Now, the Legal War (Investigations / The Home Front)
The feds indict their first 9/11 suspect and are hot on the trail of other alleged al-Qaeda operatives

Terrorism: Can Al-Qaeda Find A New Nest? (Investigations / Terrorism)
To do their worst, terrorists need a sanctuary. The next order of battle is to deny them one


Arafat's Dance Of Death
With the Palestinian leader's own men joining in terror attacks, it's not clear which side he is on


The Manhunt: Inside Tora Bora (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The Manhunt)
Osama bin Laden's forces make a last stand in the White Mountains. Now U.S. special-operations troops aim to bring the fighting to a close

We Calculated In Advance The Number Of Casualties From The Enemy... (The Bin Laden Tape)

The Shadowy Visitor (The Bin Laden Tape)
BIN LADEN'S COHORT

The Manhunt: A Trip Inside bin Laden's Caves (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The Manhunt)
ON THE FRONT LINE

Payback Time (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The War)

A tour of Omar's palace and Osama's lair: What They Left Behind (The Taliban / The Spoils)
A tour of Omar's palace and Osama's lair

The Manhunt: Cornered (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The Manhunt)


Milestones: 56 Years Ago in TIME (Milestones)

Notebook: Dec. 24, 2001

Hill Monitor: Armey Halted; DeLay Marches On (Hill Monitor)

Clean Enough to Wash Your Hands

A Touch of Home for the Holidays

Milestones Dec. 24, 2001 (Milestones)

Steaming Through the Embargo

An Enron Link to Energy Policy?

Heads Of State: After the ABM Treaty, More Trouble Ahead (Heads Of State)

Bill Maher (Q&A)

For The Record Dec. 24, 2001 (Milestones)

School Debate

Afflicted By War


Only In Their Dreams (Essay)
Why is the Arab street silent? Because a radical Muslim fantasy has met reality

Awfully Ordinary (Essay)
What happened to the evil genius? How bin Laden's tape cuts him down to size

TIME.com This Week DEC. 17--23 (Time.com)
DEC. 17--23

Comfort Food in Toyland
With families hunkering down, sales of classic toys have surged--a bright spot in a bleak retail season


Cinema: Lord Of The Ring (The Arts / Cinema)
MUHAMMAD ALI AND WILL SMITH TURN THE CHAMP'S LIFE INTO A MOVIE AS STIRRING--AND COMPLEX--AS THE MAN

Cinema: Film Review: An Epic Light on Its Feet (The Arts / Cinema)

Cinema: Ali In History: An American Original (The Arts / Cinema)

The Best and Worst of 2001: The 2001 Best and Worst (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
CINEMA|DESIGN|TV|MUSIC|BOOKS|THEATER|ADS|SPORT

The Best and Worst of 2001: Cinema (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Cinema (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Design (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Television: Best and Worst of 2001 (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Music (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Books (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Theater (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Advertising (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

The Best and Worst of 2001: Sport (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)

Art: When Beauty Was Virtue (The Arts / Art)
The great Italian Renaissance portraits of women were dream images. But truthful likenesses? No

The Renegade Gourmet (The Arts / Show Business)
Kitchen Confidential author Anthony Bourdain is back with a new book and a Food Network show


A New Kind of Layoff Insurance (Personal Time / Your Money)
Do you have the savings to weather months without a job? If not, here's how to use your home as a lifeline

'Tis the Season to Be Thrifty (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Even Santa has his helpers. So why not let comparison-shopping sites save you time and money this year?

Rx: Not for the Elderly (Personal Time / Your Health)
A million American senior citizens each year take drugs they should probably never be given. What to watch for

In Brief: Dec. 24, 2001 (Personal Time / Your Health)

In Brief: Dec. 24, 2001 (Personal Time / Your Technology)


Global Briefing: Dec. 24, 2001 (Global Business / Global Briefing)

Biotech Grows Up (Global Business / Technology)
This young industry is revolutionizing the business of drug discovery and is turning out real products and profits

Cash Flows Into Biotech (Global Business / Technology)
And investment pros are hiring more scientists

Crunching Digits for Drugs (Global Business / Technology)
Computer giants smell an opportunity in biotechnology

E-Management: Can You Print It For Me? (Global Business / E-Management)
Here's why the spread of PCs causes us to use more paper

E-Commerce: B2B Survivors (Global Business / E-Commerce)
A few smart firms are transforming themselves into brokers, auctioneers and software designers

People to Watch in International Business (Global Business / World Beaters)

Bad Times, Good Junk (Global Business)
High-yield bonds will prove their worth as the economy rebounds next year

The Global Life: Private Islands (Global Business / The Global Life)
They're much more popular--and pricier--since Sept. 11


People: Dec. 24, 2001


Letters: Dec. 24, 2001