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."
But this is where all that is tending. “Bauchi Community Torture, Burn Man To Death For Allegedly Insulting Prophet Muhammad,” Sahara Reporters, March 30, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Irate youths backed by leaders in Sade community in the
Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State have burnt a man identified
as Talle Mai Ruwa, to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad.
SaharaReporters learnt that Mai Ruwa was dragged away from his house
on Tuesday in the presence of his mother and burnt to death in the
middle of the communtiy [sic]. Eyewitnesses shared gory pictures of the incident with
SaharaReporters which showed the middle-aged man covered with tyres and
set on fire. The witnesses stated further that the youths contributed money to buy petrol to set Mai Ruwa ablaze.
“The young man was killed by a mob in Sade town for allegedly
insulting Prophet Muhammad. He was dragged from his house by a mob and
forcibly set ablaze after being tied to an old car tyre. “The village youths donated money to buy the petrol that was used to burn and kill Talle Mai Ruwa,” a resident narrated. Another source told SaharaReporters that some youths had earlier
dragged the deceased before Islamic clerics where he was asked
questions.
After the questioning session, the clerics reportedly told the crowd that Talle Mai Ruwa deserved to be killed. “The mum stood and watched while fire consumed Talle Mai Ruwa until he was reduced to ashes,” he lamented. Some residents of the town told SaharaReporters that Talle Mai Ruwa had been going through unspecified type of mental illness.
This is not the first time that people in northern Nigeria would be passing a death sentence on someone for alleged blasphemy.
