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."
Nigerian Islamists Slaughter 23 People in Two Days
Friday, June 28, 2013
From TIMOTHY OLANREWAJU, Maiduguri
A suspected Boko Haram member yesterday revealed how he killed 23
people including a village head and a police officer in Maiduguri in two
days. The suspect, who started reeling out his murderous escapade hours
after he was arrested by the volunteer armed youths famously known as
civilian JTF, shocked residents when he confessed to have killed 23
people within 48 hours.
The middle-age man, arrested by the youths on Tuesday at Ngomari
ward, Bakin Borehole within Maiduguri metropolis and subsequently handed
over to the Joint Task Force, Operation Restore Order, said he
slaughtered a village head and a police officer because he felt they
were against the activities of the dreaded sect.
Residents of the area where the suspect was arrested said he came
from Gwange, adding that the suspect was picked up by the vigilance
youth group following the arrest of his younger brother who assisted the
youths by taking them to Ngomari where the suspect was residing until
his arrest. In full here....
