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Gurkha's settlement rights
05-26-2009, 01:15 AM,
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RE: Gurkha's settlement rights
Good afternoon

Interesting and emblematic story…

And what to say about many “Indigenes” soldiers who fought bravely for France during WW2 such Algerians, Moroccans and Senegalese “Tirailleurs”, involved in all battlefields (North Africa, Italy, France etc.) for France ?

Yes it seems, as someone said, that they were viewed as good enough to die for us, but not good enough to get the same rights as us…. Most of the French veterans were allocated with a pension for retirement, contrary as for all “Indigenes” veterans who were allocated very few in comparison or … nothing!
Yes the Justice can be on a “variable geometry” so does the “collective memory”.
As I know, the actual French govt is on the way to solve this shameful situation at last. Very honourable behaviour indeed… Since less than 10% are still alive…

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Gurkha's settlement rights - by Jim von Krieg - 05-22-2009, 08:41 PM
RE: Gurkha's settlement rights - by Lowlander - 05-23-2009, 01:55 AM
RE: Gurkha's settlement rights - by Hedgehog - 05-25-2009, 08:19 AM
RE: Gurkha's settlement rights - by Kingmaker - 05-23-2009, 02:01 AM
RE: Gurkha's settlement rights - by Jobu88 - 05-24-2009, 09:23 PM
RE: Gurkha's settlement rights - by von Krieg - 05-25-2009, 11:12 PM
RE: Gurkha's settlement rights - by nikoda - 05-26-2009, 01:15 AM
RE: Gurkha's settlement rights - by Von Luck - 06-21-2009, 07:50 AM

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