I love everything about this. They got a bullying letter from the US Navy over something beyond their control, handled it like professionals, turned it into free publicity and a news story, and the reporters got a sheepish "no comment" from both the DoD and Bahrainian officials. chef's kiss BRB, I think I need to order some butt plugs.
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I thought it was a joke order, and it still could be, but this cracked me up:
Bennett questioned whether or not the American soldiers stationed in Bahrain have been directly notified on what they are allowed to order to the country.
Honestly, probably not. Sure stuff like alcohol restrictions, but do you really think kegsbreath is letting the military tell its troops they may very well be interested in buttplugs, but Bahrain prohibits them so they need to leave them with the booze back home.
Bahrain allows alcohol.
I suspect they haven't. I've never actually been in the military but I have been a private contractor that has worked with the military and it's amazing how dysfunctional it can be.
Everyone involved in any particular situation always seems to be the least competent person they could possibly have had. Often it's a combination of wilful ignorance combined with a "not my job" attitude.
I can totally see a situation where no one has bothered it to sit down with the soldiers and actually tell them any of this, while at the same time soldiers are obtrusive enough that it never occurred to them that Bahrain is extremely non-progressive.
One of the letters from the U.S. Department of Defense, mounted in a bedazzled frame.
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„Too sexy for Bahrain“ should be their new slogan
I can already hear a new version of the Right Said Fred song.
"I'm too sexy for Bahrain Too sexy for Bahrain ..."
unfortunately they are massive dickheads in real life.
Looking forward to the remake of the Right Said Fred song.
Dear US Department of War/Defense: In the words of a wise old philosopher, "screw you, make me". Sincerely, the Sex Toy Store.
This story is a stretch.
pornographic material, including sex toys, handcuffs and nudity magazines, are in “strict violation” of Bahrain law.
It has nothing to do with the US, other than Naval Command wrote the letter informing them that another country doesn't allow it.
Nothing in the article contradict what you said
It's not very clearly written. I'm left wondering who shipped the articles to Bahrein, as the company does not ship there. Also there's lots of meandering and rephrasing.
The reason it's confusing is the headline.
- Soldiers ordered through third-parties because Bahrain law does not allow adult products
- US navy intercepted during inspection, and wrote a letter to the sender informing them of what was occurring
So many things going wrong these days, but this one is spin.
We need a "Not the Beaverton" site.
Does someone have a mirror? Obviously, this article is too spicy for Europe.
Works fine in my part of Europe, but here you go

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