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."
Hat tip RoP : A video posted online urges followers of the Islamic State to help
form a province of the terror group in the United States called ISIS
North America.
The video is dated “new 2022” in the first frame and was posted on a
file-sharing site this month. It consists of simple white
English-language writing on a black background, instead of being dressed
up with images of ISIS battles or adherents as in many videos with
higher production value associated with the terror group.
Propaganda including videos, magazines, online memes, instructional
leaflets, etc., is produced both through official ISIS channels and —
more prolifically since the fall of the declared caliphate in Iraq and
Syria — by independent groups and lone actors waging what they call
“media jihad.” Regardless of the production source, this ISIS-supporting
propaganda is intended to recruit, threaten, and incite, with a
particular emphasis on urging followers to use accessible weapons and
attack soft targets on their home turf.
“To those who want to try,” it begins with an ISIS flag as a nasheed
plays. “To my brothers following in the path of the Khilafa in America I
urge you to come join our group.” ISIS Supporters in the United States Urged to Join ‘ISIS North America". Wording in the recruitment video suggests that the group intends to target Muslims seen as turning their back on ISIS' interpretation of Islam.
