In this issue
Edition: Europe
Edition: Europe
Vol. 159 No. 19
COVER
Bad, possibly mad and not exactly well-liked
Inside Saddam's world
EUROPE
Gunning For It
Does Europe need tighter gun laws?
Safety in Numbers
Where guns and peace do mix
The Regulations (Who can fire what and where)
A country-by-country breakdown
Hostile Congregation
Russia cracks down on Roman Catholics
Down But Not Out
Abkhazia braces for new Georgian attack
FRANCE
The Longest Journey
(V I E W P O I N T)
Can Chirac repair French politics?
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq and a Hard Place
Jordanians work and pray for Mideast peace
BUSINESS
Over Here ..
Who's bringing Britain Down?
The Fight for the Future
Does Hutton's book ask right questions?
CINEMA
All the Right Moves
'Bend It' wins one for England
WORLD WATCH
World Watch
The Week's News in Review

Cartoons of the Week
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending
Are You Ready? TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Broken Embraces: Death Becomes Almodóvar and Cruz