7th Rangers: Muslim convert had been flagged as radicalised before bow rampage in Norway: Danish attacker killed four women and a man aged 50 - over an hour AFTER he escaped police attempt to arrest him for shooting arrows
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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."
Muslim convert had been flagged as radicalised before bow rampage in Norway: Danish attacker killed four women and a man aged 50 - over an hour AFTER he escaped police attempt to arrest him for shooting arrows
A bow-and-arrow attacker who killed five
people in Norway was a Muslim convert who was known to police for
radicalisation, officers have said, as they revealed he escaped arrest
before going on to kill five people.
Police
have today revealed that the 37-year-old Dane, who has not yet been
named, began his attack at a supermarket in the town of Kongsberg at
6.12pm Wednesday with a bow and arrow - firing on locals and then
officers who arrived at 6.18pm.
Officers
were hit by the volley of arrows causing them to lose sight of the man,
police spokesman Bredrup Sæverud said. After escaping, he managed to
kill four women and one man aged between 50 and 70 before he was finally
caught by armed police at 6.47pm, around 400 yards from where the
attack began.
Police have not said how
the five victims died, though have confirmed that more than one weapon
was used in the attack. They have not said how many weapons were used in
total, or what the weapons were.
Two
people - including an off-duty policeman - were also wounded in the
attack, though their injuries are not life threatening. It is unclear
exactly when or how those people were hurt.
Sæverud
also confirmed that the suspect is a convert to Islam and was known to
the police due to concerns about radicalisation. Separately, police said
the man had 'been in contact with... the health service several
times'.
The suspect is being questioned
by police and has admitted to being the one who carried out the
attacks, local media reported. He has not yet entered a formal plea to
criminal charges.
