COVER
So, What Went Wrong? (Cover Story)
Ever since America's decisive military victory, Iraq has been nothing but trouble. TIME reports on the errors and bad guesses, before and after the war, that got the Bush Administration into this spot
Chasing a Mirage (Cover Story)
The U.S. was sure Saddam had WMD, but Iraqi scientists tell TIME the weapons were destroyed long before the war
ASIA
Is Japan's Resurgence For Real?
Rosy economic news and a soaring stock market have optimists convinced that Japan is finally on the mend. Don't be so sure
Return of the Serpent
After 28 years, a retired cop gets a chance to bring a criminal legend to justice
Police Under fire
The nation's scandal-ridden police force is under pressure to reform itself
Interview
10 Questions For Pervez Musharraf
GLOBAL ADVISER
Hong Kong's Back! (Global Adviser | Time Traveler)
Shaking free of SARS, the territory puts on a showand rolls out the Stonesfor visitors
Returning to the Roost (Global Adviser | Dossier)
Footloose New Zealanders find a new place to settle down: back home
Warsaw Joins the Luxe Set (Global Adviser | Hotels)
Swank new digs for travelers to Poland
Long Haul (Global Adviser | Reading Matters)
Three for a Plane Ride
Chocolate Treats (Global Adviser | Style Watch)
Jewelry good enough to eat
Entertainment in Your Pocket (Global Adviser | Tech Watch)
Tech Watch
Golf Around the Globe (Global Adviser | The Cost-Of-Living-It-Up Index)
Here's what it costs to shoot 18 holes at some of the world's top public courses
BUSINESS
Blacktop Buccaneers
India's book pirates hawk best sellers on the street for a few rupees. Now publishers are fighting back
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Pan-Asian Sensation
Takeshi Kaneshiro is Asias most versatile actor
An Affair to Remember
Bloodier, darker and deeper, Infernal Affairs II is a worthy successor to its record-breaking predecessor
BRIEFING
The Man with Two Names (Notebook)
Was a South Korean exile and dissident philosopher actually a high-ranking spy for the North?
Milestones (Notebook)
The 'James Bond' of boogie dies; the conscience of Burma returns home
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the Week
Letters (Notebook)
The New Science of Dyslexia