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To: bentway who wrote (179782)	1/28/2006 7:51:49 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Hi JCP; Re: "The Marines have tried to teach their men some of the language. But most US soldiers know only how to say “move on” or “slow down”. They expect Iraqis to understand their hand signals — a bunched fist meaning “stop”, a hand waved palm-down meaning “slow” — and will frequently shoot to kill if confused drivers fail to respond. One is reminded of Kipling's observations back during the British empire's day: Oh, then it's open order, an' we lights our pipes an' sings, An' we talks about our rations an' a lot of other things, An' we thinks o' friends in England, an' we wonders what they're at, An' 'ow they would admire for to hear us sling the ~bat~.* An' it's best foot first, . . . everypoet.com * Language. Thomas's first and firmest conviction is that he is a profound Orientalist and a fluent speaker of Hindustani. As a matter of fact, he depends largely on the sign-language. -- Carl

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