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."
Bullshit Artiste Erdogan: “Turkey has no problems related to religious minorities”
Saturday, August 04, 2018
Jihad Watch : And he has a statement from religious minority communities in Turkey
to prove it: “We as religious representatives and foundation directors
of societies of different religions and beliefs, who have been settled
in this country for centuries, are free to follow our beliefs and
practices.”
That statement has all the signs of being coerced. The religious
minorities in Turkey knew that if they didn’t sign it, they could be
subjected to even harsher treatment than they’re receiving already. Over
the centuries, dhimmis likewise learned to keep quiet about their
plight and even praise their Muslim overlords, for fear that if they
didn’t, their situation would get even worse.
It is clear that religious minorities do not enjoy religious freedom
in Turkey. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(USCIRF), in its 2018 Annual Report,
classified Turkey as a Tier 2 violator of religious freedom – a country
in which religious freedom violations are systematic, ongoing, and/or
egregious.
The ongoing imprisonment of Pastor Andrew Brunson
on false pretenses is one example. Another is the harassment of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, and of the Greek Orthodox
Christians remaining in Turkey: the Turks closed the only Orthodox
seminary in the country in 1971, hamstringing the training of new
clergy, has confiscated thousands of properties belonging to the
Ecumenical Patriarchate, and refuses even to grant any legal identity to
the Ecumenical Patriarchate as such.
But Erdogan has this statement! “‘No problems’ with religious minorities: Erdogan,” by Muhammet Emin Avundukluoglu, Anadolu Agency, August 1, 2018:
