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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 38
COVER
What Would War Look Like?
(Cover Story)
A conflict is no longer quite so unthinkable. Here’s how the U.S. would fight such a war—and the huge price it would have to pay to win it
"We Do Not Need Attacks" (Cover Story)
Exclusive: On the eve of a visit to the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to TIME's Scott MacLeod about debating President Bush, pursuing nuclear energy and denying the Holocaust
SOUTH PACIFIC
Diggers' Web
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Callinan uncovers a trove of soldier-made offensive videos online. Are Australian troops playing with fire?
ASIA
China's Unwelcome Mat
Foreign firms are lining up to invest in China. But Beijing seems increasingly loath to let them in
NOTEBOOK
Justice Long Delayed
Thirteen years later, verdicts are coming in for the alleged plotters of India's worst terror attack. Is it too late to make a difference?

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