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	Dragon dance Theatre. The Presidents Trick, Seven Angry Men, The Hunger Mountain Version plus… rewritten on August 24, 2003 The performance starts with John D Rockefella on the stage in his pajamas, dying and bragging about how he controls oil in America, how they destroyed all their competitors and also how they destroyed public transportation in America, bought it up and ran it into the ground, replaced it with cars, and how they will control the oil wherever in the world.. The character is not time bound he talks about the past and the future simoultaneously, ranting the whole time.. He dies, death enters and takes his soul, pulls a white cloth from his breast as a flute plays in the background. Rockefella wanders in limbo, making his way toward the gates of heaven, St. Peter appears behind him and blows the great horn.. Rockefella is delighted to be at heaven, and want to enter, St. Peter says he has to look at the book.. Oh are you the rockefella who promoted Eugenics? The same Eugenics that Hitler used for the “Final Solution?’ Oh are you the Rockefella who was transferring savings deposits from jewish accounts to the Nazis even before your clients were sent to the gas chamber? Are you the Rockefella who destroyed the Diego Rivera Mural in New York City? St. Peter says, look Mr. Rockefella this doesn’t look good, now this is the way it works here in heaven, in order to get in you have to have done at least one good, generous, selfless, humanitarian act in your life time, just one..what do you say, remind me there must have been one? Rock says, well there was this time, I saw an urchin on the street, and I spontaneously reached into my pocket and took out a dime and handed it to him, it’s true later I did this for publicity but the first time it was a real act of generosity, and a dime was worth more then too.. Ok says St, Peter, I’ll have to go and ask God…You wait right here..St Peter leaves . Rockefella takes out his cell phone and calls George bush: Hello George, no not you, you little weasel, your father I need someone with real authority..Hey George ya gotta help me it looks like they might not let me in! You must know someone up here? Turn down the football George. Now I have done plenty for you, hey George wait! St Peter Returns, he says, Mr Rockefella, God says, Here is your dime back. You go straight to hell.. Devils come for Rock, and drag him through the gates of hell.. Actors line up on the inside of the gates of hell, one devil comes out and calls the audience, step right up, step right up, beyond these gates we will show you the greatest trick ever shown to man, ladies and gentlemen step right up… As the actors pass through the gates of Hell they file along a gauntlet of actors who say very quietly the verses of the poem Hommage to Babylon.. When the audience is assembled the Devil enters and goes to stage center, two performers, one voice, one mask…We are brought to you tonight, direct from Baghdad, by our host Michel Fourcherre…and we bring with us a rendition of the Presidents trick, that magnificent trick played on us all at Baghdad during operation freedom…

		The president says that seven angry men can battle with one another and in fact kill one another right over Baghdad with the most modern and the most primitive weapons and thanks to our technology none of the innocent people below will be injured.. We are prepared to show you a version of that trick here tonight..so let’s begin… Is there an angry man in the house? A mask enters from stage right… Here he is ladies and gentlemen, a magnificent specimen of modern automated humanity, more machine than man but there is still a little man in there at the heart of this weapons system, let’s hear from him.. Weapons text starts, from another source, like the back of the theatre… Devil continues, can you hear me in there young man? Yes sir! Are you angry? GRRRR! Are you armed? Hedgehog missiles and gatlin guns Sir! Are you prepared to kill? Yes sir! All right Mr. To your battle station.. The mask goes to the cable/wire stretching across the stage and is hung on the wire by the technician… The Devil says, we have one but we will need seven angry men to show you the president’s trick… Is there an angry man out there? A mask enters from stage right… Weapons Text starts. Are you angry? Yes Sir we gotta pay them back for 9-11 Are you armed? Heavily Armed sir, intelligent weapons sir, plenty of them. Are you ready to kill? Let me at them sir! Very good mr. America, to your battle station… The Devil says, we have two but in order to perform the president’s trick we need seven, is there another angry man out there? Mask enters