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."
Malaysiakini : After a slew of police reports had been lodged against him for allegedly
inciting religious unrest, Muslim preacher Syakir Nasoha has come
forward to explain his sermon was taken out of context. Why do I say he is lying, he wants to subjugate the Non Muslims of Malaysia.
The classical jurist- theologians give us the Covenant of ‘Umar,
preserved in the form of a letter submitted by the Christians of Syria
as Dhimmi-s to Abu ‘Ubaydah, which ‘Umar ratified. The letter contains the following terms, ostensibly on behalf of the Christians:
‘Not to build in Damascus and its environs church, convent, chapel, monk’s hermitage;
‘Not to repair what is dilapidated of our churches nor any of them that are in Muslim quarters;
‘Not to withhold our churches from Muslims stopping there by night or day;
‘To open doors to the travelers and the wayfarer;
‘Not to shelter there nor in our houses a spy, not to hide one who is a traitor to the Muslims;
‘To beat the naqus only gently in our churches;
‘Not to display a cross on them;
‘Not to raise our voices in prayer or chanting in our churches;
‘Not to carry in procession a cross or our book;
‘Not to take our Easter or Psalm Sunday processions;
‘Not to raise our voices over our dead, nor to show fires with them
in the markets of the Muslims, nor bring our funerals near them;
‘Not to sell wine nor parade idolatry in companies of Muslims;
‘Not to entice a Muslim to our religion nor invite him to it;
‘Not to keep slaves who have been the property of Muslims;
‘Not to prevent any relative from entering Islam if he wishes it;
‘To keep our religion wherever we are;
‘Not to resemble the Muslims in wearing the qalansuwah (hat of a
Greek priest), the turban, shoes, nor in the parting of the hair, nor in
the way of riding;
‘Not to use their language nor be called by their names;
‘To cut the hair in front and divide our forelocks;
‘To tie the zunnar round our waists;
‘Not to engrave Arabic on our seals;
‘Not to ride our saddles;
‘Not to keep arms nor put them in our houses nor wear swords;
‘To honor Muslims in their gatherings, to guide them on the road, to stand up in public meetings when they wish it;
‘Not to make our houses highter than theirs;
‘Not to teach our children the Koran;
‘Not to be partners with a Muslim except in business;
‘To entertain every Muslim traveler in our customary style and feed them in it three days;
‘We will not abuse a Muslim and he who strikes a Muslim has forfeited his rights.
All the four leaders of Muslim law agree that no new construction of places of worship by Dhimmi-s is permissible in cities and big towns of Dar al-Islam. Those other than Imam Abu Hanifah do not permit such construction anywhere else as well. Imam
Abu Hanifah permits it to Scripturaries at a distance at least of one
mile from the fortifications of a town.
Imams other than Imam Ahmad ibn
Hanbal permit repairs of Churches and synagogues in case their site had
been gifted to the Dhimmi-s. Ibn Hanbal appears generally to be opposed to repairs of all kinds, though he sometimes opines otherwise also.
