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."
Taliban spokesman: ‘There will be no issue about the women’s rights,’ but ‘you should not be changing our culture’
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Suhail Shaheen
Jihad Watch : The U.S. really didn’t try to change Afghan culture.
It oversaw the
adoption of a constitution that enshrined Islamic law as the highest law
of the land. That ensured that women would be subjugated and forced to
wear hijab even in the areas of Afghanistan under the national
government’s control.
“Taliban spokesperson warns US not to interfere with their culture,
treatment of women,” by Greg Norman, Andrew Murray, and Matt Wall, Fox News, September 3, 2021: A Taliban spokesperson insisted to Fox News on Friday
that “there will be no issue about women’s rights” following the
militant group’s takeover of Afghanistan, despite widespread
international concerns.
A Taliban spokesperson insisted to Fox News on Friday that “there
will be no issue about women’s rights” following the militant group’s
takeover of Afghanistan, despite widespread international concerns. But Suhail Shaheen also said he opposes Western views that “women should have an education without [a] hijab.”
“That is a change of culture,” he said. “Our culture… they can receive education with hijab. They can work with hijab.” When asked about future relations with the U.S., Shaheen said, “We
should be focusing how can we work together in a positive and
constructive way which is in the best of interest of both sides."
“There will be no issue about the women’s rights. No problem about
their education, their work,” he added.
“But we should not be after
changing each other’s culture as we are not intending to change your
culture, you should not be changing our culture.”
