Table of Contents

10 QUESTIONS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Patton, war and writing history 8

LETTERS 9

NOTEBOOK: A Gandhi wins in India; the outlook for outsourcing; John Kerry: The Movie 19

MILESTONES: A legendary funnyman; a girl who was a boy; a royal wedding 24

IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on Kerry's calculated silence on Iraq 25

COVER STORY

War Torn As the Iraq war drags on, a growing number of voters are having second thoughts about Bush's instinctive brand of leadership. Can he improve the Iraq situation enough by November to save his job? 30

Inside the Occupation The U.S. has a mess on its hands, a long-shot strategy and only six weeks in which to make it all work 36

Chain of Blame Was Abu Ghraib free-lance madness, or was it part of a larger plan? The trail leads to some disturbing places 44

BUSINESS

Hybrid High They're cool, clean and don't gulp gas. Combo cars find a market 52

NEVER FEAR: Rising rates and a bit of inflation could be good news 55

LAW

EMMETT TILL A haunting 1955 case is resurrected 57

SCIENCE

Freeze-Frame A new film chills scientists 59

DIM EARTH: Pollution and clouds turn down the lights 60

BAAACK Underground since 1987, cicadas make their noisy arrival 62

SOCIETY

Railfanning A hobby that can raise suspicions 65

SPORT

A TRIPLE CROWN? It's two down and one to go for Smarty Jones 66

ARTS

AMERICAN IDOL It takes talent, a bio and a whiff of Machiavelli to win this reality-show crown 70

ART: You may hate Minimalism, but attention must be paid 75

BOOKS: The Wisdom of Crowds 78

YOUR TIME

HEALTH: Hope for osteoporosis; starving fat cells; living wills 87

TECHNOLOGY: Poignant Sims; video glove; souped-up handhelds 89

LIFESTYLE: Anti-cellulite clothes; a retro Chrysler; surreal dining 90

PEOPLE: Chan braves bombs; singers phone in sick; Powell in a skirt? 93

ESSAY: Andrew Sullivan on abortion, Kerry and Communion 94

COVER: Photomontage by Arthur Hochstein BUSH, BROOKS KRAFT; WITMER SISTERS, MICHAEL SEARS-POOL--GETTY IMAGES; MYERS, JASON REED--REUTERS; IRAQI WOMAN, KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH--ABACA PRESS; BREMER, ROBERTO SCHMIDT--AFP/GETTY IMAGES; PRISONER, AP; SOLDIER, AKRAM SALEH--REUTERS; TAGUBA, ALEX WONG--GETTY IMAGES; HUMVEE, ALI ABBAS--EPA; BERG, AP; ENGLAND, AP; RUMSFELD, JIM MACMILLAN--EPA