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General Georges SadaSada on Saddam
Georges Sada, a spokesman for the Prime Minister of Iraq, is a former general in Saddam Hussein's air force. He talks about surviving the old regime, his hopes for Iraq’s future and his claims that Saddam shipped WMD to Syria prior to the invasion. Also, The Atlantic Monthly's language maven Barbara Wallraff on words that don't exist, but should; the Civilian Complaint Review Board report on the RNC; and the new system for assigning schools to kindergarteners.
Complaints
Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter
and
Chris Dunn, Associate Legal Director, New York Civil Liberties Union
- on the Civilian Complaints Review Board report on the RNC
» Bob Hennelly's report
» NYCLU website
Secretive Saddam
Georges Sada former General in the Iraqi Airforce and author, Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied And Survived Saddam Hussein (Integrity Publishers, 2006)
- says Saddam Hussein did have WMDs
Gold Coinages
Barbara Wallraff, contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author,
Word Fugitives: In Pursuit of Wanted Words (Harper Collins, 2006),
- on the need for new words
» Barbara Wallraff bio
» her recent Atlantic Monthly columns
» WordCourt.com
School of Hard Walks
Gale Brewer, city councilperson (D-District 6, Upper West Side),
- on effects of the new re-organization of preferences for Kindergarten programs the Upper West Side families
» Gale Brewer's council website
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
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Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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