February 17, 2003 | Vol. 161 No. 7

Iraq: But Does It Add Up to War? (Iraq)

To convince the world that force is the only option, Colin Powell put forward the best evidence U.S. intelligence could reveal.

Iraq: Iraq and al-Qaeda: What's Behind a Sinister Flirtation (Iraq)

Iraq: Diplomacy and Deployment: Countdown To War (Iraq)

Inside Bush's all-out plan to convince the American public and the Security Council that Saddam must go

Iraq: Coming Ashore (Iraq)

The war is not just to disarm Saddam. It is to reform a whole part of the world

Iraq: Sacrifice for Saddam? Not This Time Around (Iraq)

Arab opinion makers oppose a war but probably wouldn't mind seeing the Iraqi leader get humbled

Fragments of a Mystery (Space)

A thousand things may have doomed the shuttle. NASA is sifting through them for the few that did

The Secret of Life (The DNA Revolution)

Cracking the DNA code has changed how we live, heal, eat and imagine the future.

A Twist Of Fate (The DNA Revolution)

Two unknown scientists solved the secret of life in a few weeks of frenzied inspiration in 1953. Here's how they did it

The Chain Of Events (The DNA Revolution)

It was a race to the finish--and the start of a new era of discovery

Beyond the Double Helix (The DNA Revolution)

FRANCIS CRICK

ROSALIND FRANKLIN: Mystery Woman: The Dark Lady of DNA (The DNA Revolution)

ROSALIND FRANKLIN

James Watson: You Have To Be Obsessive (The DNA Revolution / Interview)

James Watson, author of The Double Helix, talks with TIME's Michael Lemonick about his career as scientist, teacher and administrator

Future Visions (The DNA Revolution)

How will genetics change our lives? TIME invited a panel of scientists and science writers to close their eyes and imagine the world 50 years from now. This is what they see

Sharing Family Values

Troubled parents are getting a second chance: foster care for them, along with their kids

Notebook: Feb. 17, 2003 (Notebook)

A Chamber Full Of Candidates (Notebook)

Deficits: Taboo No More (Notebook)

This Man Wants You! (Notebook)

From Sea World To Active Duty (Notebook)

Numbers: Feb. 17, 2003 (Notebook)

Milestones Feb. 17, 2003 (Notebook)

48 Years Ago In TIME (Notebook)

Where Have All the Young Men Gone? (Essay)

Why the preparation for war on Iraq really hits home in Jacksonville, N.C.

80 Days That Changed the World (To Our Readers)

How Soccer Moms Became Security Moms (In the Arena)