NATION
Now, the Legal War (Investigations / The Home Front)
The feds indict their first 9/11 suspect and are hot on the trail of other alleged al-Qaeda operatives
Terrorism: Can Al-Qaeda Find A New Nest? (Investigations / Terrorism)
To do their worst, terrorists need a sanctuary. The next order of battle is to deny them one
WORLD
Arafat's Dance Of Death
With the Palestinian leader's own men joining in terror attacks, it's not clear which side he is on
WAR & TERRORISM
Inside Tora Bora: The Final Hours? (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The Manhunt)
Osama bin Laden's forces make a last stand in the White Mountains. Now U.S. special-operations troops aim to bring the fighting to a close
"We calculated in advance the number of casualties from the enemy..." (The Bin Laden Tape)
TIME's Michael Elliott on the latest bin Laden tape
The Shadowy Visitor (The Bin Laden Tape)
BIN LADEN'S COHORT
The Manhunt: A Trip Inside bin Laden's Caves (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The Manhunt)
ON THE FRONT LINE
Payback Time (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The War)
A tour of Omar's palace and Osama's lair: What They Left Behind (The Taliban / The Spoils)
A tour of Omar's palace and Osama's lair
The Manhunt: Cornered (The Hunt For Bin Laden / The Manhunt)
BRIEFING
Milestones: 56 Years Ago in TIME (Notebook / Milestones)
Notebook: Dec. 24, 2001 (Notebook)
Hill Monitor: Armey Halted; DeLay Marches On (Notebook / Hill Monitor)
Clean Enough to Wash Your Hands (Notebook)
A Touch of Home for the Holidays (Notebook)
Milestones Dec. 24, 2001 (Notebook / Milestones)
Steaming Through the Embargo (Notebook)
An Enron Link to Energy Policy? (Notebook)
Heads Of State: After the ABM Treaty, More Trouble Ahead (Notebook / Heads Of State)
Bill Maher (Notebook / Q&A)
For The Record Dec. 24, 2001 (Notebook / Milestones)
School Debate (Notebook)
Afflicted By War (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Only In Their Dreams (Essay)
Why is the Arab street silent? Because a radical Muslim fantasy has met reality
Awfully Ordinary (Essay)
What happened to the evil genius? How bin Laden's tape cuts him down to size
TIME.com This Week DEC. 17--23 (Time.com)
DEC. 17--23
BUSINESS
Comfort Food in Toyland
With families hunkering down, sales of classic toys have surged--a bright spot in a bleak retail season
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Ali: Lord of the Ring (The Arts / Cinema)
Muhammad Ali and Will Smith turn the champ's life into a movie as stirring — and complex — as the man
Cinema: Film Review: An Epic Light on Its Feet (The Arts / Cinema)
Cinema: Ali In History: An American Original (The Arts / Cinema)
The Best and Worst of 2001: The 2001 Best and Worst (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
CINEMA|DESIGN|TV|MUSIC|BOOKS|THEATER|ADS|SPORT
The Best and Worst of 2001: Cinema (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Cinema (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Design (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Television: Best and Worst of 2001 (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Music (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Books (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Theater (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Advertising (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
The Best and Worst of 2001: Sport (Arts & Media / The Best and Worst of 2001)
Art: When Beauty Was Virtue (The Arts / Art)
The great Italian Renaissance portraits of women were dream images. But truthful likenesses? No
The Renegade Gourmet (The Arts / Show Business)
Kitchen Confidential author Anthony Bourdain is back with a new book and a Food Network show
YOUR TIME
A New Kind of Layoff Insurance (Personal Time / Your Money)
Do you have the savings to weather months without a job? If not, here's how to use your home as a lifeline
'Tis the Season to Be Thrifty (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Even Santa has his helpers. So why not let comparison-shopping sites save you time and money this year?
Rx: Not for the Elderly (Personal Time / Your Health)
A million American senior citizens each year take drugs they should probably never be given. What to watch for
In Brief: Dec. 24, 2001 (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief: Dec. 24, 2001 (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Global Briefing: Dec. 24, 2001 (Global Business / Global Briefing)
Biotech Grows Up (Global Business / Technology)
This young industry is revolutionizing the business of drug discovery and is turning out real products and profits
Cash Flows Into Biotech (Global Business / Technology)
And investment pros are hiring more scientists
Crunching Digits for Drugs (Global Business / Technology)
Computer giants smell an opportunity in biotechnology
E-Management: Can You Print It For Me? (Global Business / E-Management)
Here's why the spread of PCs causes us to use more paper
E-Commerce: B2B Survivors (Global Business / E-Commerce)
A few smart firms are transforming themselves into brokers, auctioneers and software designers
People to Watch in International Business (Global Business / World Beaters)
Bad Times, Good Junk (Global Business)
High-yield bonds will prove their worth as the economy rebounds next year
The Global Life: Private Islands (Global Business / The Global Life)
They're much more popular--and pricier--since Sept. 11