by Bob Boynton
First it was the UN secretary-general ducking under a table. Now it is
Now it is someone not quite sure he wants to shake the hand extended to him. Shall I? Shall I not? What would happen? It is a bemused expression, but it seems an expression of carefully considering what to do next.
Interpretation
Politicians are photographed shaking hands all the time. It is about their only ‘action’ other than talking. Normally the handshake is firm and friendly — even when they are neither firm nor friendly.
This goes into the anomaly file. What was he thinking?
What were the photographers at Aljazeera thinking to put it on the web? That would be easier to answer if I could read Arabic — I suppose.
News Report
Aljazeera [Arabic] March 25, 2007 on the home page.
