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JINN MAGAZINE
PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE
Issue No. 6.14
07/10/00 - 07/21/00
VOICES: First-Person Essays Linking the Private to the Public
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Mississippi Hanging Exposes America's Oldest Taboo
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
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The word "lynching," seldom heard in recent years, has been used to describe the death by hanging of a 17-year-old in Mississippi. Such a charge may be groundless in this case, but those who bring it have strong, historic reasons for their fears. PNS commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson is the author of "The Disappearance of Black Leadership." His e-mail address is ehutchi344@aol.com.
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The View From West 43rd Street
By Richard Rodriguez
Date: 07-12-00
As America creates the world's first truly global society, its "newspaper of record" -- the New York Times -- assures readers they remain at the center of our national life, observes PNS editor Richard Rodriguez. Rodriguez is author of "Days of Obligation: An Argument with my Mexican Father."
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Should Wen Ho Lee Cop A Plea? Making A Deal Would Be A Disservice To All Americans
By George Koo
Date: 07-17-00
The facts in the Wen Ho Lee case get more and more curious as time goes by. Recently, the judge has suggested the prosecution negotiate with Lee's lawyers on questions of bail, which raises the possibility of a plea bargain -- a possibility that PNS commentator George Koo finds unsavory indeed. Koo is a business consultant and a member of Committee of 100, a national organization of prominent Chinese Americans.
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Escape From San Francisco
By Katie Baggot
Date: 07-18-00
Every summer, thousands of young American travel abroad. For many, the trip is more than a vacation, it's a rite of passage inspired by a deep discomfort with home and their search for identity. Katie Baggot, 17, writes for YO! Youth Outlook from the road. YO! Youth Outlook, a publication by and about Bay Area Youth, is published by Pacific News Service.
VECTORS: A Regular Column on the Ideas and Directions Behind Today's News
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The Search For The Perfect Missile Defense Goes On -- It's America's Holy Grail
By Franz Schurmann
Date: 07-12-00
Despite a failed trial and considerable criticism, the government seems determined to continue with an $60 billion anti-missile defense program. One reason can be found by looking at the strategic consequences of even thinking about a working anti-missile system. PNS commentator Franz Schurmann, professor emeritus of history and sociology at UC-Berkeley, writes widely on foreign affairs.
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The Spirit Of Hafez Al-Assad Accompanies Yaser Arafat On Their Long Road
By Faisal Tbeileh
Date: 07-13-00
Camp David II is a key way station on a long road that yet has a long distance to go. Traveling this road are not only the living but the dead. Yaser Arafat is the leader of the Palestinians. But also traveling at his side is the spirit of another leader, the late president of Syria, Hafez al-Assad. Both sought peace with Israel yet their approaches were polar opposites. Faisal Tbeileh is an independent researcher on Middle East politics, currently residing in San Francisco. Palestinian born, Tbeileh has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles. His e-mail address is faisaltb@yahoo.com.
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Reading The Arabic Media: Lockerbie Trial Verdict Could Be A Surprise
By Franz Schurmann
Date: 07-20-00
Nearly 12 years after a Pan Am jet plane exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, two Libyans are being tried for the crime. The arrangements are unusual -- the courtroom is in Holland, a Scottish judge presides -- but very civil, and there have been hints in recent days that the what the trial reveals may not please those who most sought it. PNS editor Franz Schurmann, professor emeritus of history and sociology at UC-Berkeley, has traveled widely in the Middle East and reads the Arab- and Farsi-language press.
PACIFIC PULSE: The Pacific Century and Its Impact on the Americas
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Saving Nature Gene By Gene -- China Embarks On Controversial Environmental Program
By A. A. Quong
Date: 07-13-00
The extraordinary diversity of plant and animal life in China's Yunnan province -- threatened by growth and modernization -- has drawn particular attention from both scientists and politicians. Their approach to protecting threatened species is both novel and controversial. PNS correspondent A. A. Quong is a freelance journalist.
MOVEMENTS: Strategies For Survival, Identity and Direction by People on the Margins
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Living With Aids -- Little Changes, Not Miracles, Key To Survival
By Steven Were Omamo
Date: 07-14-00
Grim reports from Africa south of the Sahara tell of millions of deaths from AIDS, and the prospect of millions more to come. With no available vaccine and no affordable treatment, young Africans are protecting themselves the only way they can. PNS commentator Steven Were Omamo is an economist and writer living in Nairobi.
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Filipino Muslims Fear Chechnya-Like Backlash
By Rene Ciria-Cruz
Date: 07-19-00
Philippines President Joseph Estrada is expected to press for more U.S. military aid in his war against Muslim separatists when he visits Washington, D.C. July 26-27. With Philippine authorities attributing to Muslim rebels bombing attacks that are on the rise in major cities, Muslims fear a Chechnya-like backlash. Rene Ciria-Cruz, an editor at Pacific News Service, is also the long-time editor of Filipinas Magazine in San Francisco. (Black-and-white photographs are available electronically; contact slouie@pacificnews.org.)
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Hole In Headwaters Deal Threatens To Turn Triumph To Travesty
By Katherine Cowy Kim
Date: 07-21-00
The long struggle to save one of the last remaining stands of old growth redwoods may be entering a new phase. This time the trees are not so sexy, and the crowd is somewhat smaller, but the need is no less. Katherine Cowy Kim (gogocowy@pacificnews.org) is an associate editor at Pacific News Service.
YOUTH OUTLOOK: The World Through Young People's Eyes
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Rocky's Right Hook: An Interview With An 18-Year-Old Latina Boxer
By Sheerly Avni
Date: 07-18-00
Raquel -- aka "Rocky" --18, had her first fight on March 4 at a boxing club in Napa, California. She had only been practicing for two months. Even though she lost the fight, she had the entire gym chanting "Rocky! Rocky!" by the end of the first round. The fight was voted best of the night. The group home where Rocky lives asked YO! not to publish her last name. YO! Youth Outlook, a publication by and about Bay Area Youth, is published by Pacific News Service.
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