Monday, Feb. 04, 1991
Time Magazine Contents Page
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THE GULF: A heady first week brings a sobering morning after, as allied air strikes heat up and Saddam hunkers down for a war that now appears likely to last for months
Despite relentless pounding from U.S. and other allied warplanes, Iraq unleashes ecological terror in the Persian Gulf and lobs more Scuds into Israel and Saudi Arabia (left, onlookers in Riyadh view the smoking remains of a missile). Meanwhile, the campaign to retake Kuwait proceeds on target.
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Stormin' Norman takes charge
Nobody doubts who is running the show in Saudi Arabia. Or whether he has earned the job.
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Television horror from Baghdad
The first batch of POWs become unwilling stars in a cynical propaganda ploy.
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Declaring war on the environment
As wells burn and petroleum spills into the gulf, the impact could be catastrophic.
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The children of a land under siege
Israeli and Palestinian youngsters cope with a new kind of violence.
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WORLD: If Moscow clamps down on the Baltics, perestroika could perish
Without a compromise, the country may slide into oppression. -- Is cold war II next? -- The reformers can organize marches but not a real opposition yet.
6 Letters
13 Critic's Voices
15 Grapevine
56 Business
61 Law
61 Milestones
62 Theater
62 Music
64 Education
66 Books
68 Show Business
69 Medicine
72 People
74 Essay
Cover: Photograph by Harry Benson