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Well, not really. U.S. intelligence believes that Iraq possessed some two dozen hidden Scuds when the previous team of U.N. inspectors left the country in 1998; missile experts say that with proper maintenance they should work fine. Since then, Baghdad may have bought or built more. Media attention has focused on the risks posed by Iraq's chemical, biological and nuclear capacities, but those dangers are multiplied if Iraq can arm missiles with these weapons and strike its neighbors at arm's length. In the 1991 conflict, Iraq did not fire missiles tipped with chemical or biological agents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: The Great Scud Hunt | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...followed by a shot of vodka or a sip of ice-cold champagne. For those who can afford to shell out $100 or more an ounce, these precious salted sturgeon eggs are a taste of what life was like for the Russian czars and czarinas who feasted regularly on fine caviar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Beluga Blues | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

It’s a wonder that 96 percent of us will survive until graduation, considering the abuse this fine institution wages on us just before the holidays. Whether we’re muttering curses about papers and problem sets on the plane ride home or quivering from the nightmares of reading period and exams to come, winter break never seems to arrive soon enough...

Author: By Blake Jennelle, | Title: Till Finals Do Us Part | 12/18/2002 | See Source »

...choose," Nickles announced last weekend. Nickles, who has acted as Lott's right-hand man for years, is not considered to have the Mississippian's ability to work closely with Democrats, or to compromise. And as far as the right wing of the GOP is concerned, that's just fine. For moderates, however, and even for President Bush, Nickles' tendency for intractability could mean more fruitless standoffs with Democrats - catastrophe, in other words, for the bipartisan spirit. Nickles' record - for drilling in ANWR, vehemently opposed to all types of abortion EM] is solidly pro-growth and anti-government intrusion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Replacing Lott | 12/17/2002 | See Source »

...that inspections ultimately give him enough of a clean bill to break up any coalition ranged against him. U.S. officials believe he's unlikely to unravel the strong position the U.S. is building. "If he wants to win a p.r. battle here or there," says a State Department official, fine. "We're going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam is playing nice, but exposing Iraq's arms will take more than surprise palace visits | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

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