Re: 60 minutes on Iraq

Post #92,077 by cybermace5 3/26/03 10:42:44 PM Reply	Re: 60 minutes on Iraq I have a bird (a cockatiel) nicknamed Flip. But seriously, the sourpusses are actually trying to redefine expressions of happiness. I guess blowing kisses means "kiss off" and smiling is actually baring their teeth in anger, and waving is "buh-BYE!" Next we'll hear the Iraqis breathe carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen. "Yup these Iraqis are smiling and laughing as they hold more food in their hands than they had all year, and to top it off they flip multiple offensive gestures at a large group of heavily armed white devil-men, who (according to what the "balanced" media report) they think are trying to kill every last one of them." Pretty desperate. Never thought they'd try "revisionist present."
Post #92,089 by dmarker 3/26/03 11:39:02 PM Reply	Latest videos we had from Umm Qasar so much better The stuff on Ozzie TV showed 'happy little vegemites' (Aussie expression for nice). That was what we were expecting at the start. But in one other city where the US took the risk & drove in supplies, one crowd stood chanting something akin to 'hail Saddam we love you'. But beyond that they were satisfied to take the supplies. We also had reports of at least 200 civillian dead in one town. The reports explained that the marines were getting tougher, they shot at anything that moved - there was also one report of troops entering a house to find 2 dead children a wounded father & ok mother the shooting was from 'stray bullets' (Hmmm maybe they should be booked for jay-zapping). As the war is progressing both in time and toward Bagdhad, the killing is getting meaner. But as always it is Saddam's fault. Doug M Spectres from our past: Beware the future when your children & theirs come after you for what you may have been willing to condone today - dsm 2003 Motivational: When performing activities, ask yourself if the person you most want to be would do, or say, it - dsm 2003
Post #92,110 by altmann 3/27/03 1:02:17 AM Reply	RTFineM [link\|http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2002/iraq-book.htm\|http://www.globalsec...002/iraq-book.htm] Gestures There are gestures used in the Arab world that convey different meanings from those used in America. An Arab may signify \ufffdyes\ufffd with a downward nod. \ufffdNo\ufffd can be signaled in several ways: tilting one\ufffds head slightly back and raising the eyebrows; moving one\ufffds head back and chin upward; moving one\ufffds head back and making a clicking sound with the tongue; or using the open palm moved from right to left toward the person. \ufffdThat\ufffds enough, thank you,\ufffd may be indicated by patting the heart a few times. \ufffdExcellent\ufffd is expressed with open palms toward the person. \ufffdOK\ufffd may be shown by touching the outer edge of one\ufffds eyes with the fingertips. The \ufffdA-OK\ufffd (forming a circle with the index finger and thumb of one hand) and \ufffdthumbs-up\ufffd gesture are considered obscene by Arabs. The left hand is considered unclean; the right hand should be used when gesturing. To beckon another person, all fingers wave with the palm facing downward. -- Chris Altmann
Post #92,161 by cybermace5 3/27/03 11:03:21 AM Reply	So far I've seen conflicting statements though saying that "thumbs up" is obscene appears to be the latest rage on all the angst-blogs.
Post #92,163 by boxley 3/27/03 11:07:49 AM Reply	why dont you try a human source? and do the stand in front of the mosque thing, report back what you find. The internet also reports ufo's etc. Do you buy into that as well? thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] Since corporations are the equivelent of human but they have no "concience" they are by definition sociopaths
Post #92,178 by cybermace5 3/27/03 11:20:58 AM Reply	Re: why dont you try a human source? If you smile at someone who hates you (whether or not it's cultural), they will not smile back.
Post #92,118 by tablizer 3/27/03 2:51:39 AM Reply	Food mystery - missing supplies "Yup these Iraqis are smiling and laughing as they hold more food in their hands than they had all year, One Iraqi official appearently said that each city was given a 6-month supply of food before the war. However, nobody knows what happened to these supplies in many cases. Somebody is lying or hording. ________________ oop.ismad.com

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