March 28, 2003

From William Gibson's blog (via

From William Gibson's blog (via Samizdata) the following heard on Sky News:

"Umm Qasr is a town similar to Southampton", UK Defence Minister Geoff Hoon told the House of Commons yesterday.

"He's either never been to Southampton, or he's never been to Umm Qasr", said one British soldier, informed of this while on patrol in Umm Qasr.

Another added: "There's no beer, no prostitutes, and people are shooting at us. It's more like Portsmouth."

Posted by Dr. Frank at March 28, 2003 11:07 AM | TrackBack