The image I used is not to imply that the UNO program is a bad thing, just that the way this article is framed is gag-worthy. I hope that the program teaches a lot more than the examples chosen by the journalist who wrote this article.| Submit your comments on this article |
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| The image I used is not to imply that the UNO program is a bad thing, just that the way this article is framed is gag-worthy. I hope that the program teaches a lot more than the examples chosen by the journalist who wrote this article. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #3 "This traditional Pushtu folk song is included to commemorate the many years of service on the North West Frontier of India by the 1st and 2nd Battalions Seaforth Highlanders. Pushtu is the language of the Patahn and Afghan tribesmen of the frontier districts, but the version sung by British troops in 'pidgin' Hindustani had references to 'The Road to Kandahar'......" |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-04-11 11:56 |
| #2 Will they learn Afghan songs like 'Zakhmi Dil' (The Wounded Heart)? There's a boy across the river with a bottom like a peach, but, alas, I cannot swim. Though we all know what would happen If a Pathan hove in sight, And if he could only reach. |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-04-11 11:53 |
| #1 "UNO program immerses soldiers in Afghan culture" 1. "How to beat your wife" 2. "How to 'honor'-kill your daughter (the slut). 3. How to make a bomb. 4. How to hate anything made after the 6th Century (except cell phones, pickup trucks, bombs, and anything else that can be used to kill the infidel). |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-04-11 10:35 |