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."
Iran, Vatican discuss plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Thursday, September 07, 2017
Jihad Watch : Millions of Christians in the Middle East were murdered, displaced
from their homes, forcibly converted to Islam, made to pay the jizya,
enslaved, brutalized…did the Vatican ever discuss their plight at the
state level with any government?
Maybe it did, but I am unaware of any such discussion. I do know that Pope Francis ran interference for the persecutors, making the flatly false statement that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.” He also said that “Muslim terrorism does not exist.”
“Iran, Vatican City Discuss Plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar,” Iran Front Page, September 6, 2017:
Iranian foreign minister and Vatican City’s secretary for
relations with states have conferred on the desperate situation of
Muslims in Myanmar, calling for an international effort to end the
plight. In a Wednesday meeting with Vatican City’s Paul Richard Gallagher in
Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to the
issue of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called on all countries to
cooperate and join hands to stop the massacre and mass expulsion of
Muslims in the country.
The Iranian top diplomat also appreciated Vatican City’s efforts in this regard. Speaking about the crisis in the Korean Peninsula, the Iranian FM
added that after the Cuban crisis the world has forgotten the danger of
using these weapons, but again we are witnessing that this great danger
is posing threats to the international community. Talking about the region’s critical conditions, the Iranian foreign
minister underlined the need for peaceful solutions to overcome these
crises, stressing that the world’s problem today is extremism, which is
not limited to a special region.
He also referred to the long-standing, respectful and reciprocal
relations between Tehran and the Holy See (Vatican City) and emphasized
the need for dialogue and effective cooperation between religions and
civilizations. “Iran respects the character and positions of the Pope,” Zarif went on to say. In turn, Gallagher referred to Vatican City’s efforts to resolve the
crisis in Myanmar, saying that “we will continue our efforts in this
regard.”
“Encouraging the culture of peace and the peaceful coexistence of
religions in the Middle East should be pursued with earnestness and the
Vatican has always supported this coexistence between religions,” he
added.