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."
"Syria rebels 'beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs' as fears grow over Islamist atrocities," by Nick Fagge
Monday, December 31, 2012
Daily Mail, December 30 Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs,
according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by
Islamic extremists.The nun said taxi driver Andrei Arbashe, 38, was kidnapped after his
brother was heard complaining that fighters against the ruling regime
behaved like bandits.
She said his headless corpse was found by the side of the road,
surrounded by hungry dogs. He had recently married and was soon to be a
father. Volatile fighting: The news of the kidnapping and beheading of Mr
Arbashe came as pro-government forces celebrated their victory against
rebels at the Air Defence Base in Tal Hassil near from Aleppo Airport
last night.
Volatile fighting: The news of the kidnapping and beheading of Mr
Arbashe came as pro-government forces celebrated their victory against
rebels at the Air Defence Base in Tal Hassil near Aleppo Airport last
night. Sister Agnes-Mariam de la Croix said: ‘His only crime was his brother
criticised the rebels, accused them of acting like bandits, which is
what they are.’
There have been a growing number of accounts of atrocities carried
out by rogue elements of the Syrian Free Army, which opposes dictator
Bashar al-Assad and is recognised by Britain and the West as the
legitimate leadership. Sister Agnes-Miriam, mother superior of the Monastery of St James the
Mutilated, has condemned Britain and the west for supporting the rebels
despite growing evidence of human rights abuses. Murder, kidnapping,
rape and robbery are becoming commonplace, she says.‘The free and democratic world is supporting extremists,’ Sister
Agnes-Miriam said from her sanctuary in Lebanon. ‘They want to impose
Sharia Law and create an Islamic state in Syria.’...Hat tip: Jihad Watch