stage right. Weapons text from one source, The Robert Fisk article about bombing Baghdad from another location simultaneously… Devil says, let me ask you a few questions. Yes Sir. Are you angry? Bloody angry sir! Are you armed? Tomahawk missiles sir! Are you prepared to kill another human being? I will do my duty sir! Do you realize there may be eternal consequences if you kill another human? God is on our side sir! Well then, to your battle station! Devil says to the audience, We have three angry men, but in order to perform the presidents trick we need seven angry men.. No other text for this one Is there an angry man out there? Yes Sir. Are you angry? Certainly we are being invaded by hostile forces. Are you armed? I have my kalishnikov and my body. Are you prepared to kill another human being? For the eternal glory of Allah and Iraq! You are not concerned about your eternal soul. Allah will show me the way.. You will do. To your battle station.. Devil says, we have four angry men but in order to perform the president’s trick tonight here in St Aunes, on this stage we need seven.. Weapons text starts… Is there an angry man in the house? Mask enters stage right… Are you angry . We must stop terrorism at all costs sir. Are you armed? Depleted Uranium weapons sir! Are you prepared to kill? For the stars and stripes sir. There is that commandment that says, “thou shall not kill?” Oh I won’t actually touch anyone sir. To your battle station young man! We are getting closer…we have five angry men, in order to perform the president’s trick for you here tonight we will need seven angry men. Is there and angry man in the house? Weapons text from one source, The Robert Fisk report from another. Are you angry! Always sir! Totally sir! Are you experienced! Vietnam Sir, Hiroshima Sir! Dresden sir! Are you armed? Fragmentation bombs sir! Are you prepared to kill? These bombs tend to maim sir! To your battle station! We have six angry men, we only need one more and we will be prepared to perform the president’s trick… Is there an angry man in the house? Weapons texts from one source, The Robert Fisk report from another. Mask enters stage right.. Are you angry? They are psychopathic killers sir. Their WMDs are a clear danger to our way of life. Are you armed? Hellfire missiles sir! Are you prepared to kill?en It is my job sir! Do you think of eternity? God is my Sheppard sir. Do you know my name? No sir? Go to your battle station.. Ladies and gentlemen, straight from Baghdad we bring you seven angry men, and they are angry and they are getting ready to give you a really hot show.. But is this a great trick, to let the Shwartzkopfs and the Ladens, and the Powells and the Husseins kill each other? This happens every day and lacks drama.. What we need to make this an amazing feat of super historical magical magnificence, is innocent people below..That’s right, innocent people below! The warriors are about to achieve their arc of violence, is there someone out there who would like to volunteer to stand under them, right directly under them? It so happens we have with us, in our entourage, a certain Inanna, woman of Babylon who might volunteer for the part..step out here please miss.. Start Bush speeches… Enter effigy.. You are from Baghdad? I am. Would you like to take part in tonight’s performance? There might be a GE refridgerator in it for you? Well yes thank you.. Let me ask you one question? Are you innocent? Yes I am innocent.. Ladies and gentlemen an innocent woman who has volunteered to be part of our performance this evening.. Come this way madam.. We are going to tie you to this pole, don’t worry it is for your own safety.. Ladies and gentlemen we are ready…but there is something missing? Madam do you have any children.. Yes I have a son. His name ? Saddam.. Ah perfect.. Bring the child out please… Place him in his mother’s arms.. We are ready, we have seven angry men in the air and two innocent people below, this is the presidents trick to send these seven angry men to kill one another while promising the safety and well being of the innocents below.. Are all the swords sharpened? Are all the sabers rattled? Praise the lord and pass the ammunition! Fire away! Presidents texts continue…promises and threats..the angry m,en burn, the woman and children burn… The devil returns to the stage.. Well it is a very difficult trick..it was not completely successful in Iraq, some innocent people did get hurt and did lose their lives..however in the true spirit of charlatans and mountebanks the president did get the gold and is prepared to try this same trick again in Syria, Egypt, or a small country near you… We are Dragon Dance theatre from Worcester, Vermont…