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How did Nalwa die?
Hear he was beheaded........is tht correct?
Hear he was beheaded........is tht correct?
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As far as keeping Pathan tribesmen in check, good luck with that as it never happened. Its not happening now and it certainly did not happen during any of the earlier Afghan expeditions by the British. The Pashtun owns the night, they blend in during the day and when needed, they stand and put on a fight and make the ultimate sacrifice when they need to and on most others, let other take home their dead or wounded.
Firepower and massing of troops only brings temporary respite. Gurkha presence has little bearing on the situation.
So what is so brave about cutting off the head of a dead fighter on the battlefield?
Pakistan has fought three wars against the Gurkhas. They are no more or less fierce than the others we have fought against. Most of the time, the talking up and folklore is to boost own morale.
After the wars, silly little stories and nick-names are talked around to spread the aura of invincibility or supposed fierceness. The reality on the battlefield is quite different.
Desecration of human bodies is forbidden by Islam, and yet the talibozos do it. I find many supporters, closet if not open, of such heinous acts in this very forum. They have been to known to behead alive and kicking human beings. And yet, when one British Gorkha soldier does it to a dead bozo, for want of a better alternative, people go up in arms, crying about the 'crassiness' and cruelty of the episode?Context is misplaced. Had the same been done to a Gurkha or a British trooper, people here would be crying horse about the supposed "cruelty" of the Taliban. Yet when a gun for hire does the same to a Talib, who, all arguments aside, is on home ground and fighting outsiders on his homeland, this action is touted as "coolness"? Its crass and that is what this whole mess is.
A soldier knows whom to respect. And he/she sees to it that it is done rightly. No soldier shows any respect to those bozos, including those of PA says a lot, doesnt it?Bravery is not limited to the ones you like only. Had the other side not been brave, this war would not be in its 6th year with a constant flow of body bags flying back home all over the world. Respect for bravery goes both ways. Realize that. This vilification of the other side and aggrandizing of your own side does very little to further the understanding of what is really going on out there.
How did Nalwa die?
Hear he was beheaded........is tht correct?
Good thinking. Bit on the barbaric side but if the ID is needed i don't see a problem with it at all.
like there is no other way to take his ID?