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."
The Pandora Papers, King Abdullah, and Crooks On the Other Side of the Jordan By Hugh Fitzgerald
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Jihad Watch : The Pandora Papers is the name given to a very detailed report, the
result of a multiyear investigation by 600 journalists from 117
countries, about how many of the world’s very rich — politicians,
celebrities, billionaires, drug dealers — manage to hide, for various
reasons including tax avoidance, a total of $32 trillion. Among them one
name has attracted special attention: King Abdullah of Jordan. A report
on his successful — until now — attempt to conceal assets is here:
“Jordan’s king hid over $100M in assets offshore, ‘Pandora Papers’ probe
shows,” Israel Hayom, October 4, 2021:
The report released Sunday by the International
Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) involved 600 journalists
from 150 media outlets in 117 countries sparked a political and social
firestorm by shedding light on the previously hidden financial dealings
of the world elite and how they have used offshore accounts to shield
assets collectively worth trillions of dollars.
Dubbed the “Pandora Papers,” for the Greek mythology artifact
the opening of which unleashed countless evils into the world, the
leaked records name hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians,
billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers as having
been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront
property, yachts and other assets for the past 25 years.
The more than 330 current and former politicians identified
as beneficiaries of the secret accounts include Jordan’s King Abdullah
II, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Czech PM Andrej Babis,
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso,
and associates of both Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Russian
President Vladimir Putin, to name a few.
