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...Persian Gulf War, part II, the toy arsenal now includes four-foot long Apache helicopters, Bradley tanks, aircraft carriers, and even fire trucks decked out defiantly with the crest of FDNY. In addition to the new hardware, there are legions of plastic action figures—mostly GI Joes—which hang from little hooks waiting to turn a seven-year-old’s playroom into a battlefield...

Author: By Jonathan P. Abel, | Title: Toying with Terrorists | 2/6/2003 | See Source »

...million Projected sales this year of Yu-Gi-Oh merchandise, expected to be hot holiday toys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Nov. 18, 2002 | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...TERRIFYING TRADING CARDS Give them their favorite sports stars. Or put them a Monster ahead of the pack with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, current playground favorites. They're at most toy stores and discount chains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Etiquette: Treat Them Right | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

...bottom of a few high profile cases. It concluded that eight men convicted of belonging to a communist party in 1975 and executed less than a day later had been framed by the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA). In another case, the commission found that Pastor Im Gi Yun, called in for questioning by military intelligence in 1980 because he was involved in a pro-democracy group, died from beatings and torture, not high blood pressure, as the military maintained. Another tragedy involved Choi Jong Gil, a law professor at the prestigious Seoul University. According to the KCIA, Choi jumped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets and Lies | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

...spur North Koreans to be more productive. Wages jumped as much as 20-fold, while prices for electricity, housing and rice were sharply increased from levels that were so low, the services were virtually given away. Companies are also starting to introduce bonuses for the best workers. Kim Sung Gi, a staff member of Pyongyang's largest library, says his salary increased 20 times to about $100 a month, while his rent was raised only five times. "I feel more satisfied," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hermit Kingdom's Bizarre SAR | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

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