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."
Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan using faith to sow unrest
Monday, November 11, 2019
A signboard within the Gurdwara claiming that the Indian Air Force had targeted the Darbar Sahib during the 1971 War takes Pakistan's poisonous and insidious anti-India propaganda to the next level. (Photo: Reuters)
DailyO : Pakistan's intention behind the very noble Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara corridor project is nothing but ignoble.
If India and Pakistan were moving towards a détente, the Kartarpur Corridor would have been an excellent initiative to give a fillip to the process.
Alas, the intention of Pakistan behind this very noble project is nothing but ignoble.
Design on Kartarpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has of course given a positive spin to the entire Corridor project.
He has called it a bridge between the people of the two countries. What is more, he has thanked (or did he troll?) the 'selected' Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan 'Niazi'.
But given the congenital inimicality that Pakistan displays towards India, it would be plain foolish for anyone in India to even imagine something good coming out from the Kartarpur Corridor.
The Pakistani intentions regarding Kartarpur have been clear from day one. The project is not the brainchild of Imran Khan, but of his puppeteers - Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa and his infamous intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
This in itself should remove all doubt of the sinister agenda of the Pakistani 'deep state'.
The Pakistanis see Kartarpur as an instrument they can use to drive a wedge between the Sikh community and the rest of India. If there was ever any doubt about the evil intentions of Pakistan, then the 'official' welcome song video carrying images of notorious terrorists should have put them to rest.
