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."
UK: Muslim NHS doctor leaves family to join the Islamic State
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
“In pictures on his Facebook page, he is seen in combat fatigues,
carrying an automatic rifle and reading the Koran.” Not that this has
anything to do with… “NHS doctor leaves family in Sheffield to ‘join Islamic State in Syria,'” by Danny Boyle, Telegraph, May 24, 2016:
An NHS doctor who spent seven years working in Britain
left his wife and two children in Sheffield to join Isil fighters, it
has emerged. Issam Abuanza – who is pictured on Facebook wearing medical scrubs
and carrying a gun in a holster – moved to Syria with the militant
group, leaked recruitment papers have disclosed. The 37-year-old, who is believed to be the first practising NHS
doctor known to have joined Isil fighters, is said to have gained a
licence to practise medicine in Britain in 2009.
Dr Abuanza reportedly combined shifts as a registrar with running an online clothing company selling kaftan dresses. “I’ve no idea how he became like this or who showed him the path to terror”Najla Abuanza But Dr Abuanza – a Palestinian doctor with British citizenship – left
Britain to join Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) fighters in
2014, documents obtained by the BBC showed. His sister Najla said that his parents will “never forgive him”. Dr Abuanza is believed to have crossed into Syria on July 26 2014, soon after the creation of Isil’s self-proclaimed caliphate.
In his registration document, he is said to have described himself as
a doctor specialising in endocrinology – the treatment of hormonal
imbalances. Dr Abuanza is understood to have qualified as a doctor in Baghdad in
2003 before later moving to Britain and working in the NHS from 2007. In pictures on his Facebook page, he is seen in combat fatigues, carrying an automatic rifle and reading the Koran.
Dr Abuanza’s wife told the BBC that his family knew nothing of his plans. “He used to be quite the dashing young man, very modern,” Dr
Abuanza’s sister, Najla Abuanza, told the BBC. “I’ve no idea how he
became like this or who showed him the path to terror.”…
