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."
Palestinians Find the Aid Cupboard is Bare By Hugh Fitzgerald
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Cash is King
Robert Spencer : The Palestinians were once the favored recipient of foreign aid, as
billions of dollars were heaped upon them every year from so many the
donors – the United States, Western European countries, and the Gulf
Arab states. But since 2014, there has been a steady, precipitous drop
in that aid, and now, so far in 2022, there has been no foreign aid
coming in for the P.A at all. A report on the colossal drop in aid is
here: “Foreign cash aid to Palestinian Authority so far this year: $0,” Elder of Ziyon, April 21, 2022:
"Estephan Salameh, who is
the advisor to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for aid coordination,
says that no foreign countries have paid a red cent so far this year of
their pledges to help the Palestinian budget.
He
said, “We expect to receive 200 to 300 million dollars in international
financial support for the Palestinian government treasury this year, but
so far none of those financial pledges have arrived.”
Speaking
to Voice of Palestine Radio, Salameh said that in 2021, the Palestinian
Authority only received 10% of the amount it had gotten in 2013 and
2014. That was when the EU and Arab governments didn’t care about
accountability or transparency.