I'm glad the Gurkhas are on our side; beheading incident.

[Docfeelgood]

head or tails?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Put me in charge!
I would order all the allies to use lard as a lube on there bullets.
All enemy dead will be granted one last meal , a strip of bacon!
War would be over in 2 days!

Yes, to be replaced by a new one... all Islamic countries vs. the US.

[Elok]

But the mere rumor of bullets greased with unholy animal fat worked wonders in British India!

[dannubis]

150 years ago.

[Elok]

Yes, I know. It was also in a different country, it was only a silly rumor, and a number of other differences. Feel free to point to a more relevant, contrary precedent. Till then, I'm going to have to agree that violating religious cleanliness taboos is more likely to enrage than intimidate people.

[dannubis]

Yes.

The problem is that with modern means of communication the entire Arab world will be pissed off. And since unfortunately they have a lot of oil I guess pulling decapitating stunts is not worth the risk.

Even though, deep down I'd just wish we could use the religion of fundamentalists against themselves once in a while.

[Docfeelgood]

150 years ago.

Was a tactic used in the Philippines this century, worked very well.
This where I got the idea from.

[Docfeelgood]

Yes, to be replaced by a new one... all Islamic countries vs. the US.

Sorry if i offended you.
I have nothing aganst Islam.
It is a taboo tactic to use on the extremist enemy only.
Islam,Jews and Chhristions can live in peace, if they would only try.
It is much easer to kill for ones belief that to live it.
This true for all religions.

[Kitschum]

I must confess I don't get some of these more recent puns.

[Docfeelgood]

PUNishment.

[bc1871]

Gurkhas

[Egbert]

But the mere rumor of bullets greased with unholy animal fat worked wonders in British India!

IIRC it did wonders to start a mutiny amongst the Sepoys.

[Elok]

Yes. Yes, that would be the point.

[Tupac Shakur]

LONDON (AFP) – A Nepalese soldier in the British army has been given a top bravery award by Queen Elizabeth II for his heroics in Afghanistan, where he single-handedly saw off more than 30 Taliban fighters.

Corporal Dipprasad Pun, 31, said he thought he was going to die and so had nothing to lose in taking on the attackers who overran his checkpoint.

He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC), which is given in recognition of acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.

Pun fired more than 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades and detonated a mine to repel the Taliban assault on his checkpoint near Babaji in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, last September.

Surrounded, the enemy opened fired from all sides and for 15 minutes Pun remained under continuous attack, including from rocket-propelled grenades and AK47 guns.

At one point, unable to shoot, he used his machine gun tripod to knock down a militant who was climbing the walls of the compound.

Two insurgents were still attacking by the time he ran out of ammunition, but he set off a Claymore mine to repel them.

Queen decorates Nepali for Afghanistan heroics

What the **** does it take for a Gurkha to win a Victoria Cross? Are they grading them on a curve or something?

[KrazyHorse]

One more reason to feel contempt for the British. Instead of standing up for their soldiers, they cave in to scandal mongers.

How appalling could this have even been for the Afghans? It's not like many of them are literate enough to read a newspaper. How would they find out? And how would this make a difference after decades of war?

Felch