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WINNING THE WAR, LOSING THE DEBATE

by Mindy Belz

Cover Story | In an exclusive WORLD interview, the longest-serving UN weapons inspector for Iraq, ROLF EKEUS, blames himself for caving in to international pressure and letting Saddam off the hook, blames Bill Clinton for making it harder to keep an eye on WMD development, and blames George W. Bush for focusing on WMD "hardware" rather than "software." Yet his toughest words are for those who would second-guess the war. Such critics, he says, trivialize "a major threat to international peace and security"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/winning_the_war_losing_the_debate]

WMD: Weapons Must've Disappeared?

by Mindy Belz

Cover Story Sidebar | Like the mythical World War II G.I. who inscribed "Kilroy was here" on everything from troop ships to Stalin's outhouse at Potsdam, the words of Iraq's WMD czars go before them. Leaders of UN inspections, which began as a condition of surrender just after the Gulf War, come in varying political stripes-Hans Blix, for instance, opposed regime change-when it comes to the U.S. war with Iraq. But together with the two postwar czars over U.S. inspections teams (both David Kay and Charles Duelfer were inspectors for the UN teams), they clocked hundreds of inspection tours over 12 years inside Iraq to reach obvious conclusions-capsulized here in their own words:

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/wmd_weapons_must_ve_disappeared]

In this issue: "Iraq: The WMD debate," Feb. 21, 2004

Features

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The getaway car

by Bob Jones

International |  FLORIDA: Three of the Cubans who tried to sail a Buick to America may still make it; and if not, they may become a campaign issue

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/the_getaway_car]

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Peaceful preemption

by Priya Abraham

International |  LIBERIA: U.S.-backed regime change in Africa is succeeding without more war

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/peaceful_preemption]

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Sports

by John Dawson

National |  sports

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/sports_1]

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Technology

by Chris Stamper

National |  technology

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/technology_0]

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'I feel blessed today'

by Bob Jones

National |  SNIPER: Gunman misses Ohio motorist's windshield by six inches, but reignites fear over unsolved shootings that began last May

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/i_feel_blessed_today]

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Amendment activist

by Gene Edward Veith

National |  Amendment activist: America can't survive with two different definitions of marriage

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/amendment_activist]

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... Now a word from our viewers

by Gene Edward Veith

National |  TELEVISION: Anger over Super Bowl sleaze is leading not only to plans for stiffer broadcast fines; cable may soon lose immunity

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/now_a_word_from_our_viewers]

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Southern Discomfort

by Bob Jones

National |  PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS: After two losses in the South just a week earlier, John Kerry took comfort in decisive wins in Virginia and Tennessee on Feb. 10. One…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/southern_discomfort]

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Lieutenant vs. lieutenant

by Bob Jones

National |  With the general out of the race, November's election is shaping up as a contest between a couple of lieutenants-and military service could be one of the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/lieutenant_vs_lieutenant]

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Massachusetts battle a prelude to wider war

by John Dawson

National |  "GAY MARRIAGE": Lawmakers get a preview of the political firestorm to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/massachusetts_battle_a_prelude_to_wider_war]

Dispatches

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Mailbag

by The Editors

Letter, feedback, etc.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/mailbag_1]

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The Buzz

IRAQ ATTACKS American soldiers in Baghdad came their closest yet to losing top brass. Gen. John Abizaid, commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East, and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/the_buzz_1]

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Quick Takes

Crude awakening Liela LeTourneau of Longview, Texas, wasn't as happy as most people who strike oil, perhaps because it really was that oil struck her. The…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/quick_takes_0]

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Blogwatch

by The Editors

Buzz from online journals, including www.worldmagblog.com

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/blogwatch_0]

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Quotables

by The Editors

quotables

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/quotables_1]

Reviews

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Heavenly reading

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  A book on the wonders of the Christian hope breaks through into the "spirituality" market

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/heavenly_reading]

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Youth supervision

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Although they market to adolescents, adults run the music industry, and the industry insiders in the Recording Academy have tended lately to favor adult…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/youth_supervision]

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Give my the old-time hockey, hold the malaise

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Sports movies have pretty much the same plot.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/give_my_the_old_time_hockey_hold_the_malaise]

Voices

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Passion deficit

by Joel Belz

Many of George W. Bush's natural allies can muster only tepid support for the big-spending president

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/passion_deficit]

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Passion's pilgrim

by Janie B. Cheaney

As the debate about a major new movie intensifies, here's a story

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/passion_s_pilgrim]

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Western culture

by Marvin Olasky

Like Gary Cooper in High Noon, President Bush has faced choices in which Eden was not an option

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/02/western_culture]

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