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...mother was pregnant." Ali believes some of his sisters may have escaped. As a result of his burns, Ali is suffering from septicemia, which is spreading toxic bacteria through his body. His condition should be treated in a sterilized location, but Ali lies on a bed near an open window, a dirty towel suspended over his chest. His nurse says the boy is quiet when he's alone and never cries out in pain. "He just wants to go outside Iraq to get treatment," she says. "And he just wants to see his sisters." [A few days after Time published...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crumbling Certainties | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...normal Chinese city--and why it's a crucial front in the world's struggle to contain a nuclear North Korea. A few hundred yards across the river lie the dilapidated low-rise buildings of the North Korean city of Sinuiju, many of which seem deserted, their window frames empty of glass, their doors agape. A few peasants dressed in blue jackets and trousers can be seen laboring in the fields in front of the town, but otherwise an eerie stillness pervades. As evening advances, only a few feeble lights come on in Sinuiju, and the town's forlorn structures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Beijing is so Reluctant to Cut off Trade with North Korea | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...normal Chinese city--and why it's a crucial front in the world's struggle to contain a nuclear North Korea. A few hundred yards across the river lie the dilapidated low-rise buildings of the North Korean city of Sinuiju, many of which seem deserted, their window frames empty of glass, their doors agape. A few peasants dressed in blue jackets and trousers can be seen laboring in the fields in front of the town, but otherwise an eerie stillness pervades. As evening advances, only a few feeble lights come on in Sinuiju, and the town's forlorn structures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Beijing is so Reluctant to Cut off Trade with North Korea | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...deadlier weapons than they had that day, the idea that we can turn our back on the Middle East and walk away from a state that could conceivably become a safe haven for terrorists or another area where they can train and plot and plan, that went out the window on 9/11...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We're Not Looking For An Exit Strategy. We're Looking For Victory. | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...stay apart from these things," says the Penguin rep. "Oh my god, that book will sell itself - there's a built-in audience of his fans," says Charles Day, marketing manager at the popular West Hollywood, California retailer Book Soup. Day expects to trumpet the release with large window displays, staff recommendations, and prominent placement of the hefty volumes near the cash register...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Promoting Pynchon | 10/20/2006 | See Source »

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