Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
IDF warship hit by Hizballah unmanned aerial vehicle.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
A Hizbullah strike on an IDF warship off the Lebanese coast damaged the ship severely, the IDF confirmed to theJerusalem Post late Friday. Earlier reports disagreed regarding the extent of the damage, with the IDF initially reporting that the ship was largely unharmed. According to security officials, the ship was struck by an unmanned aerial vehicle packed with explosives, a new tactic for Hizbullah. The damaged ship was making its way to Israel early Saturday, Israel Radio reported. Continued here to the source in full....
Meanwhile the World selectively critizes Israel.Take France for example. Well, just take France. Here's Jacque's response to Israel having had enough:US, major allies differ in response to Israeli attackFrench President Jacques Chirac questioned whether Israel was seeking Lebanon's destruction. "One may well ask if there isn't today a kind of wish to destroy Lebanon -- its infrastructure, its roads, its communications, its energy, its airport. And for what? "I find honestly -- as all Europeans do -- that the current reactions are totally disproportionate," he said in a live television interview on France's national Bastille Day. Continue to the source......
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) —Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said his group is ready for “open war”with Israel on Friday, as attacks continued from both sides in the deepening crisis. “We are ready for it — war, war on every level,” said Nasrallah, soon after Israel’s military reportedly hit his home and destroyed Hezbollah’s headquarters in southern Beirut. Continued here.....
