Wednesday, July 3
Los Angeles Times: Intelligence Officers Read Between the Enemy Lines
They also become experts at reading body language and facial expression--tics so hard-wired into human nature that they tend to transcend culture, whether Afghan, Arab or American. Looking up and to the left while answering a question, for instance, is a sign of "visual construction," Chris said, an evasive gesture that usually means the speaker is about to fabricate a scene from whole cloth.
