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...searched in vain for the options to cancel the series, burn all videotapes or watch Disney honcho Michael Eisner commit ritual suicide in shame for having aired it.) Meanwhile, the creator of Dharma and Greg is developing a sitcom for Fox called Nathan's Choice, in which the hero faces a dilemma halfway through the show, the audience votes on his "choice" online and the second half of the show is based on the winning vote...
Nkosi Johnson died a hero in the battle against AIDS in Africa, but he was not a martyr. Martyrs are those who choose death in pursuit or in defense of their beliefs, but 12-year-old Nkosi did not choose death. Death chose him, even before he was born HIV-positive to a mother who died of AIDS before his third birthday. Back then, his adoptive mother Gail Johnson was told Nkosi had nine months to live, but he went on to be South Africa's longest surviving AIDS orphan. But it was not only his longevity that made Nkosi...
...movement's determination to keep Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state. He represented a tradition and a history of Palestinian pride and struggle. His father was killed in a battle between Israelis and Palestinians in 1948, west of Jerusalem, and had always been hailed as a national hero. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is also his cousin...
...Laden remains holed up in Afghanistan under the protection of its ruling Taliban militia, which praised him Wednesday as a hero of Afghanistan's fight against the Soviet invasion and reiterated that it has no intention of handing him over for trial. And some of the Taliban's recent outrages against Buddhists - blowing up their statues, forcing them to wear yellow patches on their clothing - served as a reminder that bin Laden's hosts are singularly impervious to foreign pressure...
Kerrey is a genuine hero. The fact is that the Vietnam War is still being fought by former government officials, by refugees and by anyone who is looking for a forum for his own agenda. Should we discredit all our military personnel who spent time in that hell? As someone who was against the war in the '60s and '70s, I say it's time to let it rest. ALEX HOWARD North Bergen...