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."
Dutch soccer team trains in UAE, leaves star player behind because he is Israeli
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
From Jihad Watch : Kowtowing to Islamic antisemitism. "Dutch Soccer Team Leaves Star Israeli Player Behind," by Tova Dvorin for Israel National News, January 6:
The premier Dutch soccer team Vitesse left for training in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year - without its best defender,
after UAE authorities refused to allow him into the country. The reason:
he is Israeli.
Spokeswoman Esther Bal told a Dutch radio station that the team had
originally been given permission to bring Dan Mori - but that the
permission was withdrawn just 24 hours before the team's arrival in the
Islamic state.
DutchNews.nl reports Monday that Mori supported the move, in a bid not to "make waves" and cause a political snafu. "Of course we wanted the team to be complete and it is very
irritating for Mori that he is not with them but the interests of the
team are paramount," Bal stated. "Mori said so himself. And as a
football club, we steer clear of politics and religion." Bal added that
canceling the trip in a show of solidarity would have delayed the team's
training for the second half of the season.
Esther Voet, of the Dutch-Israeli information center, said Vitesse
should raise the issue with the world soccer body FIFA. She mused that
the issue could escalate, as the 2022 World Cup is due to be held in
Qatar. Dutch politician Geert Wilders publicly slammed the move on
Twitter. "Vitesse did not have to go," Wilders stated, explaining that
they should have remained behind in protest of the move. "Now they
accept Emirati anti-Semitism - cowards." ...
