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by go_the_paras
Thu 26 Aug, 2010 7:08 am
Forum: Political Affairs
Topic: Preventing subversion or sedition against a government
Replies: 6
Views: 9564

Re: Preventing subversion or sedition against a government

Hi all. Ok, now this is one of the topics that has concerned me for some time. By that, I mean that Western countries seem to be very poorly prepared to defend against the so-called "jihad by stealth". This is the slow-but-steady increase in Islamic influence in Western countries. As I se...
by go_the_paras
Wed 25 Aug, 2010 10:46 am
Forum: Political Affairs
Topic: Sharia Law
Replies: 9
Views: 12672

Re: Sharia Law

This hurt to read. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196165/Britain-85-sharia-courts-The-astonishing-spread-Islamic-justice-closed-doors.html It's getting worse and I'm fed up of it. British Law is British Law. You can't have two different types of justice in this country. This system will p...
by go_the_paras
Wed 25 Aug, 2010 10:25 am
Forum: Political Affairs
Topic: Preventing subversion or sedition against a government
Replies: 6
Views: 9564

Preventing subversion or sedition against a government

Hi all. Ok, now this is one of the topics that has concerned me for some time. By that, I mean that Western countries seem to be very poorly prepared to defend against the so-called "jihad by stealth". This is the slow-but-steady increase in Islamic influence in Western countries. As I see...
by go_the_paras
Wed 25 Aug, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: Political Affairs
Topic: Afpak strategy: building and defending Afghan supply lines
Replies: 12
Views: 11477

Re: Afpak strategy: building and defending Afghan supply lin

This is an interesting thread indeed! ( I'm a newcomer here, from NZ - a civvy despite the nick. ). Looking at Peter Dow's excellent map, there are already three good-sized airports at Bastion, Kandahar and Bagram. If there were one more put about halfway along Highway 1, somewhere in Ghazni, then t...
by go_the_paras
Wed 25 Aug, 2010 9:05 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Hi from New Zealand
Replies: 2
Views: 1072

Re: Hi from New Zealand

Poached for knowing Morse code...........In those days nearly every Boy Scout knew Morse code and the the Semaphore Signals. Yeah, actually that's fair comment! Anyway, it's too late to ask him exactly what the story was, given that he died in 2000. What I do know for sure is that he met my mother ...
by go_the_paras
Wed 25 Aug, 2010 7:06 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Hi from New Zealand
Replies: 2
Views: 1072

Hi from New Zealand

Hi all - I'm a first-timer here from New Zealand. In spite of my nick, I'm a civvy - I do, however, have a soft spot for the Paras, having read a couple of books about their experiences in the war in Afghanistan ("3 Para" and the follow-on book "Ground Truth"). Given that, I deci...