Vol. 8, No. 34
May 12, 2003
Cover Story
The Restoration of American Awe and the Opening of the Arab Mind
Victory
By Reuel Marc Gerecht
Also in This Issue
- The Al Qaeda Connection — Stephen F. Hayes
- Bad Reporting in Baghdad — Jonathan Foreman
- Saudi Arabia's Identity Crisis — Amir Taheri
This issue celebrated the early success of the Iraq War with Reuel Marc Gerecht's cover story on American resolve and Arab reform prospects. The magazine featured Stephen F. Hayes on Al Qaeda connections, Jonathan Foreman's critique of war reporting from Baghdad, and Amir Taheri's analysis of Saudi Arabia's identity crisis, while William Kristol contributed "The End of the Beginning" and Richard W. Carlson reported on Mr. Hariri's visit to Washington. The issue reflected neoconservative optimism about post-invasion Iraq and broader Middle Eastern transformation in the spring of 2003.