WHO’S ON FIRST

Hi. Thought you might get a laugh out of this. If you have never heard it, I highly recommend the audio file (be patient while it downloads.) The first link seems to be the best, with Audio and transcript.
My students have always loved it. Hope you enjoy it. Please pass on to others.

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Free Press in the US

This is a stunning quote:
“There is no such thing in America as an independent press, unless it is in the country towns.
You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to writes (sic) his honest opinions, and if you did you know beforehand that it would never appear [...]

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Warren Buffett donates $37bn to charity

Mana orang Islam seperti ini?? Kenapa orang non-Muslim yang bisa sumbangkan begitu banyak uang? Bukannya banyak orang Islam yang kaya juga? $US 37 milyar untuk amal? Luar biasa. Sayangnya, orang Islam yang kaya lebih cenderung menyimpan hartanya supaya anaknya tambah kaya. Berapa banyak orang Saudi dsb. yang kaya raya yang tidak pernah befikir untuk [...]

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Life in Burma

The BBC has run a series of articles about Burma recently. Here are the links and the first article. Life in Burma is similar to life in George Orwell’s book 1984.

1. Burma: Orwellian state, with teashops
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5071288.stm

2. Life under Burma’s military regime
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/5071966.stm

3. Burma’s public service suffering
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/5080026.stm

4. Burma’s confusion over [...]

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Hermann Goering and George Bush

Herman Goering was one of Adolf Hitlers generals. Here he explains that it is easy for leaders to make the people follow them – even in a democracy. Just tell them they are being attacked and they will follow their leaders. If anyone criticizes, just say they are a danger to the country (George [...]

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Analysis of War in Iraq

This is a nice Analysis of the US War against Iraq for domination in the Middle East. I know it will be diffiucult for some people to read, if you are not very fluent in English. Try to read it. Just go past the words you dont know and try to understand the basic ideas. [...]

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Some Comments from George Bush & Co.

US Says No to Talks With North Korea

By Burt Herman
The Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton:
“You don’t normally engage in conversations by threatening to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles, and it’s not a way to produce a conversation because if you acquiesce in [...]

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Dutch paedophiles to launch political party

Para Pedofil (“paedophile” – orang yang suka main seks dengan anak) sudah membuat sebuah partai politik baru di Belanda. Tujan mereka supaya umur legal untuk berhubungan seks turun dari 16 tahun menjadi 12 tahun. Artinya, kalau kebijakan mereka diterima, maka orang dewasa yang berzina dengan anak SD tidak bisa dihukum. Pronografi dengan anak dan seks [...]

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10 Characteristics of an Effective CEO

There is a consensus among CEOs and business school professors that there are just short of a dozen indispensable characteristics that are essential for an effective chief executive.

1. Have a coherent vision for your organization’s future.

2. [...]

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Where Is The Airplane That Crashed into Pentagon…?

(Pesawat Boeing 747 yang menabrak Pentagon langsung hilang dari lokasi tabrakan.)
http://www.pentagonstrike.co.uk/flash.htm#Main
Don’t miss this. Where are the airplane parts?
Go on this website and watch this film…do it quickly as it has been pulled off several websites already – and YOU’LL SEE WHY.
(Cepat menyaksikan film ini. Bagian2 dari Pesawat Boeing [...]

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