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Although public disaffection with Blair has festered for years, the speed and scale of his decline have stunned even longtime detractors. Why have things soured so fast? One reason is the revival of the opposition Tories under their dynamic young leader, David Cameron. Another is a spate of recent government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letter From London: Labour's Love Lost | 5/16/2006 | See Source »

To Deter or Disarm? TIME's comprehensive analysis of the Iranian nuclear standoff was wonderfully well written and insightful [April 3]. Iranian leaders rely for the defense of their country on a simple perception: that an opponent doesn't dare make an aggressive move for fear of devastating consequences. Peaceful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 5/15/2006 | See Source »

Teeming with bird and marine life, giant ferns and towering mangrove plants whose roots straddle land and water like the legs of lumbering animals, the creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta lie over one of the biggest reserves of oil on the planet: 34 billion bbl. of black gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nigeria's Deadly Days | 5/14/2006 | See Source »

Nine years in office is long enough for public opinion to curdle on any politician, but Tony Blair's fall from grace has been particularly poignant. Last week, as he stonewalled reporters about exactly when he would depart 10 Downing Street and fielded clunky ripostes to the zingers of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Ungently | 5/14/2006 | See Source »

Could it be that Wall Street is in overdrive about GM's brightening prospects? Certainly, the case for survival looks a bit stronger. Analysts were encouraged by GM's first-quarter sales of full-size SUVs. Even if gas prices continue killing the segment, the thinking goes, GM could pick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why GM May Not Be Dead | 5/14/2006 | See Source »

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