Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Non-Muslims Beaten in ITALY for Ramadan Violation, Wearing Cross
Monday, April 25, 2022
Coptic Christians
HT RoP : Coptic Christians beaten up in Turin, Italy, for smoking cigarettes and wearing a cross during Ramadan: āThey want to apply Sharia law to us because they see us as inferior and want to rule usāā.
It happened in Turin on Corso Vigevano. The two brothers are 62 and 71 years old.
They were attacked because they did not comply with the rules of
Ramadan, which stipulate that smoking is not allowed during the fasting
period. āBut my father and uncle are Coptic Christians, they are not
Muslims,ā explained the daughter and niece of the victims of an attack
that occurred on Monday afternoon in Corso Vigevano almost in Piazza
Crispi. āIt is not the first time that we ourselves have been attacked
in Italy because we are Christians,ā says the 23-year-old, who was born
and raised in Italy.
Her family has lived in Turin for over 40 years, her father is 62
years old and has always fought for the rights of the discriminated
Coptic minority in Egypt. āIt makes me angry to think that this
discrimination also exists here,ā he said.
