Table of Contents: Sep. 1, 2003

September 1, 2003 Vol. 162, No. 9

10 QUESTIONS: Author and commentator Al Franken on beating Fox in court, his letter to John Ashcroft and biased media 8

LETTERS 9

NOTEBOOK: Teaming up with the Saudis again; Cape Town, when you’re on the lam; the redecorated $20 bill (with peach!); Tony Blair’s turn to testify; handicapping the California recall vote 15

MILESTONES 23

COVER STORY

DO WE NEED A BIGGER ARMY? U.S. forces make for an efficient fighting machine. But to maintain peace in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is proving necessary to keep them deployed longer than anticipated. How can the U.S. do it all? 36

WORLD

A TURNING POINT: The attack on the U.N.’s Baghdad headquarters opens a worrisome new phase of the war on terror 24

VIEWPOINT: Iraq is now a “field of jihad” 35

MIDDLE EAST: When bombers kill babies, does Bush’s road map have a prayer? 44

TALK WITH TERROR: Shortly before he was assassinated top Hamas leader Ismail Abu Shanab talked with TIME 46

BUSINESS

WORM ALERT An epidemic computer virus knocks out networks around the world and makes an easy target out of Microsoft software 48

NATION

MOORE’S LAW: The “Ten Commandments judge” loses a legal battle but wins icon status among Christian supporters 53

SOCIETY

HIGH IMPACT: Rising numbers of rock climbers are harming the fragile ecosystems where they practice their sport 54

SCIENCE

MARS ATTACKS: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Mars, coming closer to Earth than it has been in 60,000 years 56

ARTS

MEL’S MELEE How one star’s eccentric film project started Hollywood’s most rancorous debate in years 58

HOT POKER: Contestants stare, lie and risk obscene amounts of money in TV’s newest spectator sport 62

JUICY LUCY: A new book about Lucille Ball is full of dish 63

YOUR TIME

MONEY: Finding the right way to save for college; lock or unload your Escalade; teatime–sans sugar 65

HEALTH: Alternatives to Viagra; better breast cancer therapy; a pill to ward off Parkinson’s 66

TECHNOLOGY: Legal Napster; digital cameras that zoom; a slimmed-down MP3 player 68

PEOPLE: Rappers hit the beverage aisle; U.S. gymnasts’ golden glow; a TV star won’t work; is David Blaine insane? 71

ESSAY: A tuckered-out super-power: why the U.S. needs a little help from its friends. 72