First, a confession. I am the not­so­wise guy who blithely suggested that 11/8 (Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan, November 8, 2013) is our unfortunate tragic parallel to America’s 9/11 (the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers on September 11,2001). In fact there can be no comparison, since one is an act of God; the other an act of man.

 Yolanda’s storm surge pushed these two ships far into Tacloban’s shore. PHOTO BY RENE DILAN
Yolanda’s storm surge pushed these two ships far into Tacloban’s shore. PHOTO BY RENE DILAN

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