October 4, 1993 | Vol. 142 No. 14

The Afghan Connection

The Dark Side Of Islam

With terror, Muslim radicals declare war on Arab states that stray from the religious path

The Secret Life of Mahmud the Red (Cover Story)

How an immigrant cabdriver from Egypt became an alleged ringleader of the gang that planted the powerful bomb at the World Trade Center

Collaborator? Moi? (The Week)

Dispatches: Beating Swords into Billy Clubs (The Week)

Flies in the Ointment (The Presidency)

Health Report: Oct. 4, 1993 (The Week)

Informed Sources: Oct. 4, 1993 (The Week)

New Ideas in Leisure Wear (The Week)

News Digest September 19-27 (The Week)

Picture of Health (The Presidency)

Clinton wows the crowds with his vision of reform, but can he persuade Congress to help him deliver his dream?

Siege of Sukhumi (Georgia)

Captaining a last-ditch defense, Shevardnadze puts his life on the line to keep his nation whole

Speaking of Health-Care Reform (The Week)

Supreme Courtship (The Week)

The 10 Most Generously Supported Senatorial Recipients of Health Industry Pac Money Since 1983 (The Week)

Vox Pop: Oct. 4, 1993 (The Week)

We Get the Picture (The Week)

Who Says Gays Can't Switch? (The Week)

Winners & Losers: Oct. 4, 1993 (The Week)

You Aren't Now, But Have You Ever Been? (The Week)

Now Who Rules Russia? (Russia)

In a bold bid for absolute power, Boris Yeltsin turned the lights out on parliament, but his hard-line rivals were not ready to concede

When to Go, When to Stay (Diplomacy)

Murky wars like Somalia and Bosnia raise hard questions about whether the U.S. has the will to take on the nasty work of peacekeeping

Twinkles in the Dark (Space)

Astronomers may have finally detected the invisible matter that will control the fate of the universe

School Isn't My Kind of Thing (Health)

A Woman's Best Defense (Health)

A maverick scientist contends that menstruation protects against infection

Out in the Cold? (Health Care)

Clinton hates to mention it, but some rationing of care is likely with reform

Sons and Murderers (Crime)

Decades of alleged parental sexual abuse ended with 15 shotgun blasts, but can the Menendez brothers convince jurors they did it in self-defense?

A Refinement of Evil

In perhaps the most important document of his papacy, John Paul II frames the boundaries of what's right -- and includes contraception among the wrong

Getting Back to Earth (Update)

After two years under glass, the men and women of Biosphere 2 emerge to speak their mind

Spectator Ego Is of Paramount Importance (Spectator)

The Political Interest Pulling the Plug (The Political Interest)

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