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."
Thanks, Joe! Taliban Gives Tajik Jihadis U.S.-Made Weaponry and Vehicles By Robert Spencer
Thursday, October 07, 2021
Jihad Watch : My latest in PJ Media:They warned us this would happen. As the Taliban moved into Kabul in August, Taliban commander Muhammed Arif Mustafa told CNN:
“It’s our belief that one day, mujahedin will have victory, and Islamic
law will come not to just Afghanistan, but all over the world. We are
not in a hurry. We believe it will come one day. Jihad will not end
until the last day.” Then in early September, another Taliban commander declared:
“We are happy that we are victorious. We fought for 20 years. We want
Islamic law, and not just in Afghanistan.”
Old Joe Biden’s handlers
boosted these aspirations by allowing the Taliban to take control of
billions of dollars worth of American weaponry and military vehicles,
and now the Taliban have begun to share this largesse with other
jihadis. They’ve now fitted out Tajik jihadis with the best in American
equipment.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported Monday that
“the Taliban has provided Tajik militants based along the border with
Tajikistan with new military vehicles, weaponry, and other equipment
over the past two weeks, security sources in Tajikistan and northeastern
Afghanistan say, amid an ongoing military buildup on both sides of the
frontier.”
Tajik jihadis “based in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan
have been seen with U.S.-made weaponry and vehicles, including Humvees,
with some of them wearing American combat gear, according to an
official with Tajikistan’s state border services.”
This is a recent development: “The militants, who were previously
seen carrying Kalashnikov rifles and driving old pickup trucks, received
the new supplies during the past two weeks, according to the Tajik
official, who spoke under condition of anonymity because he wasn’t
authorized to speak to the media.”
The recipients of this American bounty are “known in Afghanistan as
the Tajik Taliban.” They are members of a jihad group known as Jamaat
Ansarullah (Assembly of the Helpers of Allah). This group was
“established by Tajik nationals a decade ago with the goal of
overthrowing the secular government in Dushanbe.”
The Taliban work closely with these Tajik rebels: “In June, Tajik
officials raised concern that one of the banned group’s commanders —
Muhammad Sharifov (aka Mahdi Arsalon) had been put in charge of security
in five border districts in Badakhshan after they were seized by the
Taliban. Last month, Tajik security officials said they were reviewing
reports that the militants were planning to infiltrate into Tajikistan,
an allegation rejected by the Taliban.”
While all this has been happening, the Taliban have also been cozying
up to the People’s Republic of China: The jihadis reportedly “‘removed’
ethnic Uyghur fighters from Badakhshan — which also shares a
76-kilometer border with China. The militants from the Turkestan Islamic
Movement were relocated to other provinces, including Nangarhar in
Afghanistan’s east, the former Afghan military official said. The
Al-Qaeda-linked Turkestan Islamic Movement is designated as a terrorist
organization by Beijing and the United Nations. Beijing blames the group
for unrest in its northwestern Xinjiang region.” There is more.