Table of Contents

October 6, 2003 Vol. 162, No. 14

10 QUESTIONS: Bill O'Reilly on his new book, fatherhood and why Al Franken deserved to get sued 8

LETTERS 11

NOTEBOOK

Telemarketing hangs on; a Louisiana political surprise; moonshine hazards 17

MILESTONES 25

IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein asks, What would Bill Clinton do? 27

COVER

GETTING IRAQ WRONG Bureaucratic infighting, poor intelligence and wishful thinking all led to the Bush Administration's miscalculations on Iraq. Now it's going to cost the U.S. plenty 30

THE WEAPONS ENIGMA Iraqi scientists tell TIME that the WMD were long-ago destroyed 38

INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE: John F. Dickerson on President Bush's strategy for a rebound 45

NATION

SPIES AMONG US The espionage probe in Guantanamo Bay raises security questions 46

BUSINESS

DELL GOES HOME The top computer maker wants to sell you flat-screen TVs and MP3 players. Should Sony be quaking? 48

SCIENCE

HYPOCHONDRIA Doctor, I have this pain... New research suggests that hypochondriacs do have a disease--hypochondria--and it may be treatable 54

INSIDE FOOD LABS Tour the high-tech kitchens where scientists create the food-like substances you'll be savoring tomorrow 56

SOCIETY

KIRTAN RAISING: An antiphonal form of yoga gets an American accent and fills small arenas 62

ARTS

EL GRECO Those images of ecstasy and agony make the 16th century painter seem a figure of our time 64

TELEVISION: In Miss Match, Alicia Silverstone is no longer clueless 66

THEATER: The post-9/11 genre 68

BOOKS: The reclusive Gary Larson gets a visit from our Joel Stein 71

MOVIES: Jack Black rocks! 73

YOUR TIME

TECHNOLOGY: An even smarter smart phone; when TiVo and DVDS get hitched; shopping portals 87

HEALTH: Plastic surgery for ethnic minorities; don't blame high heels for osteoarthritis 88

MONEY: Happiness is knowing that money can't buy it; deflecting inflation; credit-card "rewards" 90

PEOPLE: Halle Berry takes a catnap; Bruce Willis takes Iraq; Prince Harry takes Australia 93

ESSAY: Claudia Wallis wants to know when girls' back-to-school wear began including thongs 94