On board British military brass sipped tea and nibbled, rather embarrassingly, on ham sandwiches. The local dignitaries declined politely and stared out of the window.
What sorts of idiots offer their Muslim brothers and sisters
ham sandwiches? I wonder if they cleaned their boots with copies of the Koran.
somebody at the kitchen did not think it over.
A British soldier waves from a train to a group of Iraqi boys north of Umm Qasr, Iraq (news - web sites), April 19, 2003. British forces in southern Iraq relaunched a train service from the port of Umm Qasr on Saturday and aim to use it as an aid supply lifeline into the heart of Iraq. The train will be a key link between Iraq's only major port -- where thousands of tons of food aid is sitting -- and the southern town of Basra. British forces hope the track beyond Basra will soon be secure enough to carry on up to Baghdad. REUTERS/Graeme Robertson/POOL