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The article considers the possibility of a U.S.-Iran war. The U.S. is already stretched thin both militarily and financially. Iran has sponsored terrorist organizations and has increased its power in the Mideast. Iran has delayed and side-stepped around demands to stop enriching uranium. It is estimated that the nation is five years away from having a nuclear bomb, but may only be a year from being a nuclear power. If Iran continues, U.S. and its allies will have to step in.

Focuses on the investigation into the terrorist bombings in London. Reports on how advanced forensics and old-fashioned footwork traced the attacks to four suicide bombers from London with possible ties to al-Qaeda; Description of the four suspects believed to have carried out the bombing; Britons difficulty of accepting the idea that the suspects were Londoners; Discussion of how the biggest police investigation in British history has already unearthed a number of links between the bombers and al-Qaeda.

Focuses on terrorist attacks in London, England in which subways and commuter buses were bombed on July 7, 2005. Report that the attack, which was the largest in London since World War II, killed at least 49 and injured 700; Description of the initial investigations by police and forensics experts; Claim of responsibility for the attack by a group connected to Al Qaeda, who cited retaliation for Great Britain's support of U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Suspicion of investigators that British Moroccans tied to Al Qaeda were behind the bombings; Potential links between the bombing and London and the bombing of trains Madrid, Spain, in March, 2004; Details of Great Britain's policies in the War on Terrorism. INSET: DEADLY COMMUTE.

Looks at Condoleezza Rice and her dazzling of audiences abroad. Evidence that the new Secretary of State has consolidated her power as the chief exponent of the Administration's foreign policy; Belief her best asset is her direct line to President George W. Bush with whom she is very close; Actions she has taken to calm the U.S. position towards Hizballah in Lebanon and leading the push for reform in the Middle East.

Considers what the death of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat might mean for Middle East peace. Reaction from world leaders which offers some hope; Questions of who will fill the leadership void; Failure of the U.S. to act on the optimism by getting peace talks underway; New chairman of the PLO who is Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate former Prime Minister and longtime No. 2 in the organization who will share authority with current Prime Minster Ahmed Qurei; Belief of many that an election will be won by Abbas and why that would be encouraging; The current plan of the Bush administration which to wait; Burden which is on the Palestinians to turn themselves into a model partner before the U.S. or Israel will offer a helping hand; Why this is not really possible; Suggestion that waiting will be defeating to the peace process and that all parties need to sever old stances to make peace possible.

Follows the power struggle in Iraq as the United States prepares to hand over power to the Iraq people. Focus on the work of United Nation envoy, Kajhdar Brahimi; Intention of Brahimi to release the names of the interim-government officials who will run the country for a time until national elections can be set up; How the selection of a new government has been fraught with clashes between ethnic groups and has forced Brahimi to make some concessions; The great unknown which is how long this interim government can last; Why the selection of officials is so controversial to the Iraqis; How each group is diluting the power of another group so that no one gets a majority.

Discusses how weapons of mass destruction have yet to be found in Iraq. War against Iraq that was based on intelligence about banned arms; Argument of U.S. President George W. Bush in favor of a preemptive strike against Saddam Hussein; Experts who believe that weapons will not be found; U.S. officials who argue that weapons will eventually be found; Critics of British Prime Minister Tony Blair who feel that he overstated the case for war; Mistrust of the Iraqi intelligence; Roles of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Pentagon deputy Paul Wolfowitz; Possibility that the Defense Department overinterpreted threats posed by Iraq's stockpiles; Evaluation of the process of interpreting intelligence.

Focuses on U.S. President George W. Bush as he prepares for one final push to win support at the United Nations (UN) for a war to disarm Iraq. Role of Hans Blix, the UN's chief weapons inspector; Views of Blix; Why a second resolution offers advantages to the U.S. administration and to British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Outlook for the decision on whether Iraq is in material breach of UN Security Council resolutions; Difficulties for the U.S. if a new resolution proves unattainable. INSET: WHO'S GOING TO VOTE FOR WAR?.

Discusses the rationale for engaging in war with Iraq. View that U.S. President George W. Bush is passionate about getting Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein out of power; How government officials were analyzing satellite photography searching for evidence of Iraqi weapons production; Discussion of Secretary of State Colin Powell's address to the United Nations and the evidence he will present as proof of Iraq's non-compliance with United Nations policy; Evidence to be presented by Powell including Hussein's link to al-Qeada and Iraq's continued biological weapons buildup.

Presents six reasons why allies of the U.S. want U.S. President George W. Bush to slow down before going to war against Iraq. Need for more proof of illicit biological and chemical weapons in Iraq; Call for United Nations (U.N.) inspections to last longer; Opinion that the U.N. must be the one to authorize war; Belief that invading Iraq disrupts the war on terror; Opinion that Bush is acting like a cowboy; Belief that the U.S. foreign policy is arrogant.

