White House - 'Musharraf's Uniform Is So Last Season'

Nice to see the American government once again getting to the heart of the matter in Pakistan. Some people might see the repeated intrusion of the media (particularly Geo TV) by the government as cause for concern, not so the White House. Apparently of greater concern to the free world is Musharraf's dress sense:

WASHINGTON: The US State Department says General Pervez Musharraf has pledged to take off his uniform if he is to continue in political life and the US takes him at his word.

Answering a question on Monday, spokesman Sean McCormack said, “You’ve mentioned the uniform issue. I know that he has pledged to make that choice and to – if he continues in political life, to put aside the uniform. And we take him at his word at that and we would expect him to follow through on his commitments.”

Yeah, because a military uniform makes American intentions in the region just a little too obvious. It's just not the kind of uniform one expects in a franchise state, is it?

War=Fashion

Good news for all you war loving fashionistas, the RAF is to produce its first official clothing range. According to the head of the RAF's PR and corporate communications, it is all part of an 'education' campaign:

'We started kicking around this idea about two years ago. Our understanding is that the general public is very supportive of us, but they know very little about us - very few can name any frontline aircraft, or explain what we do. So we want to build on their support and create better awareness.'

Smart thinking. Clearly, the military has never been as fashionable as it is now. Although aimed at "middle to young trendy men and....ladies," luckily they also intend on launching a children's range shortly. The militarisation of children has never looked so appealing.