A Holiday Greeting From Our Editor Dear EIN readers: It is with great joy that I wish you Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and a Dope Kwanzaa. It has been quite a first year for EIN, and we're proud that you've been a part of it. Looking back over 2001, there were lots of funny stories we all enjoyed, and a few incidents we would all rather forget. I would like to take this opportunity to once again apologize to those who donated to EIN's Runaway Rescue back in March. Although I signed the settlement agreement, I still disagree with its characterization of the fund as "whore money for Mr. Pinkus". As I said in court, I hand-delivered the money to various young ladies in need. How they chose to thank me was entirely up to them. And I will remind you that I was found "not guilty" in my criminal trial. I sincerely wish I could have returned the money to those of you who gave so generously, but alas, like the summer breeze, it is gone. But that's just a bridge under the water, right? We're going to start fresh and make 2002 the best year yet for EIN. From all of us at Electronic Internet News, we hope you have a happy holiday, and a prosperous new year! -Harvey Pinkus, Esq., Editor-In-Chief

Afghan-tastic! Taliban's Out. This Guy's In. Pictured to the right is Hamid Karzai, leader of the new interim government in Afghanistan. Karzai plans to bring a more liberal approach to Afghani law. "Women will be allowed to return to work in sweatshops and farms," he proclaims. "They will be free to show certain portions of their faces in public without being stoned. Or, I should say, without being stoned to death."