Dissecting the Case (pages 2-3)
1. For the Administration's case, the great value of Resolution 1441 is the clarity with which it states that obstructing its terms constitutes a material breach that would provoke "serious consequences."
2. The evidence includes the presence of al-Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and links between Baghdad and the band of Kurdish fundamentalists called Ansar al-Islam that has ties to al-Qaeda.

Awestruck (pages 4-5)
1. Pentagon leaders received intelligence information that was thought to pinpoint the Baghdad bunker where Saddam was believed to be sleeping.
2. Germany and France believed U.N. inspections should have been given more time; they also argued that there was some evidence that inspections were succeeding.

Inside Saddam Hussein's Head (page 6)
1. Saddam lived in "hothouse isolation" and had extremely limited contact with any ideas but his own.
2. Saddam may have sensed an opportunity for survival in his belief that the U.S. could not stomach high casualty counts. Experts also argue that for Saddam, death is a better alternative than losing power.

Armed with Their Teeth (page 7)
1. The soldiers were ordered to kneel on one knee, point their weapons away from the crowd and smile.
2. The citizens' primary needs were power and water. Some citizens of Najaf offered to join the fight against Saddam.

Building Analytical Skills (page 8)
1. In the top cartoon the eagles represent the U.S. circling Saddam Hussein; in the middle cartoon the sword represents force destroying diplomacy; in the bottom cartoon President Bush rides a bomb that symbolizes the cost of the war.
2. The top cartoon suggests that the outcome of a war is inevitable and that Saddam is doomed. The middle cartoon regrets the failure of diplomacy; the bottom cartoon hints that the war's cost will lead to economic instability in the U.S.
3. The eagles, representing the U.S., are a reference to the practice of vultures circling a dying person. The article reveals Saddam's ruthlessness in attaining power, along with his insistence on absolute loyalty and an insulated worldview. If Saddam lost power, it would destroy the monumental myth he has spent his life creating.
4. The famous phrase to which this cartoon alludes is, "The pen is mightier than the sword." The cartoonist reveals his regret that force prevailed over diplomacy. The Pentagon pre-empted its plans and launched an early attack on a Baghdad bunker in which Saddam was believed be sleeping.
5. The cartoonist is referring to the Air Force's largest non-nuclear bomb, which has been dubbed "The Mother of All Bombs," suggesting that a war with Iraq will lead to huge deficits for the U.S. government. The cartoon portrays President Bush as a cowboy or rodeo rider trying to tame the huge deficit that would result from a war. The Bush Administration might deny that the cost of the war would lead to deficits and might also argue that deficits aren't necessarily a bad thing for the economy.

Can Anyone Govern This Place? (page 9-10)
1. The problems facing post-war Iraq include bringing security and democracy to the people, restoring electricity and running water, bringing rampant crime under control and rebuilding the bombed-out infrastructure. Garner was unsuccessful in tackling these problems and was relieved of his job after just a month.
2. Bremer made it clear that Saddam's loyalists from his now-outlawed Baath Party will no longer be given key positions at government ministries. Under Bremer, soldiers are going into a different section of town every day to help with garbage collection and medical care.

The War Comes Back Home (pages 11-12)
1. Anyone arriving from one of 33 mostly Muslim nations and seeking asylum in the U.S. will be automatically jailed while the asylum application is pending.
2. The Executive Branch makes this determination.

Civil Liberties versus National Security (page 13)
Answers will vary depending on the issue selected and on students' opinions and experiences.

Taking Aim at 2004 (pages 14-15)
1. The Bush Administration views tax cuts, along with preaching confidence, as key to improving the economy.
2. The Bush campaign is planning to use the Powell Doctrine of overwhelming force in its fund-raising efforts for the 2004 election, hoping to raise "more money than God."

Bush's Supreme Challenge (page 16)
1. Blocking Gonzales's nomination may play badly with Hispanic voters, whose support Democrats seek.
2. Republicans want a Justice who is strict and outspoken on core conservative issues, namely abortion and affirmative action; for them Gonzales is too unpredictable, and perhaps too moderate.

Now She's Got Game (page 17)
1. Title ix compliance can be shown in one of three ways: by making the percentage of female athletes the same as the percentage of female students; by showing an ongoing history of increasing opportunities for women; or by showing that the school is accommodating the interests and abilities of women.
2. Due to a concern about quotas, U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige appointed a 15-member Commission on Opportunity in Athletics to consider changes to Title IX.

Where Did My Raise Go? (pages 18-19)
1. Many companies are holding the line on compensation so that they can compete in an increasingly global economy in which low costs are key to survival.
2. to guard against deflation
3. Reich recommends a major investment in public education.

The Real Face of Homelessness (page 20)
1. According to the study, the most efficient solution to homelessness is to provide permanent housing to the "chronic homeless"–usually the mentally ill, substance abusers or very sick–who will probably be homeless for life.
2. The Administration has budgeted $35 million, scraped together from within the existing budgets of three hud departments.

Seven Astronauts, One Fate (pages 21-22)
1. The engineers who build the shuttles know that so much has to work so perfectly that we should expect them to fail catastrophically every 100 missions or so, yet the agency keeps muscling forward.
2. the anniversary of the January 1986 loss of the Challenger shuttle

Who's the No. 1 Palestinian Now? (page 23)
1. Abbas hopes to reduce the violence against Israelis by persuading the terrorist group Hamas to observe a truce.
2. For the first time, Sharon referred to Israel's presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as an "occupation," outraging many right-wing Israelis.

Why the War on Terror Will Never End (pages 24-25)
1. Both CIA and FBI counterterrorism officials think bin Laden is hiding somewhere in the mountains along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
2. Improvements in security and surveillance have made it much harder for al-Qaeda to pull off a long-planned, complex, relatively expensive operation in the West, such as the one that occurred on Sept. 11. There are also better
controls on the flow of funds to terrorist groups. But because of the destruction of the terrorist camps in Afghanistan, the organization does not need as much money to function as it did before.

The Truth About SARS (pages 26-27)
1. The who says the global cost of sars is approaching $30 billion.
2. It's pure luck that the U.S. has not been hit harder by SARS.

How Dangerous Is North Korea? (pages 28-29)
1. South Korean officials are pushing the U.S. to negotiate a climb-down with Pyongyang; they believe that Kim Jong Il, North Korea's leader, is desperate to end his country's isolation and would agree to give up his nuclear ambitions if the U.S. dangled the promise of normalized relations and pledged not to attack him.
2. Some U.S. military officials believe that a conventional exchange with North Korea could result in as many as 1 million South Korean casualties; there is also the possibility that North Korea might try to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield.

Charts and Maps in Focus (page 30)

The Truth about SARS
1. 205
2. Answers will vary.
3. 0
4. China (Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China, Singapore, Canada, Vietnam and Taiwan.
5. 275
6. the U.S., Canada, Great Britain

How Dangerous Is North Korea?
1. a truce line between North and South Korea, 2.5 miles wide and 155 miles long
2. 12
3. 376,860
4. North Korea: Pyongyang; South Korea: Seoul
5. True
6. 5,223,140
7. North Korea has more troops, tanks and artillery, but South Korea has a better-equipped navy and an alliance with the United States.

Who's Bugging Castro? (page 31)
1. Paya's most effective tool is the Varela Project, a national petition drive calling for a plebiscite on free speech, multiparty elections and increased private enterprise.
2. Paya's goal is democratic reform; his method is nonviolence. Martin Luther King, Jr,. is a model.
3. If President Bush is too critical of Castro, it could provoke further crackdowns on dissidents.

Current Events In Review (page 32)
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