Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by
wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops
of the tawaghit. Strike their police, security, and
intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy their
beds. Embitter their lives for them and busy them with themselves. If
you can kill a disbelieving American or European ā especially the
spiteful and filthy French ā or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any
other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the
citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the
Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way
however it may beā¦.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 himā¦
āSuspect Injured In San Francisco Barber Shop Shootout Dies,ā CBS SF, March 22, 2018 : SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) ā A 21-year-old Suisun City man
died late Wednesday night from the wounds he suffered during a shootout
with police inside a San Francisco barber shop. San Francisco police identified the suspect as Jehad Eid. He was
transported to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital from the
shooting scene and despite lifesaving efforts succumbed to his injuries
and was pronounced deceased Wednesday evening.
Five other people including a San Francisco police officer and a
juvenile were recovering Thursday from wounds they suffered during the
exchange of gunfire in the 900 block of Geneva Avenue in the Crocker
Amazon neighborhood at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. In a press release Thursday, San Francisco police officials said
officers from the Ingleside Station responded to the scene after
receiving reports of a man with a gun. As police officers arrived, the
suspect fled into the Amazon Barber Shop.
When officers entered the barber shop, the suspect opened fire,
wounding an officer in the leg. Several rounds were exchanged as local
residents including children scrambled for cover. āOfficers made contact with several individuals inside the business
and shots were exchanged,ā Police Chief Bill Scott said. āOne officer
and five others, including the suspect, were struck by gunfire and
transported to the hospital.ā Ed Nasrah, the owner of Danielās Pharmacy, next door to the
barbershop, told the San Francisco Chronicle he heard what sounded like
20 to 25 rounds in the exchange of gunfire.
āI couldnāt believe what was happening,ā he told the paper. āIāve
never experienced something like this before, and Iāve been here 30
years. We have had shootings before, but never in broad daylight or
during business hours. It was scary, the way it happened.ā Cellphone video shows the wounded officer being dragged out of the
shop by his comrades. Another victim was dragged into Nasrahās pharmacy. āThe guy was screaming in agony, āI got shot, I got shot,āā Nasrah said.
The officerās injuries were not considered life-threatening and he
was listed in fair condition, according to Zuckerberg General Hospital
Spokesman Brent Andrew
