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# Body Language
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/4009/
- Published: 2006-02-20T00:21:17.000Z
- Updated: 2006-02-20T00:21:17.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

> The US military has funded a computer game to teach its troops how to use and decipher Iraqi body language.

> The purpose is to teach soldiers that using the wrong gestures can potentially cause offence and escalate already tense situations.

[Link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4729262.stm?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).

This isn't a bad idea. The article says body language is important in the Middle East, but it doesn't elaborate. I think these are a few of the more common phrases:

Manually turning up nose and thrust arm against chest like you're stabbing yourself. It means, "Die you gravy-sucking pig infidel"

Lifting one leg, like a dog does at a tree. It means, "I urinate on your religion."

Setting fire to a nearby bush. It means, "I want to kill your president."

Vertical dance-like gyrations, similar to those seen on U.S. dance floors: "I am a suicide bomber. Bring on those virgins."

A squatting motion: "I defecate in your general direction, you Christian swine."

Scissors in one hand, held near crotch area; other hand in form a fist: "I'm ready to bomb some Jews."