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2010-07-20 Britain

As a Gurkha is disciplined for beheading a Taliban: Thank God they are on our side!

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Posted by john frum 2010-07-20 07:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Nato forces are supposed to be winning 'hearts and minds'

Soory but there are regions in the world where this wins hearts and minds. This for causing fear and bravery for causing admiration.

Oh and peope who whin about a whiole corpse being important in Muslim countries let's remind that Muslims have historically been fond of mutilating enemy corpses. Not only heads but genitals and that pussyfooting ie disciplining a Gurkha for doing what Taliban do, in fact only a part of what they do, is NOT the way to gain their respect.

Posted by JFM 2010-07-20 08:24|| 2010-07-20 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 As one put it to me: 'This man was only doing what his grandfather and father would have done before him.'

Then it a cultural thing. You have to be sensitive about these things, just as you are about honor killings and intimidation of the kaffir. Rationalize one set of cultural differences and tolerate it, then be prepared to treat other cultures in your midst with the same ~~sniveling~~ deference.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-07-20 09:26|| 2010-07-20 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 I was going to reference Subadar Prag Tewarri, but it looks like someone beat me to it.

Posted by Mitch H. 2010-07-20 09:33|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2010-07-20 09:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Nought out of ten for diplomacy.

This statement does not belong in this article. But the author put it there anyway. I'm on the Gurkha's side. The guy wasn't using it anymore. He wasn't using it to begin with.

Posted by gorb 2010-07-20 10:21|| 2010-07-20 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm with JFM - muslims do not show the same respect to the infidels - they should not expect it in return

Posted by Frank G 2010-07-20 10:27|| 2010-07-20 10:27|| Front Page Top

#6 "...it offends the Muslim tradition of burying the dead with all body parts, attached or unattached."

No problem with moslems beheading infidels though.

Posted by flash91 2010-07-20 10:30|| 2010-07-20 10:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Gurkhas do not act rashly. He knew exactly what he was doing, which was revenge, that he would be punished for it, and might even go to prison.

And this is why we never, ever get into a blood feud with a Gurkha. Or a Sikh. Or a Hungarian. They understand these things.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-20 11:34|| 2010-07-20 11:34|| Front Page Top

#8 I went to law school with a Nepali classmate who was an ethnic Gurkha. Friendly, pleasant, laid back, generous, great sense of humor, nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. (Hot wife, too--we're talking smokin'.) I never had occasion to get into even the mildest disagreement with him.

You just knew, though, that if you ever gave him a rifle and a kukri and told him to assault a ridgeline or defend a checkpoint . . . .

Posted by Mike 2010-07-20 12:01|| 2010-07-20 12:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Fight to win or get the hell out.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-07-20 12:28|| 2010-07-20 12:28|| Front Page Top

#10 To quote the article ... "It's even in the Geneva Convention." I may be misinformed but does not the Geneva Convention only apply to those who have signed it. Have the Taliban recently signed it ? Throwing around the phase "Geneva Convention" is one of the MSM favorite red herring.

Posted by Eboreg 2010-07-20 13:00|| 2010-07-20 13:00|| Front Page Top

#11 "...it offends the Muslim tradition of burying the dead with all body parts, attached or unattached."

Ahhh, so that explains Muslim suicide bombers' predilection for blowing themselves up....

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2010-07-20 13:19|| 2010-07-20 13:19|| Front Page Top

#12 The reporter states that the beheading appalled Afghans all around but I have to wonder, how many Afghans did he actually interview to see who was appalled and who wasn't? Talibunnies obviously were but who else?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-07-20 15:50|| 2010-07-20 15:50|| Front Page Top

#13 Wait, doesn't punishing the Gurkha violate his cultural rights?

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-07-20 16:30|| 2010-07-20 16:30|| Front Page Top

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