbogast in Pensacola, Florida; Fascination with sharks; Increase in shark attacks; How humans are much more dangerous to sharks; Comparison of bull, tiger and great white sharks; Assertion that most people attacked by sharks are inadvertent intruders rather than targeted prey.

Discusses the school shooting in Santee, California, allegedly by 15-year-old student Charles Andrew Williams, in which two students were killed. Background on Williams' family life and his relationship with other students; How he talked about his plan to shoot up the school; Speculation on why the shooting occurred; Topics of bullying and alienation.

Reports on Wu Fang's attempt in China to bring justice to those involved in an attack in 1988. How her husband, Wang Maoxing, and three other women threw sulfuric acid on her face, chest and thighs; Discussion of corruption in Chinese courts in which the powerful are unaccountable for their actions; Involvement of Wang Nongye in the attack of Wu Fang.

Focuses on Shanghai General Motors (SGM) and its influence on the automobile trade in China. Target production and profit levels of the company, which is a joint venture between General Motors Corp. (GM) and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.; Failure of the Chinese ventures of other foreign carmakers, and factors contributing to GM success there; Impact of China's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on sales of SGM vehicles. INSET: In Washington, a Marriage Of Convenience..., by Sally B....

Discusses the boom in wine production for big wineries. Jon Moramarco and the success of his winery in Los Angeles, California; Difficulties in the wine industry for small vineyards; Expansion of vineyards around the world and what this means for growers; Lack of wine drinkers in U.S. despite high production rates there; Consolidation trends outside the U.S.

Discusses the hostage situation in the Philippines. Separatist group Abu Sayyaf which holds 21 mostly foreign hostages; Peace talks between Muslim separatists and the predominantly Catholic central government which have stalled under the power of President Joseph Estrada; Hopes for hostage release which are placed on negotiating tactics of former Muslim rebel leader Nur Misuari; Economic situation which worsens because of political risk.

Discusses life in the Iraqi town of Basra during the Iraqi War. Standoff between British troops and Ba'athist fanatics; British and American war planners who wanted to see Iraqis welcoming troops into a liberated city; Basra which closed down during the first few days of fighting; Some Basrans who were glad to see the bombs fall; British 7th Armored Brigade and the Royal Marines who marched virtually unopposed in Basra.

Discusses part of the U.S. military strategy for in the event of war with Iraq. Use of emergency humanitarian aid in an effort to unearth Saddam Hussein's stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons; Importance of the second wave of soldiers in the military efforts; Difficulties faced in deploying the strategy.

Focuses on actor and comedian, Robin Williams. Discussion of why he is working live stage shows; Career highlights in the motion picture industry; Roles that Williams has had in films, including the one in 'One Hour Photo'; Details of 'Insomnia,' which will be released in May 2002; Statement that he goes onstage without a scripted comedy routine.

Examines how Afghans must battle disease and malnutrition as a consequence of the war on terrorism. The lack of sufficient medical supplies or doctors; Effect of disease on Afghan children; Reasons for the shortage of medical personnel in the country; The negative effect of bad hygiene.

Reports on a Northern Alliance assault on Chagatai ridge, Afghanistan. Intent of the attack to create a hole in the Taliban front line in northern Afghanistan and begin a push on the city of Taloqan; How United States fighter bombers have been hitting Taliban targets along the ridgeline; Tactics of tank commanders of the Northern Alliance; Retaliation of the Taliban.

Reports on United States' efforts to find Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Idea that the U.S. should send spies to the Afghan border where terrorists meet and carry on their business; Reliance on regional allies such as Pakistan and India for intelligence information; View that the failure of the American intelligence community is its lack of good human intelligence, which is needed to penetrate terror networks; Discussion of relations between the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency.

Reports on the United Front, the resistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Anticipation of the United Front for the war of the United States against the Taliban in Afghanistan; Outlook for an alliance between the United Front and the U.S.

Discusses political unrest in Indonesia and the president, Abdurrahman Wahid. Background on Wahid, or Gus Dur, a politician who is viewed as unpredictable; Issue of religious strife between Christians and Muslims; Status of the country's economy; How the influence of former dictator Suharto affects Indonesia; Commitment of Wahid to democracy and free markets; Tactics of opposition politicians against Wahid.

