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Oct. 11 - Oct. 17, 2002

Emil Amok by Emil Guillermo


Selling War and Sleeper Cells

I’ve reached another birthday. Happy Birthday to me. Last year at this time, I wasn’t sure I’d make it another year. It’s hard to juggle life, kids soccer games and career goals when geo-political events tend to get in the way.

As we know, the United States went to war, but here we are a year later and Afghanistan is all but forgotten. Technically, we’re still fighting. But who takes the Taliban seriously? The Taliban’s toast. The TVs are back on in Kandahar!

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Making Musical History
(Feature)

Patsy Mink Remembered at Two-Hour Memorial in Hawai‘i
(in National News)

State Labor Commissioner Pays Back Wages to Wins Workers
(in Bay Area News)

Fashion and Compassion
(in Business)

Dodgers Introduce Major Leagues’ First Taiwanese-born Player
(in Sports)

Asian American Jazz Festival Converges on Japantown
(in A&E)

Emil Amok: Selling War and Sleeper Cells
(in Opinion)

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Floss Talk: The Right Solution to Homelessness

Imagine this scene: The clock reads 6:05 p.m. and work is over. As you gather your belongings and prepare to go home, you notice the sun slowly disappear behind tall office buildings, gradually being replaced by a magnificent array of deep pink and purple clouds. Stepping outside, there seems to be a sudden chill in the air, and the sky continues to get darker and gloomier as you walk to your car. A trickle of rain falls on your shoulders and it becomes quite obvious that a storm is brewing. Not wanting to get caught in the bad weather, you pick up the pace, passing several beggars along the way and not paying the least bit of attention to them. As you approach your car, there is another homeless man in your way. He holds a sign that reads, “I will not lie, it’s for beer.” Feeling pity for him because he has to camp out in the pouring rain, you reach into your pocket and pull out a crisp dollar bill. After giving it to him, you’re on your way home once again...

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