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Subject: AUT: Gurkhas
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 12:34:58 +0100


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The deployment of the Ghurkhas in East Timor by London illustrates their use in disguising the aggressive nature of British imperialism. Since they are Asian they present an image of being on the side of the oppressed masses. It is like sending an ethnically Irish regiment of the British Army into Northern Ireland.

The Ghurkhas have a useful role, then, to play for imperialism. Perhaps US imperialism will create an ethnically Arab regiment of the US army for deployment in Iraq.


Warm regards
George Pennefather

Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web site at
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~beprepared/

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The deployment of the Ghurkhas in East Timor by London illustrates their use in disguising the aggressive nature of British imperialism. Since they are Asian they present an image of being on the side of the oppressed masses. It is like sending an ethnically Irish regiment of the British Army into Northern Ireland.
 
The Ghurkhas have a useful role, then, to play for imperialism. Perhaps US imperialism will create an ethnically Arab regiment of the US army for deployment in Iraq.
 
 
Warm regards
George Pennefather
 
Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web site at
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~beprepared/
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