Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Niger: Muslims murder at least 69 people in jihad massacre in village, targeting anti-jihad defense force By Robert Spencer
Monday, November 08, 2021
Jihad Watch : The members of the ālocal anti-jihadist defence force called the
Vigilance Committeesā apparently havenāt gotten the memo that resistance
to jihad violence is āIslamophobicā and āracist,ā and must be eschewed
at all costs. āAt least 69 dead in west Niger jihadist attack,ā AFP, November 5, 2021:
At least 69 people, including a local mayor, have been
killed in an attack in Nigerās volatile ātri-borderā zone with Burkina
Faso and Mali, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The assault took place on Tuesday at Adab-Dab, a village about 55
kilometres from Banibangou in the western region of Tillaberi, but was
only confirmed by the government on Thursday.
āThe mayor of the commune of Banibangou, while travelling with a
delegation from the commune, was ambushed by unidentified armed
bandits,ā the ministry said in a statement. āThe provisional toll of the attackā¦ is 69 dead, including the mayor, and 15 survivors,ā it saidā¦. Local sources said earlier that a motorcycle-borne defence force was
attacked by āheavily armed members of the ISGS (Islamic State in the
Greater Sahara,ā [sic] who were also on motorbikes.
Another source said the target of the attack was a local
anti-jihadist defence force called the Vigilance Committees, which was
headed by the mayor of Banibangou district. The assailants headed off back to Mali ātaking the bodies of their fighters with themā, the source saidā¦. The worldās poorest country by the benchmark of the UNās Human
Development Index (HDI), Niger is facing jihadist insurgencies both on
its western border with Mali and Burkina Faso and on its southeastern
frontier with Nigeriaā¦.
In September, President Mohamed Bazoum, making his first visit to the
region since being elected in February, said the attacks on āunarmed
innocent peopleā were a sign the jihadists were losing ground against
the armyā¦.
