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 : Kabul - Women working in Afghan government
departments must cover up -- even with a blanket if necessary -- or they
may lose their jobs, the Taliban's religious police said Tuesday.
Most
women have been barred from their government jobs, since the Taliban
retook power in August, though Afghanistan's new rulers claim they will
be allowed to return once some conditions are in place -- such as
segregated offices.
On Tuesday, the Ministry for the Promotion of
Virtue and Prevention of Vice issued a statement saying women should not
go to work unless they were properly covered, and they could be fired
if they did not follow guidelines. The ministry earned notoriety
during the Taliban's first stint in power from 1996 to 2001 for policing
the leadership's strict interpretation of Islam.
It was unclear
why they issued Tuesday's statement, as most women in Afghanistan have
always covered their heads in public -- with a loose shawl at least. It was unclear why the Taliban issued this statement, as most women in Afghanistan have anyway always covered their heads in public, with a loose shawl at the very least.
