Laughter can be used to show who is boss and malicious laughter is an effective weapon of intimidation.

From time to time, Putin likes to use a dirty word or utter an obscene threat.

Of course if you approach them in a threatening or creepy manner, they' re not going to appreciate meeting you.

As Israeli forces carved up the Gaza Strip yesterday, dividing the territory in two , the UN warned of a "catastrophe unfolding" for a "trapped, traumatised, terrorised" population.

The implication of its statement was to give the immigrants an implicit threat.