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."
HT RoP - Ramadan: 'Mentally Ill' Man Slaughters Beloved Coptic Priest, Stabs Him Repeatedly in Neck
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” – Qur’an 47:4
A knife-wielding man described as “mentally ill” stabbed to death a
56-year-old Coptic priest, Alexandria Arsanious Wadid, at the popular
seaside promenade in the northern city of Alexandria. On the evening of
April 7, the 60-year-old man stabbed Walid several times in the neck,
which led to his death. The country’s interior ministry says the accused
has been arrested.
During the police interrogation, the accused admitted to killing
Father Walid. However, he changed the details of the story during their
questioning. The man, who police describe as well-spoken, had told
authorities that he had a previous mental illness that caused him to
lose control over his actions. As a result, the Public Prosecution
ordered the detention of the accused at a mental hospital while they
determined if he suffered from any “mental and neurological” diseases.
Authorities claim that the three working surveillance cameras in the
area did not capture the stabbing. Police reported the recordings only
showed passersby panicking, scrambling, and trying to escape.
The pictures show the accused on the ground after people caught him. The public detained the terrorist until the police arrived.
