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."
Fatwa Calls for Ban on Selling Food to 'Infidels' During Ramadan
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper published a controversial fatwa that sparked outrage in Egypt. [Getty]
HT RoP : 'No food for infidels before iftar': fatwa published by Egyptian newspaper sparks outrage. A controversial fatwa published by the privately-owned Egyptian
newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm, sent shockwaves across Egypt due to its
call to ban the sale of food during daytime in Ramadan to 'infidels.'
A controversial fatwa [edict] published on Tuesday by Egypt's privately-owned daily Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that
calls for a ban on serving food before iftar time during the Islamic
holy month of Ramadan to "infidels" has sent shockwaves across the
country.
The fatwa was released by preacher Mohamed
Saleh El-Munajjid, a Syrian national of Palestinian origin who lives in
Saudi Arabia, the hotbed of Wahhabism, an extremist interpretation of Islam.
In Islam, a Muslim is allowed not to fast
during Ramadan for several reasons, including if they are travelling
long distances, during pregnancy, breastfeeding, chronic illnesses,
menstruation and postpartum haemorrhage.
El-Munajid's fatwa set off an uproar in
Egypt where about 10% of its population follows Christianity, and many
believe that the extremist preacher was referring to them as "infidel."
