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."
A message to the church of Egypt, from an Egyptian Muslim: I tell the
church — by Allah, and again, by Allah — if you conspire and unite with
the remnants [opposition] to bring Morsi down, that will be another
matter…. our red line is the legitimacy of Dr. Muhammad Morsi. Whoever
splashes water on it, we will splash blood on him."
More recently, Dr. Wagdi Ghoneim — who earlier praised Allah for the death of the late Coptic Pope Shenouda, cursing him to hell and damnation on video — made another video,
entitled, "A Notice and Warning to the Crusaders in Egypt," a
reference to the nation's Copts, which he began by saying, "You are
playing with fire in Egypt, I swear, the first people to be burned by
the fire are you [Copts]." The video was made in the context of the
Tahrir protests against Morsi: Islamic leaders, such as Hegazy and
Ghoneim, seek to portray the Copts as dominant elements in those
protests; according to them, no real Muslim would participate. Ghoneim
even went on to say that most of the people at the protests were Copts,
"and we know you hid your [wrist] crosses by lowering your sleeves." The heart of Ghoneim's message was genocidal: "The day Egyptians — and I
don't even mean the Muslim Brotherhood or Salafis, regular Egyptians —
feel that you are against them, you will be wiped off the face of the
earth. I'm warning you now: do not play with fire!" Along with trying to incite Egypt's Muslims against the Copts, and
threatening them with annihilation, Ghoneim made other telling
assertions, including: Addressing the Christians of Egypt as "Crusaders," once again showing
Islam's simplistic, black-and-white vision, which clumps all Christians
— of all nations, past and present, regardless of historical context
and denomination — as one, in accordance with an Islamic tradition that states "All infidels are one religion." Comparing Christian Copts to animals: "Respect yourselves and live with
us and we will protect you... Why?... because Allah has forbidden me
to be cruel to animals. I'm not trying to compare you to animals … but
if I am not cruel to animals or plants, shall I be cruel to a soul
created by Allah? You are an infidel in Allah's sight — and it is for
him to judge you. However, when you live in my country, it is forbidden
for me to be unjust to you — but that doesn't mean we are equal. No,
oh no." More... Hat tip: Eye On The World
