--- title: December 3rd, 2001 | Vol. 158, No. 24 | U.S. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/us/3570272/december-3rd-2001-vol-158-no-24-u-s/ og:title: December 3rd, 2001 | Vol. 158, No. 24 | U.S. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt45d80103fc34a593/69876747e20a877979a83302/15504053.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Back to the vault # December 3, 2001 | Vol. 158 No. 24December 3, 2001 | Vol. 158 No. 24  Issue name December 3rd, 2001 | Vol. 158, No. 24 | U.S. Issue date December 3, 2001 Location U.S. [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2001-12-03/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [About Face](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001344,00.html)[Kabul: The Activist: Stirrings of a Woman's Movement](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001345,00.html)[Kandahar: The Movie: A Gorgeous Journey Through Hell](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001346,00.html)[Homeland Security: Soldier On The Beat](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001352,00.html)[Homeland Security: The Roundup: Why Hide The Numbers?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001353,00.html)[War Powers: Is Bush Making History?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001354,00.html)[Shell Game](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001340,00.html)[Mazar-i-Sharif: Hunger And Despair In The Camps](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001341,00.html)[Islam: The Women Of Islam](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001347,00.html)[Islam: In the U.S.: Freer, But Not Friedan](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001348,00.html)[30-Second Briefing](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001342,00.html)[Milestones: 59 Years Ago in TIME](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001351,00.html)[Notebook: Dec. 3, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001367,00.html)[The First Three Indictments](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001368,00.html)[The Art Of The Backstab](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001369,00.html)[Christmas Present](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001370,00.html)[Milestones Dec. 3, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001371,00.html)[More Anthrax, More Mystery](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001372,00.html)[Arafat Frozen Out? Yes and No](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001373,00.html)[ID'ing a Corpse? Call In the DNA](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001374,00.html)[Jeff Zucker](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001379,00.html)[For The Record Dec. 3, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001380,00.html)[Spy Watch: Al-Qaeda's Paper Trail](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001385,00.html)[Don't Make A Martyr Of Him](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001343,00.html)[Is This Any Way To Run A Railroad?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001349,00.html)[Buying Into A Recovery](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001350,00.html)[Cinema: Lone Star Rising](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001357,00.html)[Cinema: A Solid Victory On The Action Front](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001358,00.html)[Cinema: The Appeal Of Her Zeal](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001359,00.html)[Theater: Gods in the Wading Pool](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001363,00.html)[Television: The Second Life Of Brian](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001364,00.html)[Music: M!ssundaztood](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001365,00.html)[Books: The Complete Lyrics Of Irving Berlin](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001381,00.html)[Cinema: Spy Game](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001382,00.html)[Theater: Flower Drum Song](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001383,00.html)[Older, Wiser And More Anxious](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001360,00.html)[Don't Bet It All On Your Employer](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001361,00.html)[A Smarter Slice Of Toast](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001362,00.html)[In Brief: Dec. 3, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001375,00.html)[In Brief: Dec. 3, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001384,00.html)[Close to Home](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001376,00.html)[Careers: A Choice Contract](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001377,00.html)[Turning Points: Finally Real](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001378,00.html)[People: Dec. 3, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001356,00.html)[TIME.com This Week NOV. 26-DEC. 2](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001355,00.html)[Letters: Dec. 3, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001366,00.html) December 3rd, 2001 | Vol. 158, No. 24 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"December 3rd, 2001 | Vol. 158, No. 24 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/3570272/december-3rd-2001-vol-158-no-24-u-s/"}]}]} ```