Discusses the possibility of a war between the United States and Iraq. How U.S. strategists have decided to move 100,000 soldiers into the Persian Gulf region; Consideration of the nuclear arms crisis in North Korea; Role of the United Nations weapons inspections team in Iraq; Requirement of Security Council Resolution 1441 that Iraq allow the questioning of Iraqi weapons workers.

Discusses the partnership of U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. How the pair has dealt with the possibility of a war with Iraq; Focus of the war on terror; Effects of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 on the Bush administration; Role of Cheney in the war cabinet; Rates of approval for Bush and Cheney.

Reports on terrorism in Kenya. Discussion of a suicide bombing at the Paradise Hotel near Mombasa and of a surface-to-air-missile attack on an Israeli commercial jetliner; Topics of portable missiles that fire from the shoulder of terrorists, the shift of terrorism to so-called soft targets, and the idea that al-Qaeda is decentralizing and delegating decision-making downward; Discussion of the suggestion that the Mombasa attacks followed anti-Israeli references on the Osama bin Laden audiotape; Investigation into a connection between al-Qaeda and Palestinian groups. INSET: The Dangers of a Pocket Arsenal.

Discusses measure both the United States and Israel have taken in preparing for war with Iraq. Discussion of the Israeli special forces unit, Shaldag; Mention of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK); Discussion of United Nations weapons inspectors.

Focuses on the agreement of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to submit to arms inspections and the question of whether the United States will lead an attack against Iraq. Response of Saddam to the demand by the U.S. that he accept unfettered inspections anytime and anywhere; Debate about the effectiveness of inspections; Efforts of the U.S. to gain support from the United Nations.; Details of the task of the inspectors to probe sites for chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and missiles.

Reports on the surveillance and capture of al-Qaeda member Ramzi Binalshibh, a Yemeni accused of involvement in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Failure to obtain visas; Investigation by U.S. officials; His role in the hijacking; Importance of his capture; Interrogation of Omar al-Faruq; Concerns about alleged al-Qaeda sympathizers in Lackawanna, New York; Changing strategies of terrorists due to war in Afghanistan.

Discusses evidence that Iraq has chemical and biological weapons and is trying to develop a larger arsenal as of September 16, 2002. Speculation that the al-Qaim phosphate plant has a uranium-extraction facility; Debate in the United States about how to manage Saddam Hussein and the doctrine of preemption; Topics of the 1991 United Nations cease-fire resolution, outlook for the development of a nuclear bomb and weapon delivery systems in Iraq, and the question of how dangerous Saddam is.

Focuses on U.S. President George W. Bush and how the September 11 terrorist attacks have affected his presidency. Opinion that his world views conformed with public views following the attacks; View that he is too focused on the war against terror; Concern about his proposal to attack Iraq despite a lack of public support; His reliance on his moral certitude to make decisions; His lack of experience in foreign affairs.

Focuses on the United States relations with Saudi Arabia and the question of whether the U.S. will continue to rely on the Saudis for oil. Impact of anti-Americanism and sympathy for Osama bin Laden's cause that is prevalent in Saudi Arabia; Reluctance of Saudi Arabia to participate in a U.S. operation against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein; Role of Wahhabism in breeding religious zealotry in Saudi Arabia.

Discusses four mistakes that prevented the U.S. from possibly thwarting the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, after revelations that President George W. Bush had been briefed in August 2001 by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that al-Qaeda, headed by Osama bin Laden, might hijack airliners. Memo sent by U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Kenneth Williams that noted a pattern of Arab men signing up at flight schools; Detention of Zacarias Moussaoui, who was suspected of terrorist activity, in August 2001. INSET: WHAT THEY KNEW AND WHEN THEY DID.

Reports that although the United States portrays the regime of Iraq's Saddam Hussein as unstable, it appears that Hussein has not lost power in the country. Description of Hussein as an invisible ruler; Contention that Hussein possesses hidden chemical and biological weapons; The contradictions which seem to surround Hussein; Comparison of Iraq's military force in 1990 and 2001; How Hussein is working to undercut international support for a U.S. attack on him.

Discusses the difficulties that U.S. President George W. Bush is having in negotiating peace in the Middle East. View that Bush does not have a peace plan to implement, that there is concern about his ability to manage a complex foreign policy crisis, and that he might not be able to hold his team of advisers together; Efforts of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah to end the Arab-Israeli conflict; Focus on three statements that Bush has made that hamper his role as a peace broker in the region. INSET: A SCRAMBLED MESSAGE.

Reports on the efforts of United States President George W. Bush to facilitate an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Opinion that Bush's senior foreign policy advisors have shown little regard for the Middle East peace process, and have prevented a serious peace initiative; Role of Secretary of State Colin Powell in the peace process; Description of a speech delivered by Bush in which he demands that Israeli leader Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat end violence in Israel and the West Bank.

