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."
Indonesia Finds 200 Islamic Boarding Schools Linked to Terror
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Anti-terror police conduct a raid
Hat tip RoP : Indonesian terrorists 'infiltrating Islamic schools'. At least 198 Islamic boarding schools have ties to terrorist networks, counter terrorism chief says.
At least 198 Islamic boarding schools have ties to terrorist
networks, according to Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency. Agency
chief Boy Rafli Amar made the claim at a meeting with MPs on Jan. 25,
saying the assessment was a result of the agency’s terrorism prevention
efforts last year.
“There are 11 Islamic boarding schools with
ties to Jamaah Ansharut Khilafah, 68 with Jemaah Islamiyah and 119 with
links to [Jamaah] Ansharut Daulah, an Islamic State affiliate,” he said. Jemaah Islamiyah, which has links to al-Qaeda, has been blamed for a
series of terrorist attacks in Indonesia and Southeast Asia over the
past few decades, including the 2002 Bali bombings and attacks on
Christian churches.
Jamaah Ansharut Khilafah, believed to operate
in Central Java province, was established in 2015 by a former leader of
Jemaah Islamiyah's education division. Stanislaus Riyanta, an
intelligence analyst from the state-run University of Indonesia, said
the revelation should come as no surprise and indicated terrorist
networks were changing tactics.
