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Old 11th Sep 2013, 18:39
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BEagle
 
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Yep - and issued with an abaya if going "down town".
Most of the ladies at KKIA were happy with that in GW1 - at least it meant that they weren't subjected to stares or worse from the locals....

There was a story doing the rounds in 1990 before GW1 kicked off in earnest. Allegedly some US forces female was forced to a halt by the 'religious police'. She was wearing trousers and driving a 6x6. But as the pair of Saudis walked towards her vehicle, she loosed off a burst from an M-16 over their heads. At which, doubtless after a few 'allahu akbars', they wisely turned tail and bravely ran away.

Nothing ever said - because what Saudi 'religous policeman' would report having been seen off by a white woman driver, wearing trousers, who'd opened fire on them.

If it was true, then well done that girl!

Mind you, there are some who I'm not sure were ever safe at the wheel in Incirlik....
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