Reports on concerns of the United States regarding the alleged meddling by Iran in neighboring Afghanistan. Idea that Iran may be attempting to topple the interim Afghan government; Struggle between pro-Western reformists, led by democratically elected President Mohammed Khatami, and religious conservatives loyal to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei; Belief that Iran is funneling weapons to Ismail Khan, the strongman in the Afghan city of Herat who has been reluctant to obey the new government.

Discusses the United States-led war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Bombardment of key cities, including Kabul, in order to help the Taliban opposition, the Northern Alliance; Pressure in the United States government and internationally to show results in the war or discontinue it; Increased bombing and release of additional ground troops by the United States to speed up the war; Public relations efforts to maintain support for the military.

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, and the assertion that the Northern Alliance does not look ready for war; Possible accidental bombing of civilian targets; Concern about Muslim sentiment in Pakistan; Support of Northern Alliance ground forces with bombing; The potential impact of bad weather.

Reports on the international investigation to link Osama bin Laden to the terrorist attacks in the United States. Allegations in the British white paper detailed in a speech by British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Evidence implicating bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network; Discussion of information given by Djamel Beghal, a Frenchman of Algerian origin who was arrested using a fake passport in the United Arab Emirates and was a veteran of the Al-Qaeda training camps. INSET: THE EUROPEAN CONNECTION.

Reports on the progress of plans to retaliate against al-Qaeda, who are suspected to be the terrorists who attacked the United States in September, 2001. Necessity of building a global coalition against terrorism; Previous attempts to retaliate against terrorist Osama bin Laden; Probability that armed retaliation may be limited to Afghanistan; Reaction of the Taliban government to the possibility of a U.S. attack; Limits of a military approach. INSET: Why the Spooks Screwed Up, by J.F.O McAllister.

Focuses on United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. High expectations which were placed on Powell when he was appointed by President George W. Bush; Perception that he has lacked presence amid the administration; Stance which Powell has taken on defense and foreign policy issues. INSETS: STUCK IN A BOX?;INTERVIEW.

Focuses on Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat and his role in the street violence between Palestinians and Israelis in October 2000. Background on the incident that incited mob violence; Details of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's plan proposed previously at the Camp David summit; Speculation on why Arafat was not ready for the negotiation; How Arafat is linked to militants like the Tanzim forces; Prospects for the peace process.

Recounts President George Bush's recent whirlwind trip to Somalia, where he welcomed in the New Year by visiting US troops and the Somalis they are helping. He then flew to Moscow, where he and Russian President Boris Yeltsin were due to sign the START II treaty, the most sweeping nuclear weapons reduction treaty ever concluded. Warning to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein after US plane shot down an Iraqi plane over the no-fly zone; Letter to Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

Suggests that in sending thousands of American soldiers into Somalia to feed the hungry, President George Bush has sprung a very big operation without clearly defining his short- and long-term goals and seems to mismatch means and ends. The narrowly conceived military action will bring food to the famished while US troops are present, but what happens when they leave? Stress on the humanitarian nature of the operation; United Nations actions.

Focuses on the current status in Georgia, where popularly elected president Zviad Gamsakhurdia has fled to the neighboring republic of Armenia, and the forces of Tengiz Kitovani, member of the Military Council and commander of the rebel National Guard, are now in control. High cost of victory; Setting the dangerous precedent of cyclical struggle between armed political clans; Danger of civil war; Background of Gamsakhurdia; Efforts of Eduard Shevardnadze.

Considers the recent dark soul-searching of the French and notes there is a nagging anxiety over the nation's soul, the French seem to be losing their bearings, their ideals, their dreams. Construction and renewal in Paris; Standard of living and quality of life; Stability, malaise, change; Unemployment, immigrant riots and the search for a new national myth; Relationship between France and a unified Germany; France's seat on the UN Security Council.

Discusses the United States missile attack on Iraq, known as Operation Desert Fox. Statistics on weapons and warplanes; Congressional Republicans and others who suggested that President Bill Clinton ordered the assault in an effort to avert impeachment; The timing of the attack; Report from Richard Butler, head of the United Nations weapons inspection team in Iraq; Damage to Iran's military infrastructure; Reaction from foreign capitals. INSET: At Ground Zero, by Johanna McGeary.

Reports that on December 19, 1998, Bill Clinton became the second president in United States history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. How the event was the climax of an incomparably tumultuous week in Washington, D.C.; Clinton's Middle East trip; The United States' bombing of Iraq; Reaction of Republicans to the military action; Decision of Speaker-elect Robert Livingston to resign; Congressional partisanship; Clinton's future. INSET: The Speaker Who Never Was, by Adam Cohen.

