And Mr Stirlings point that no-one fights for the UN HMMM! My father represented the UN during the Congo crisis of 1961, one of a hotch-potch of soldiers from non aligned countries that were sent to establish a peace in central Africa.

Well, maybe your father saw himself as 'fighting' for the UN but he's more the exception than the rule.

My family is closely connected to the military since WW2, specifically the 17/21 Lancers before they became apart of the Royal Armoured core. It's been the norm for males down two of our family lines to join up... usually since the seventies choosing that regiment, which one of my uncles was in during WW2. My eyesight was the only thing that kept me out of it.

My older brother has been on several peace keeping missions and I can ensure you.....It's the same as it ever was. He and his unit regard themselves as very much British soldiers not UN soldiers as such...It's a role they are performing. What they are doing is fulfilling a commitment made by their government....Their paymasters.

The structure is the same, your commanders at unit level are the same....The UN are a political/human rights institution....I know those lefties who hate nationalism or flag waving don't like it but the reality is that no one 'fights' for the UN.....Your frigging 'peacekeeping soldiers' are paid by their own Governments...Well, the western ones are.

Edited by Stirlingsays (16 Apr 2013 9.21am)

Well the DVLA made £10million by illegally selling drivers' names and addresses to parking and clamping companies. That's paid for the funeral.

Interesting to note the Left are usually happy for lavish State spending (in the billions), but not in this instance...

Also, the Thatcher funeral details was approved by Blair and Brown years ago.

Edited by Penge Eagle (16 Apr 2013 4.07pm)

So were you engaging in actions under UN resolutons and rules of engagement, or British Army ones? I do the same job pretty much everywhere I go, but I do work for different companys in the process.

Also presumably any british soliders shooting at people who weren't seconded to the UN would have been in a lot of trouble?