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."
Police and military personnel will set up security cordons around the
Bawaslu elections supervisory body in downtown Jakarta, among other
measures. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Vlad Tepes : Security agencies say local militants plan to bomb protests after official count is released.
Indonesia is deploying more than 32,000 troops to secure the capital
Jakarta, following intelligence of possible terrorist attacks during the
impending release of the presidential election results next week. Security agencies are scrambling to foil what they suspect is a plot
by a local militant group to set off bombs during street protests that
are expected after the official vote count is announced by the elections
commission (KPU).
"There are indications of terrorists possibly mounting attacks when
there is a mass gathering at the KPU building," said national police
spokesman Dedi Prasetyo on Monday. "So we are taking precautionary
measures to optimally thwart such acts." Brigadier-General Dedi said police and military personnel will also
set up cordons around the Bawaslu elections supervisory body
headquarters in downtown Jakarta. The building is in Jalan M. H. Thamrin, a major thoroughfare where
the first terrorist attack in Indonesia claimed by the Islamic State in
Iraq and Syria (ISIS) occurred in 2016.
Last week, supporters of presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto held
two rallies at the Bawaslu building to pressure the elections watchdog
to act on his allegations of electoral fraud during the April 17 polls. Similar protests are expected in the days ahead, with Mr Prabowo
showing no signs of conceding a second race to incumbent President Joko
Widodo. Interim results indicate Mr Joko is set to be re-elected once
the official vote count is completed by May 22.
