He sees it as a clear-cut case of discrimination, as the Gurkhas have not been treated equally, compared to other foreign soldiers.

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To send foreign soldiers, whether African or not, to intervene in any of the continent's manifold disputes looks ever more hopeless, ever more foolish.

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The British soldiers were Adams' fellow countrymen -- not foreign enemies of the state at war with his country.

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