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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 1 3
4 LETTERS NEWSBEAST
6 AMERICAN NOTE BOOK
On the anniversary of9/11, al Qaeda threatens us anew. By Bruce Riedel
7 INTERNATIONAL NOTE BOOK China remains divided over reviving Confucius. By Melinda Liu 8 PERSON OF INTEREST
Griselda Blanco, the "cocaine godmother,"
meets a sudden end. By Mac Margolis 9 WORLD ON A PAGE
Tipping the driver in India; A is for Azerbaijan.
By Tunku Varadarajan 10 HEALTH ByKentSepkowitz
FOO D By Katie Baker SPORTS By Sujay Kumar 12 REPORTER AT LARGE
ln Israel, the settler movement is alive and stronger than ever. By Dan Ephron
FEATURES
14 A Campaign of Decapitation
Revealed: the Syrian rebels' new covert -ops campaign. By Mike Giglio
1? How Much Do Republicans Weigh?
God, money, and what's wrong with the GOP.
By Martin Amis 23 Compass
,. If the economy is so bad, why is Barack winning? By Niall Ferguson
24 For God and Putin
After years of repression under Communist rule, the Orthodox Church is back at the center of Russian politics. By Peter Pomerantsev 30 Nazis at the Heart ofthe Worst Dmg Scandai of AU Time
Revelations oftheir connections with the makers of thalidomide. By Roger Williams with Jonathan Stone
36 The Border Is Vanishing
Like it or not, Mexico is pushing north into the . United States. Newsweek presents a look at the
future, from a new book. By Robert D. Kaplan 42 The Perfectionist
A lifetime of order, upended by Obamacare.
How Chief Justice John Roberts will handle it.
By Daniel Klaidman
OMNIVORE
48 PHOTOGRAPHY Capturing Brooklyn's grit and beauty.
52 ART Who owns antiquity?
54 MUSIC Ex-TalkingHeadDavidByrneon how music works.
55 MY FAVORITE MISTAKE WyclefJean
56 THE CITY Vikas Swarllp reflects on Osaka, Japan.
ON THE COVER
THALIDOMIDE COVER: PHILIPPE CHEREL-MAXPPP-ZUMA
SYRIA COVER: NARCISO CONTRERAS-POLARIS
