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