SEPTEMBER 2003       VOL. 50, No. 9 Cover Story PICKING UP THE PIECES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ   Living in Fear in Afghanistan, Sonia Jedidi, Jeune Afrique l'intelligent, Paris Iraq: An Audit of War, Jason Burke, The Observer, London Shooting at the Liberators, Giuliana Sgrena, Die Zeit, Hamburg Elusive Freedom, Esha Bhattacharjee, The Statesman, New Delhi Features   SOUTH AMERICA'S NEW LEADERS WITH MUSCLE Kirchner Reorients Foreign Policy, Martín Rodríguez Yerba, La Nación, Buenos Aires Super Lula, Sylvie Duchamp, Revista Cambio, Bogotá Argentina: In the Driver's Seat, Martín Granovsky and Sergio Moreno, Página 12, Buenos Aires Brazil vs. the United States: Mercosur in Play, Hélio Jaguaribe, O Globo, Rio de Janeiro EUROPE'S IDENTITY CRISIS The New Rules of the Game, Thomas Ferenczi, Le Monde, Paris Nice to See Us Revert to Stereotypes, Tom Utley, The Daily Telegraph, London More Unity in the European Union, Roman Graczyk, Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw My Preamble, Stefan Wilkanowicz, Tygodnik Powszechny, Krakow Italy: A Normal Six Months, Marcello Sorgi, La Stampa, Turin Departments   VIEWPOINTS The United States vs. the International Criminal Court Finger-Pointing and Stonewalling on Prewar Intelligence NATIONS Fear and Frustration Rife in Solomon Islands The New Zealand Herald, Auckland Iran: The Regime Is Already Dead! Le Figaro, Paris The Long and Winding Road (Map) David Newman, Be'er Sheva STATE OF THE DEBATE Palestinian Authority: Abbas Takes Charge Israel: Prisoner Tug-of-War Bush's African Sweep Pakistan: Debt of Gratitude PEOPLE Shabana Rehman: Making Fun of the Mullahs Luis Moreno-Ocampo: Seeking Global Justice ARTS Raving and Remembrance Die Tageszeitung, Berlin COVER: A girl carries drinking water in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 28, 2003 (Photo: Reuters/Arko Datta) Cover design: Laura Custus. Front Page About Us World Maps Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East EYE ON THE UNITED STATES The Song of Orrin Hatch Ha'aretz, Tel Aviv BOOKS To Hell and Back Trud, Sofia In Search of the Perfect Poem Yediot Aharonot, Tel Aviv SOCIETY The Street Kids of St. Petersburg Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurt Out of Bondage Frontline, Chennai SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Scientific Prisoner Le Monde, Paris COMMENTARY A Date with Justice Inter Press Service, Rome Triumph of Pragmatism The Hindu, Chennai Back Front Page Home About Us