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."
Kenya: Muslim cleric urged Muslims to burn down churches and kill police officers
Saturday, September 09, 2017
Jihad Watch : A Muslim cleric? A man who had dedicated his life to understanding
Islam correctly and communicating it effectively? How could he have
misunderstood the Religion of Peace so spectacularly? The learned imams
Pope Francis and H.R. McMaster are no doubt on their way to Mombasa now,
to explain to Abubaker Sharif how authentic Islam and the proper
understanding of the Qur’an reject every form of violence.
“Kenyan cleric charged over riots,” by Joseph Akwiri, Reuters, September 3, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Mombasa, Kenya – A Kenyan Muslim cleric accused by
Washington of supporting al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia was
charged on Monday with inciting violent protests that rocked the port
city of Mombasa last week. Abubaker Sharif allegedly urged protesters to burn down churches and
kill police officers in Kenya’s second-biggest city during riots that
killed five people, including three police.
The violence followed the assassination of another Muslim cleric,
Aboud Rogo, also accused by the United States of supporting militant
group al-Shabaab – t he [sic] Islamist rebels Kenya’s military have been
battling since invading Somalia last year. Sharif turned himself in at a court in Mombasa on Monday after an
arrest warrant was issued against him last week. He said his life was in
danger in the wake of the rioting.
“He, without lawful excuse uttered words that all sheikhs associated
with the government, and who are government agents (should) be
slaughtered,” the charge sheet read. The cleric, who was accompanied by his lawyer and a group of
activists, pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in police
custody until Wednesday. Rogo, who had been facing charges of possessing weapons, was shot in his car by unknown attackers last Monday.
His supporters fought running street battles with security forces in
the hours after his death, and sporadic violence continued over the
following days. Churches were torched and two grenades were thrown at
police vehicles….
Sharif had previously been arrested in December after a grenade
attack on a bus in Nairobi killed one person. He, like Rogo, had been
out on bail. The two are on a U.S. sanctions list for allegedly
supporting al-Shabaab. – Reuters
