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*Flash Cards Designed to Teach English Translations of Arabic Have a Curious Way of Doing It* Dear Travis, We've all seen flash cards used to teach math functions and simple words. But we're sure you haven't seen flash cards like these! One of our chapter leaders happened to be in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Minnesota, and saw a package of flash cards apparently intended to help someone translate Arabic words and phrases into English. What he saw when he bought the cards was, to say the least, far different than what he expected. Here is a sample of some of the English words and phrases translated from the Arabic in this flash card set. "assassination attempt" "counter strike" "attack" "air strike" "enemy" "The army seized power" "We buried the dead man yesterday" "to seize power" "martyr" "to die in a battle" To see a PDF image of the actual flashcards, designed by Fethi Mansouri, please *click here<http://tool.donation-net.net/Images/Email/1097/Arabic_flash_cards.pdf> *. You will need Adobe Reader or similar software to view the image. I guess we're pretty straight-laced here in America. Our flashcards designed to teach English have such controversial words and phrases such as "thank you," "could you please help me?", and "what time is it?" I don't think you'll find an English translation flashcard set with words like "assassination attempt." One has to wonder who would need an Arabic flash card set that translates "assassination attempt" into English. Then again, maybe we shouldn't have to wonder at all. Guy Rodgers Executive Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *ACT for America* P.O. Box 6884 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure.<http://www.actforamerica.org/index.php/donate> Do not respond to this e-mail for any reason. To discontinue your membership automatically please, follow the link below. You are registered to receive email as Travis McCoy at the following e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You must use the correct e-mail address to discontinue your membership. ------------------------------ HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends.<http://tool.donation-net.net/act4america/friend.cfm?dn=1097&commID=7914398&ID=25050> ------------------------------ HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.<http://www.actforamerica.org/index.php/donate> Discontinue your subscription.<http://tool.donation-net.net/opt.cfm?dn=1097&EID=958> -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
