Listen to a Pin Drop! In an email I received.

You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop!

When in England, at a fairly large conference,
> Condi Rice was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our
> plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building'
> by George Bush. She answered by saying, 'Over the years,
> the United States has sent many of its fine young men and
> women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our
> borders.. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in
> return is enough to bury those that did not return.' You
> could have heard a pin drop.
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> There was a conference in France where a number of
> international engineers were taking part, including French
> and American. During a break, one of the French engineers
> came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
> latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft
> carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does
> he intended to do, bomb them?' A Boeing engineer stood
> up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three
> hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people;
> they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical
> power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with
> the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they
> can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
> water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for
> us e in transporting victims and injured to and from their
> flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
> France have?' You could have heard a pin
> drop.
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>
> A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval
> conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English,
> Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail
> reception, he found himself standing with a large group of
> Officers that included personnel from most of those
> countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they
> sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained
> that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans
> learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that
> we always have to speak English in these conferences rather
> than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American
> Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits,
> Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you
> wouldn't have to speak German.' You could have heard
> a pin drop.
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>
> AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
> Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris
> by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate
> his passport in his carry on. 'You have been to France
> before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked
> sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
> France previously. Then you should know enough to have your
> passport ready.' The American said, ''The last
> time I was here, I didn't have to show it.
> 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your
> passports on arrival in France !' The American senior
> gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly
> explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach
> on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I
> couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport
> to.' You could have heard a pin drop.