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."
Muslim cleric calls for ban on serving food to ‘infidels’ before the end of daily Ramadan fast
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Mohamed Saleh El-Munajjid
Robert Spencer : Islamic apologists in the West have frequently insisted that Sharia laws
apply only to Muslims. Mohamed Saleh El-Munajjid, who has a worldwide
following, disagrees. “‘No food for infidels before iftar’: fatwa published by Egyptian newspaper sparks outrage,” by Thaer Mansour, The New Arab, April 13, 2022:
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….
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.”
Meanwhile, the Supreme Council for
Media Regulation summoned Al-Masry Al-Youm’s legal advisor for
questioning over the published fatwa. The council, an independent entity
known for being loyal to the current regime, is tasked with monitoring
local media performance. Later in the day, the newspaper published an apology and a retraction on its website.
“Al-Masry
Al-Youm institution owes its readers a sincere apology for the….bizarre
fatwa run by one of the journalists…[newspapers] in a clear violation
[of the paper’s editorial policy] without checking…
The fatwa labelled
whoever has a different religion as being an ‘infidel’, a description
never used or approved by Al-Masry Al-Youm,” the statement read….
