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."
Indonesian Islamists told to respect non-Muslims at Ramadan
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Amirsyah Tambunan, general secretary of the Indonesia Ulema Council
Top Muslim clerical body says food outlets should stay open for non-Muslims during fasting month.
Indonesia's top Muslim clerical body has urged Islamic groups not to
target restaurants and street food stalls serving meals to non-Muslims
in daylight hours during the holy month of Ramadan which begins next
week.
The Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) said on March 28
that food outlets should not be forced to close to respect those who
don't have to fast, including Catholics.
The call followed
an attempt by the council’s branch in West Java province’s Bekasi
district to ban restaurants, cafes and stalls from opening during
Ramadan. "Restaurants and street food stalls, however, should self-regulate so
that there’s no inconvenience to those who are fasting and those who
aren't," MUI general secretary Amirsyah Tambunan said.
He
said vendors should be able to sell meals during Ramadan to help their
families who are suffering economically due to the Covid-19 pandemic.“The MUI doesn’t ban people from selling meals during the holy month of Ramadan,” he said.
