Most of the preloaded phrases in the Phraselator were either yes or no questions, asking about the presence of foreign fighters, or direct orders, such as telling people to put up their hands. What troops usually needed were simple instructions to help defuse a potential confrontation when clearing villages. “You are effectively the invading army,” Zemach said. “You are going into a man’s home in front of his family with weapons and going through his stuff. It’s emasculating.”
