AUGUST 2003       VOL. 50, No. 8 Cover Story CONGO'S NIGHTMARE: CAN THE KILLING BE STOPPED?   In Hell’s Waiting Room, Thilo Thielke, Der Spiegel, Hamburg Ituri: A Crossroads of Cultures, Brent Gregston, WPR correspondent, Paris “Where Are the French?” James Astill, The Observer, London A Scary Pair, J. Diana G., L’Avenir, Kinshasa Congo’s Unwelcome “Visitors,” J.B. Kabagambe, The Monitor, Kampala Children’s Message of Peace, Le Phare, Kinshasa Can the Rebels Be Trusted? Steven Kyomo, Mtanzania, Dar es Salaam Africa’s New Policeman? Thierry Oberle, Le Figaro, Paris Features   THE COSTS OF TERROR The Terrorists Strike Back, Paul Harris and Martin Bright, Hamid Yousef, Ali Bouzerda, Nick Pelham, The Observer, London A Terrible Toll, Shahid Javed Burki, Dawn, Karachi Between Change and Fear of Results, Said al-Shihabi, Al-Quds al-Arabi, London Sleepless Nights in Kenya, William Karanja, WPR correspondent, Nairobi The Danger of Fear, Harald Stanghelle, Aftenposten, Oslo THE ROAD MAP: COLLISION COURSE No Hope for Crazies and Extremists, Yoel Marcus, Ha’aretz, Tel Aviv Abu Mazen’s Ultimate Test, Hatzofeh, Tel Aviv Whistling in the Dark, Ofer Shelach, Yediot Aharonot, Tel Aviv Polite Rambling in Aqaba, Adli Sadiq, Al-Hayat al-Jadedah, Jerusalem Abu Mazen: Mission Impossible, Al-Quds al-Arabi, London A Syrian-Lebanese Road Map? Ruzana Bu Mansaf, An-Nahar, Beirut Departments   VIEWPOINTS G-8 Leaders' Summit The Impact of SARS NATIONS Chávez Benefits from the Opposition’s Mistakes Tal Cual, Caracas Nepal’s Endless Political Turmoil WPR correspondent, Kathmandu Saying Goodbye to Reconciliation? The Irrawaddy, Bangkok STATE OF THE DEBATE Indonesia: Anguish in Aceh Mexico: Mixed Reviews for First Couple Peru: Toledo: Down to His Last Card? France: Rien Ne Va Plus Russia: Capital Event PEOPLE Vilem Precan: Eyes Wide Open Leah Purcell: Telling Aboriginal Stories ARTS A Battle Won Frontline, Chennai The Virtuous Girl of the Mountains Becomes a Prostitute Shekulli, Tirana COVER: Members of the Hema ethnic group fleeing attacks by Lendu fighters take shelter at a Roman Catholic mission in Drodro, northeastern Congo, April 10, 2003 (AP Wide World Photos/Sayyid Azim) Cover design: Laura Custus. Front Page About Us World Maps Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East EYE ON THE UNITED STATES American Desi? The Pioneer, New Delhi A Perfect American Scoundrel Le Temps, Geneva BOOKS “What We’re Missing Is a New Deal–Style Policy” Revista Cambio, Bogotá A Truthful, Tragic Story The Sunday Business Post, Dublin SOCIETY Algiers, Shaken Le Quotidien d’Oran, Oran SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY An Erie Decline Maclean’s, Toronto COMMENTARY If France Is a Loser, What of Africa? The East African, Nairobi Latin America’s Left Turn Semana, Bogotá Back Front Page Home About Us