OMAN: British Prime Minister Tony Blair joins Warrant Officer Steve Taylor, left, and Corporal Lynn Stevenson, for a lunch of curry, rice and peas in a makeshift mess tent, during a tour of the Al Sha'afa base, in Oman, on Oct. 10, 2001. More than 20,000 British servicemen and women are currently taking part in exercises in Oman. AP/PTI