COVER
The Aliens
B orne by the boom in trade and pushed by rising global temperatures, invasive species tromgoatsto snails andweeds are on the march, wreaking havoc everywhere. Page 36
IRAQ:
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information war, too 10
U.S.:Is a troop surge coming?
'l'wo war vets will be decisive. 14 CHINA: Beijing struggles to taille an out-of-control coal industry 18 GERMANY: Long after the fall of the wall, Stasi agents still stir trouble ...26 POLL: The Latin dite are in a buoy- ant mood. But are they blind? 28 SCIENCE: How globalization has opened the door to bioinvaders 36 SOCIETY: Cheap and chic, Buenos Aires is rising as a hot artcapital...42 TV:The Crocodile Hunter's last film is coming, posthumously 48
DEPARTMENTS
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PERSPECTIVES 3
WORLDVIEW 9
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