Chasing the Ghosts
With doubts about Iraq growing at home, U.S. forces are struggling to put down an elusive and inexhaustible enemy. Michael Ware reports on the state of the counterinsurgency from the front lines of the biggest battle of the year

Saddam's Revenge
The secret history of U.S. mistakes, misjudgments and intelligence failures that let the Iraqi dictator and his allies launch an insurgency now ripping Iraq apart


A Sharper Focus
While rivals like Sony are struggling, Sharp has become Japan's hottest electronics firm by playing to its strengths

Koizumi's Next Act
Koizumi may have postal reform in the bag, but many other issues still plague Japan