Re: Codetalking in the South Pacific?

Oh yeah, another thing I wanted to ask about, before I forget. It's somewhat well-known that throughout the South pacific, there are "radio stations" that do nothing but broadcast the real-time reading of number sequences, but no one seems to know just why. And these number sequences do not seem to be recordings...every station has a different voice, and the number sequences never repeat. So it would seem that they are being read in real time by natives employed at various islands. Anyone know what the heck those things are? There's actually a 3-CD collection available of the number broadcasts.

From: "Major Variola (ret)" To: "cypherpunks@lne.com" Subject: Codetalking, private business, harassment, EEOC, freedom of speech/association Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:01:25 -0800

[Summary: Navajo is banned by employer because employees are being rude in that language. So the EEOC objects. Ironies: Navajo, codetalkers, feds. EEOC harassing employer who is trying to prevent harassment (in Navajo) of others.]

English group enters Navajo language fray

From the National Desk Published 11/12/2002 5:59 PM View printer-friendly version

PHOENIX, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The legal dispute over an Arizona restaurant's rule banning employees from speaking Navajo on the job drew the participation Tuesday of a national organization that advocates English as the official language of the United States. The suit was the first filed by the EEOC to involve a Native American language.

<snip> http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021112-044422-7977r

[Libscoop: since neither employers nor employees should be coerced, the employers can morally require what they want, and the employees can shop for employment uncoerced too. Meddling DC-bureaucrats should be tomahawked at the door; after being told to leave in Esperanto.]

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