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."
al-Qaeda Declares Fallujah an Islamic State, 'Urges' Prayer
Monday, January 06, 2014
Newser :
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Battles are raging today in Fallujah and Ramadi, the two biggest cities
in Iraq's Anbar province, between government troops and Sunni militants
under the banner of the al-Qaeda-linked Syrian rebel faction known as
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
After days of fighting—which began
when Nouri al-Maliki ordered protest camps in the cities
dismantled—militants claimed control of most of Fallujah last night, and
60% of Ramadi, the Wall Street Journal
reports.
In the midst of relative calm this morning, mosque
loudspeakers in Fallujah urged shops to reopen, and residents to gather
in park for Friday prayers, the New York Times reports. As the prayers were concluding, masked fighters appeared and took the stage, saying:
"We declare Falluja as an Islamic state and we call on you to be on our
side. We are here to defend you from the army of Maliki and the Iranian
Safavids. We welcome the return of all workers, even the local police,
but they have to be under our state and our rule."
