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."
Pakistan: After bombing Christian church, Muslims harvested their organs
Thursday, October 03, 2013
After the bombs, atrocities against Christians, organ trafficking concerning victims of Peshawar?," from Agenzia Fides, September 27
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - After the bombs in the church of
All Saints in Peshawar, the situation remains tense in the Pakistani
society: not only tragedy but also horror. The Christians said they were
"horrified" by the rumors that link the bombs in Peshawar to the vast
problem of organ trafficking: this is what some members of NGOs in civil
society in Pakistan told Fides.
Some of the "jackals", presumably local
paramedics, seem to have taken advantage of the high number of deaths
and injuries in order to steal the bodies of victims and exploit them
for the illegal organ trade. "If this were true, it would mean that
there are criminals who are taking advantage of the suffering of
Christian victims in a truly blasphemous and sacrilegious manner", notes
Fr. Mario Rodrigues, a priest of Karachi.
"We call for a serious investigation on behalf of the police", he concludes.