Gives a day-by-day account of the Middle East peace negotiations held at the Wye Plantation, Maryland, in October, 1998. Involvement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat; Terms of the agreement reached, called the Wye River Memorandum; Slow bargaining; Role of the United States in encouraging negotiations; Impact of a grenade attack in Israel; Visit by King Hussein of Jordan. INSETS: The 1998 Wye River Memorandum;America's Traitor, Israel's Patriot, by Mark Thompson.

Recounts the affair of United States President Bill Clinton with Monica Lewinsky. Details of the grand jury report from Kenneth Starr; Role of Clinton's secretary, Betty Currie; Relevance of the lawsuit of Paula Jones; Role of Vernon Jordan in finding a job for Lewinsky; Clinton's gifts to Lewinsky; Allegations against Clinton of obstruction of justice; Lewinsky's affidavit denying a relationship; Response of voters to Clinton's behavior; More. INSET: Enough to impeach?.

Discusses the response of Hillary Clinton to her husband Bill Clinton's apology to the nation for his inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky. The impact that many expect Hillary's reaction to have with the voting public; The apparent difficulty that Bill Clinton had in confessing to his wife; Speculation as to when Hillary actually learned the truth about the relationship; Efforts to take any public anger toward Bill Clinton and defuse it by showing Hillary's pain and anger. INSETS: Time/CNN poll;What he said, and what it really means;How to survive the scandal, by John Cloud et al..

Discusses the impact that the investigation into United States President Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky has had on Clinton and on the institution of the presidency. How Clinton's actions have tarnished the image of president; Speculation about whether his testimony will further tarnish that image; The impact on Clinton's family; Public opinion about Clinton's alleged behavior; How Hillary Clinton has responded; The importance of Clinton's family to him. INSETS: Starr vs. Clinton: Lasting consequences;Thanks, but Hillary doesn't want your...,by Margaret Carlson;When is sex not `sexual relations'?, by Richard Lacayo.

Reports on how Monica Lewinsky and United States President Bill Clinton prepared for their testimony before the grand jury in the investigation over whether or not Clinton did have a sexual affair with Lewinsky. Advice Clinton is receiving from advisors; Possibility Lewinsky's reputation could be questioned at a later time.

Traces the history of how Monica Lewinsky came to the decision to offer testimony in exchange for immunity to prosecutor Kenneth Starr in his investigation into the relationship between Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton. The release of a dress with possible incriminating physical evidence by Lewinsky; How the immunity deal compares with Lewinsky's attitudes about Starr at the beginning of the investigation; Events which may have changed Lewinsky's mind about her testimony. INSETS: Clinton's options;What is sex?;With women like these..., by Margaret Carlson.

Presents details of the shootings which occurred at the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. in late July of 1998. How the shooter Russell Weston entered the building; The deaths of officer Jacob Chestnut and Special Agent John Gibson as a result of the shootings; Background on Weston; Security measures taken at the Capitol. INSET: How to make the Secret Service's `unwanted' list.

Focuses on the legal aspects of sexual harassment. The confusion surrounding laws that define sexual harassment; The contradicting verdicts returned by juries on sexual harassment cases; The two types of sexual harassment, according to the law; Studies of people who have been subjects of sexual harassment cases; Historical details; Speculation on how the law could affect Paula Jones' case against President Bill Clinton. INSET: No go: Why the Army lost a high-profile sex case, by Mark....

Chronicles the allegations that United States President Bill Clinton had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. How either Lewinsky was lying when she swore under oath that she had never had a sexual relationships with the President, or she was lying through the hours of conversations she had with her friend Linda Tripp; The new details that arise as each new tape surfaces. INSETS: Enablers and enforcers: The two White... by Richard Lacayo, et...;When sex is not really having sex, by Walter Kirn, et al.

Discusses the impact that contributions from wealthy Asian interests had on the foreign policy decisions of United States President Bill Clinton. Shadow diplomacy; The case of Johnny Chung and his $366,000 donation which allowed him to visit the White House 49 times; The damage caused by documents released by the White House to show that Anthony Lake had nothing to do with the fund-raising; Background on other Clinton contributors.

Reports that, in November 1995, the House of Representatives voted to block President Bill Clinton from spending any money on the deployment of troops in Bosnia until both houses of Congress specifically authorize it. Hostility of the American people to the notion of American leadership if it requires risking American lives; Clinton's foreign policy deserving more respect than it usually receives; What Americans' top five foreign concerns are.

Comments on remarks made by Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), soon to be chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. President Bill Clinton's public reaction to Helms' remarks about the president; Helms' strongly conservative and sometimes highly quixotic views; His distaste for foreign aid; Priorities he will focus on. INSET: Quotes from Chairman Helms.