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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Julian Hall wrote: > Simon Robert wrote: >> These guys are mercenaries! > Mercenaries do not: > > a) fight in the same uniform as the country for whom they are fighting. > b) sign up for 15 to 20 years service to the *same* cause. > c) don't pay income tax to their employer. > d) do NOT swear an oath of allegiance to the monarch/head of state of > the country they are fighting for. > > The Gurkhas are not remotely close to being mercenaries. > > Julian > you have put two negatives in the same sentance here twice Merceneries do not : do NOT swear and oal of allegiance to the monarch / head of state of the country they are fighting for and do NOT pay income tax to their employers, so that would in imply in both cases they do, but I know what you meant anyway Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet :Saturday ** May 9th ** : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope - Launched April 23rd, 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkn7RIQACgkQaggq1k2FJq0+5ACdHkkaa1+Ec18dkJsReUK6NSoV HkwAnipAbSAWbzQdpLLh4MGn5V0cK1iW =5fGJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html