Saturday, 19 August 2006
French To Alter Uniforms For Lebanon Deployment
Contributed by Bill Faith

Given genuine concerns over the UN mandate and the fear that French forces might come under fire in their peace keeping role in Lebanon, French military authorities have opted to use an alternate uniform for the 200 or so engineers they will be deploying in Lebanon.

The new uniform is said to be more clearly identifiable as a UN force due to its incorporation of the traditional UN blue and white.

[Read on. Swallow your coffee first.]

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 19, 2006 at 08:05 PM in Bill Faith, France, Hezbollah, Islamism Delenda Est, Israel, Lebanon | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Zero Ponsdorf

Sorry Bill, I think you've been hoodwinked. No yellow stripe up the back, dead give away they ain't French.

Posted by: Zero Ponsdorf | Aug 19, 2006 8:19:12 PM