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."
After high-speed chase, Somali Muslim tries to run over border agents in southern Arizona
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Why is a Somali citizen trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico in
the first place?
“In April, investigators say Ahmed Elni Abdalla drove
up to a checkpoint near Amado. When agents approached Abdalla’s car, he
drove through the stop sign and tried to get away at a ‘high rate of
speed.'”
Once finally stopped, “Abdalla allegedly refused to get out.
When agents tried to break his car window, Abdalla drove right at agents
who had to ‘jump out of the way in order to avoid being hit.'” “If you are not able to find an IED or a bullet, then single out the
disbelieving American, Frenchman, or any of their allies. Smash his head
with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your
car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him, or poison him.
Do not lack. Do not be contemptible. Let your slogan be, ‘May I not be
saved if the cross worshipper and taghūt (ruler ruling by manmade laws)
patron survives.’” — The Islamic State, September 2014 : “Documents: Somali citizen tried to run over border agents in southern Arizona,” by Katie Conner, ABC 15, May 23, 2016 : A Somali citizen tried to run over Border Patrol agents
in southern Arizona after a high speed pursuit, according to federal
investigators.
