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Discusses the investigation into the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq. Finding of Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller that United States oversight of Iraqi prisons was almost nonexistent, which he reported to Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq; Question of who is responsible for prisoner abuses carried out by the 372nd Military Police Company; Number of low-level soldiers facing court-martial, including Spc. Jeremy Sivits; Speculation that blame will be placed on Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski and others further up the chain of command; The role of intelligence operatives in the scandal; Details of the U.S. Congressional hearing on Abu Ghraib; Two factors that confuse the issue of who was in charge of the prison; The controversy over interrogation practices and detainees held at the Pentagon's base at Guantánamo Bay; Mention of Donald Rumsfeld's visit to Iraq; Concern that the Abu Ghraib photographs will further endanger Americans.

This article offers world news briefs. Iran has agreed to talks with the U.S. on ways of curbing sectarian violence in Iraq. The body of Slobodan Milosevic has been returned to Serbia for burial. The South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan resigned over his decision to play golf rather than attend to a railway strike. The U.S. military will no longer operate facilities in Iceland. U.S. intelligence is monitoring criminal rackets run by the government of North Korea.

Profiles the United States Central Intelligence Agency and their operations. How George Tenet was sworn in as the fifth CIA director in six years; How the presence of terrorism abroad has made it more difficult for the CIA to operate in embassies under diplomatic cover; How the CIA blame their own spies for handing down bogus information regarding the war in Iraq.

Offers political news briefs. Lowered threat of terrorism in the U.S.; Black-market beer in Iraq that U.S. troops are buying; Montana Senator Max Baucus who brings his dog to meetings; Other news.

Investigates Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's pursuit of weaponry on the black market. Examples of individuals arrested for trying to ship products to Iraq; Factors leading to Iraq's ability to acquire weapons and the methods used; Role of Ukraine, Syria and Jordan in supplying Iraq with weapons and U.S. efforts to stop them.

Mentions that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is considering appointing a civilian 'superboss' to oversee the rebuilding program in Iraq. Expectation that the post would be headquartered in Baghdad; Disagreement between the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon over who is in charge in the rebuilding program; Role of Lt. Gen. Jay Garner in the rebuilding.

Despite the conflict in Iraq and consequent threats to boycott products of the U.S. did not do much damage to midsize advertising agencies, according to an e-mail survey released this month by ICOM, a global network of independent shops. In a survey conducted just prior to the war, a third of responding agencies said that while the prospect of war was a concern, the struggling economy and general uncertainty about the future were bigger contributors to an overall troubling outlook. In the Philippines, one ICOM member noted that SARS actually increased local business, since marketers and their staffs were not traveling to Hong Kong, Bangkok or Singapore.