Discusses the election of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Chen Shui-bian, as president of Taiwan. How Chen's win ends 55 years of Kuomintang or Nationalist Party rule; China's attempt to influence the elections; China's concern that Chen will declare an independent state and lead the island away from reunification.

Reports on Xanana Gusmao, East Timor's rebel leader. Criticism of Gusmao from other leaders in the National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT); Violence in East Timor after a vote for independence from Indonesia in August 1999; Background on Gusmao; How he used his imprisonment as a platform for the resistance.

Reports on the progress of the Internet industry in China as of February 2000. Success of dotcom companies Netease.com and Sohu.com; Impact of the Internet industry on the Chinese government; Number of Internet users in the country; Forecast continued growth of the industry; Concern that the Internet will reduce the government's power over the masses; Effort to regulate the Internet.

Focuses on Johnny and Luther Htoo, the 12-year-old twins who lead the Karen rebel force known as `God's Army' in Burma. Events leading to the Htoo twins' emergence as leaders; Mystique surrounding the twins; Attitude of members of the mainstream Karen resistance toward the twins; Speculations on the whereabouts of the twins after a hospital raid in Thailand.

Reveals the malevolent side of Baghdad. Instances of people getting shot in the street; Efforts to physicians to save gunshot victims.

Focuses on the friendly fire that has occurred during the war in Iraq. Description of the procedures allied soldiers must cycle through before shooting at vehicles encountered in the desert; Percentage of American forces killed by friendly fire in the Persian Gulf conflict; Comments regarding the increase in friendly fire-related deaths in the military.

Discusses the trial of Robert Blake, a former television actor who is accused of murdering his wife, Bonnie Bakley in California. Details of the case; Comparison to the case of O.J. Simpson, another celebrity who was accused of killing his wife; Opinion that the Los Angeles Police Department is handling Blake's case carefully because it does not want a Simpson-like case that could cause a scandal.

Reports on how Afghans have learned to deal with fear after 22 years of war. Risk from minefields and unexploded ordnance; Danger to reporters after a Taliban offer of a reward for the death of any Western journalist; Risk in traveling outside major towns; Statement that conditions are too dangerous to distribute food from the World Food Program; How everyday exposure to danger has hardened Afghans.

Reports on efforts to account for Taliban soldiers during a time of surrenders and swapped allegiances in Afghanistan. Data on prisoners of war; Increase in the number of anti-Taliban forces; Pockets of resistance; Indication that some Taliban have left the country; Estimation of the number killed by air attacks and by the Northern Alliance; Idea that the Taliban would return if the United States stopped bombing.

Presents a personal narrative of the surrender of Taliban military leaders to Northern Alliance leaders in Afghanistan. Description of a military ambush by Taliban troops against Northern Alliance troops; Details of the surrender; Condition of prisoners taken by the Northern Alliance.

Focuses on Mohammed Zahir Shah, the exiled king of Afghanistan. How he has become the focus of international attention, as world leaders seek a viable alternative to replace the Taliban regime in Afghanistan; Comment that the King is seen to have a measure of objectivity about the feuding ethnic factions in Afghan politics, due to his long absence; Speculation about the king's potential role in a post-Taliban Afghanistan.

Discusses the Stolen Generation, the Aborigines who were taken from their homes by the Australian government. Attempt of the government to assimilate the children into white society; Policy of taking Aboriginal children which stemmed from eugenic theories; Account of Archie Roach who was taken from his family by the government; Australia's Prime Minister John Howard and his refusal to apologize for the past actions of the government.

Reports on the abduction of tourists from a resort on Sipadan Island, off the coast of Malaysia, by members of Abu Sayyaf. Description of the terrorism of the Muslim rebel group from the Philippines; Members' struggle for an independent Muslim state; Comments from Abu Sayyaf's leader, Khadaffy Janjalani.

Profiles Noah Idechong, native of the archipelago Palau which is renowned for its marine life. Idechong's efforts at marine conservation; Career with the government's Division of Marine Resources; Role in the passing of the Marine Protection Act of 1994; Founder of the Palau Conservation Society.