British Troops recieve a warm reception

[Kapitan_Phillips]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5886391.ece


This is the best quote of this article I think:

Race relations campaigner Mr Malik, however, said that such demonstrations should be allowed in a democracy, although he agreed they were "insensitive".

I'll just get back to making my 'insensitive' "Bollocks to Basrah" sign then. See how well that goes down with the "Race Relations Campaigner".

[Happy Times]

This CNN video gives good idea what is coming for Europe, when people snap it will make a big bang.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video...f=mpvideosview

[kurtz]

...holding up placards with slogans including: "Anglian Soldiers: Butchers of Basra" and "Anglian Soldiers: cowards, killers, extremists".

In fairness to the protestors I feel I must point out that, to the devout muslim, terms like murderer, bay killer, rapist coward and extremist are terms of approval.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by kurtz

In fairness to the protestors I feel I must point out that, to the devout muslim, terms like murderer, bay killer, rapist coward and extremist are terms of approval.

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5886391.ece


This is the best quote of this article I think:

I'll just get back to making my 'insensitive' "Bollocks to Basrah" sign then. See how well that goes down with the "Race Relations Campaigner".

Why don't you go one better and recruit up? You seem like you're about the right age for them to 'mold a man out of you'.

This CNN video gives good idea what is coming for Europe

You mean what is coming to europe is a few thousand people watching a parade and a couple of dozen idiots doing a protest ?
Shocking stuff , Europe better get prepared for a couple of dozen idiots eh :rotfl:

edit to add ...oops my mistake , despite trying to organise a masive turnout on their website and doing a big advertising campaign locally for their protest the fools couldn't even manage to get 2 dozen idiots to join their protest .

[Letum]

At least they are not protesting when the coffins come back like the Westboro Church did.

All that said, so long as it is peaceful and not a matter of race etc. then we don't have
the right not to be offended.

[Happy Times]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

You mean what is coming to europe is a few thousand people watching a parade and a couple of dozen idiots doing a protest ?
Shocking stuff , Europe better get prepared for a couple of dozen idiots eh :rotfl:

edit to add ...oops my mistake , despite trying to organise a masive turnout on their website and doing a big advertising campaign locally for their protest the fools couldn't even manage to get 2 dozen idiots to join their protest .

Well you couldnt see the 20% muslim population of Luton much represented in the welcome crowd either.
Many studies show they are not integrated to the British society and have loyalties to outside parties.
Theres a saying about that, a Fifth column.
Ramble all you want, majority off people in Europe are allready against this insanity of selling cheap our values, countries and heritage to people that dont respect them.

[JALU3]

Ah, the days when Citizenship meant requiring to swear allegience to something ... those were the days.
And to think there are foreign groups out there who have lobbied in the recent past to be able to serve as a group and who would swear allegience to "King/Queen and County", and have been turned down.

And to think there are foreign groups

That is not a foriegn group , they are British .
From that article the comparrison with the ghurkas is irrelevant as that is a special long standing arrangement between Nepal and Britain so for the Sikh regiment to be on the same grounds it would be recruited in India with Indian citizens under a deal with the Indian government .
As for the comparrison with Scots Welsh and Irish regiments , thats a joke isn't it since none of the regiments contsist of solely Scots Welsh or Irish and never has done , one possible exception would have been the home service battalions in part of Ulster but they were slightly different in their make up , yet they still had no provision that only Ulstermen could join .

[JALU3]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

That is not a foriegn group , they are British .
From that article the comparrison with the ghurkas is irrelevant as that is a special long standing arrangement between Nepal and Britain so for the Sikh regiment to be on the same grounds it would be recruited in India with Indian citizens under a deal with the Indian government .
As for the comparrison with Scots Welsh and Irish regiments , thats a joke isn't it since none of the regiments contsist of solely Scots Welsh or Irish and never has done , one possible exception would have been the home service battalions in part of Ulster but they were slightly different in their make up , yet they still had no provision that only Ulstermen could join .

My bad, I must have misread, I thought that it would be Sikhs from their native region.

[kurtz]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

That is not a foriegn group , they are British .
From that article the comparrison with the ghurkas is irrelevant as that is a special long standing arrangement between Nepal and Britain so for the Sikh regiment to be on the same grounds it would be recruited in India with Indian citizens under a deal with the Indian government .
As for the comparrison with Scots Welsh and Irish regiments , thats a joke isn't it since none of the regiments contsist of solely Scots Welsh or Irish and never has done , one possible exception would have been the home service battalions in part of Ulster but they were slightly different in their make up , yet they still had no provision that only Ulstermen could join .

George Orwell says, in, I can't remember which book, that all british regiments recruit away from the home barracks so they won't have too much in the way of conscience troubles should they have to shoot the local populace.

Well Kurtz there is the thing where Irish recruits can join a British regiment that does not serve in the 6 counties , then again recruiting into those regiments isn't restricted to Irish citizens .

My bad, I must have misread

Easily done , the regiment in that picture is found represented here ,front row right of centre .
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-F...s/Regiment.jpg

[August]

Territorial based military units is something we used to have here in the states and it's a good thing that they have moved away from it.

The problem is if all the men in a unit are from one town or geographical area then we could see situations where all the men in a community are wiped out in a single battle.

[lesrae]

Originally Posted by August

Territorial based military units is something we used to have here in the states and it's a good thing that they have moved away from it.

The problem is if all the men in a unit are from one town or geographical area then we could see situations where all the men in a community are wiped out in a single battle.

As I understand it, these regiments aren't exclusively recruited locally - they're just affiliated with a town (in the same way our ships are), although I'd imagine there's a better chance of some local lads joining up to be in the local regiment.