October 22, 2001 | Vol. 158 No. 18

Down And Dirty (Nation On Edge / The War)

After a week of air strikes in Afghanistan, U.S. special forces are putting boots on the ground. Inside the war

The Presidency: A Work In Progress (Nation On Edge / The Presidency)

Bush is growing--and graying--before our eyes. An inside report on the making of a leader

Foiling The Plots: Search And Disrupt (Nation On Edge / Foiling The Plots)

The FBI struggles with a daunting new task: thwarting terror before it happens

Shadow Of Fear (Nation On Edge)

As bombs fall on Afghanistan and bioterrorism rears its head at home, a nation nervously tries to gauge the threat

Who Will Rule? (Nation On Edge / Afghanistan)

Afghans and outside powers are jockeying to get ready for life after a Taliban fall

Pakistan: The World's Toughest Job (Nation On Edge / Pakistan)

Musharraf risks his life and his country by siding with the West against extremism. Can he survive?

Banking On Secrecy (Nation On Edge / The Money Trail)

Terrorists oppose scrutiny of offshore accounts. And so do many U.S. bankers and lawmakers

Deadly Delivery (Nation On Edge / Anthrax)

Germ attacks--and false alarms--in two cities trigger new safeguards and a massive whodunit

Letting God Back In (Nation On Edge / The Schools)

Prayer, long banned from schools, is making a post-terror comeback. No one is protesting yet

Media: The Battle For Hearts And Minds (Nation On Edge / Media)

Even before bin Laden's tape, the U.S. was losing the propaganda war in the Arab world

What Does Saddam Have? (Nation On Edge / Anthrax)

Burning Questions (Nation On Edge / Anthrax)

The Opposition: Killing Time On The Road To Kabul (Nation On Edge / The War)

Foiling The Plots: Pre-Emptive Strikes (Nation On Edge / Foiling The Plots)

The Next Wave (Nation On Edge / The War)

Six Years Ago in TIME (Notebook)

Notebook: Oct. 22, 2001 (Notebook)

Osama Will Pay. This Time In Cash (Notebook / Page Two)

Milestones Oct. 22, 2001 (Notebook / Milestones)

Stranger In A Strange Land (Notebook / Page Two)

The Prince And The Mayor (Notebook / Page Two)

For The Record Oct. 22, 2001 (Notebook)

Ripple Effects (Notebook / Page Two)

The Fear Not Specific To Target (Essay)