The "pauses": Remember that their will be a distinct pause in cross-Atlantic questioning caused by the use of satellites. We hear a question, then it takes a perceptible time for it to arrive 3,000 miles away.
This might make a measured response seem more measured!
I must say that Perle has escaped me. I know little about him and if I've seen him, he didn't make an impression.
Harry ------------------------------------------------------------------
Keith wrote:
Hi Lawry,
I'm sorry, I can't add anything more to what I observed -- except perhaps that not only were his verbal responses delayed but also the smiles and mock grimaces that he elected to make from time to time. Otherwise, the stillness of his face and hands was not in any way unusual for politicians and people in his position who are used to controlling themselves carefully when being interviewed. However, the delays in his responses -- and the constancy of those pauses, whatever the difficulty of the question -- were those of a master, in my opinion. As said before, I interpret this behaviour as a consequence of long-time experience in considering every question carefully, even the apparently innocent ones. In short, I thought Perele's performance was that of a superbly trained diplomat, or senior mandarin, unlike that of, say, Rumsfeld whose body language is extremely labile and thus, quite readable.
I can't help you with any other observations -- I was concentrating mainly on what Perle was saying. I can't remember precisely what happened when he was obviously momentarily thrown by a couple of cleverly-phrased questions from the ex-ambassador and Dimbleby himself. It would be fascinating to see a slow-motion replay of his demeanour during those two brief episodes. I suspect his facial muscles went haywire for a few microseconds!
Keith
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