Dutch troops to change their operation name

Tired of the Canadians and Americans making gay jokes, Dutch troops to change their operation name from the Unicorn Force

Source: Fark.com [via Dreknek]

Afghanistan mission renamed over gay connotations

Dutch troops in Afghanistan have renamed their peacekeeping operation, fearing that the original name of Unicorn has homosexual connotations, the Defence Ministry said.

“It would seem that in Anglo-Saxon culture the mythological figure of the unicorn is associated with homosexuality,” ministry spokesman Otte Beeksma told AFP.

“In Kandahar our men are working alongside Canadian, British and Australian troops,” Beeksma added. “They don’t want this connotation and to avoid remarks they have changed the name of their mission.”

Unicorn will become the more mundane Uruzgan Taskforce, Beeksma said, subject to approval by the ministry.

French peacekeeping troops in divided Ivory Coast have also named their operation Unicorn.

Website: ABC Newsonline

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