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."
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Anti-slavery activist arrested
Monday, August 20, 2018
Biram-Dah-Abeid
Jihad Watch : Why does Mauritania continually drag its feet about eradicating slavery,
and persecute anti-slavery activists? Because slavery is sanctioned in Islam. “Breaking News: Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Activist Arrested,” Freedom United, August 7, 2018:
Anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid, a candidate in the
upcoming Mauritanian elections, was arrested early Tuesday morning at
his home in Nouakchott. Freedom United supporters will recognize Biram
from taking action on our campaign, which garnered 370,891 signatures asking the Mauritanian government to free him after he was imprisoned for speaking out against modern slavery.
The timing of the arrest is significant, coming on the last day to
submit candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Biram is the
head of Mauritania’s Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist
Movement. According to the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), Biram has yet to be charged with any crime…. Karine Penrose-Theis, the Africa program manager at Anti-Slavery
International, urged the government to stop its crackdown on activists.
“The Mauritanian government has a long track record of cracking down
on anti-slavery activists and, given that he was due to stand in the
parliamentary election in the autumn, one can’t help but worry,” she
said.
