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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1991|1991]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Radio|Radio | ====Medium: [[:Category:Radio|Radio]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Navajo | '''Artist:''' Navajo Language | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Armed Forces Radio | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Armed Forces Radio | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Radio broadcast greetings in the Navajo language. | '''Description of Artwork:''' Radio broadcast greetings in the Navajo language. | ||
'''The Incident:''' | '''The Incident:''' Military censors made one of the strangest additions to their already strange list of banned communications: the Navajo language. A small number of Navajos, it seems, wanted to send broadcast greetings in their native tongue to loved ones stationed overseas, but Armed forces radio refused to pass the messages along. Once again, the mere possibility of enemy signals lurking in the noise was too much for the censors to bear. 'We have a responsibility to control what's on the radio,' said the lieutenant colonel in charge, 'and if I don't know what it says I can't control it.' | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Bill Richardson, a New Mexico congressman, successfully impressed upon the Armed Forces Radio the absurdity of the ban. The radio station lifted the ban allowing the Navajo greetings to reach the soldiers. | '''Results of Incident:''' Bill Richardson, a New Mexico congressman, successfully impressed upon the Armed Forces Radio the absurdity of the ban. The radio station lifted the ban allowing the Navajo greetings to reach the soldiers. | ||
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'''Source:''' Julian Dibbell,"Tales from the Crypto Wars," Village Voice, 8/3/93, Pg. 3 | '''Source:''' Julian Dibbell,"Tales from the Crypto Wars," Village Voice, 8/3/93, Pg. 3 | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1991]] | ||
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[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Middle East]] | ||
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[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Radio]] | [[Category:Radio]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 8 August 2011
Date: 1991
Region: North America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Radio
Artist: Navajo Language
Confronting Bodies: Armed Forces Radio
Dates of Action: 1991
Location: Persian Gulf
Description of Artwork: Radio broadcast greetings in the Navajo language.
The Incident: Military censors made one of the strangest additions to their already strange list of banned communications: the Navajo language. A small number of Navajos, it seems, wanted to send broadcast greetings in their native tongue to loved ones stationed overseas, but Armed forces radio refused to pass the messages along. Once again, the mere possibility of enemy signals lurking in the noise was too much for the censors to bear. 'We have a responsibility to control what's on the radio,' said the lieutenant colonel in charge, 'and if I don't know what it says I can't control it.'
Results of Incident: Bill Richardson, a New Mexico congressman, successfully impressed upon the Armed Forces Radio the absurdity of the ban. The radio station lifted the ban allowing the Navajo greetings to reach the soldiers.
Source: Julian Dibbell,"Tales from the Crypto Wars," Village Voice, 8/3/93, Pg. 3
