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."
Spain: Muslims block Easter procession, attack police who try to get them to allow the procession to pass
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Easter Procession in Christian Spain attacked by Muslims
Robert Spencer : Islamic law forbids non-Muslims to make public display of their
religious festivals. These young Muslims likely believed that the Holy
Week procession was wrong and offensive, and thus had to be stopped. The
“most vile of created beings” (Qur’an 98:6) must not engage in behavior
that “the best of people” (Qur’an 3:110) dislike.
“The Local Police arrest two violent individuals for trying to block a
procession in El Vendrell, Tarragona,” translated from “La Policía
Local detiene a dos violentos individuos por tratar de boicotear una
procesión en El Vendrell, Tarragona,” by Pablo Infiesta, Antena 3, April 11, 2022 (thanks to Medforth):
Procesión de Semana Santa en el Vendrell (Tarragona), detenciones de magrebíes por parte de la policía local, la gente aplaudiendo la actuación policial. Las asociaciones habituales y sus políticos le darán la vuelta 🧐 para no perder 💴 👎👎 pic.twitter.com/jfyzgAZX1Q
It happened yesterday, Sunday, in
El Vendrell (Tarragona), at the moment in which several individuals
broke into a Holy Week procession, trying to prevent their passage and
prevent it from being held. The Local Police have arrested two of them,
North Africans, who are accused of public disorder.
The unpleasant
event occurred after 7:00 p.m., at the moment in which a group of young
people stood in Àngel Guimerà street, shortly before the Holy Week
procession. Several neighbors were the ones who, realizing their
presence and bad intentions, warned that their objective was to block
the procession.
Those who were present asked for respect as the
religious images passed by, but they ignored the requests and continued
with their plan. Moreover, some of the individuals in the group came to
confront those who asked for their respect.
That is why several
patrols of the Local Police had to move to the place, who were received
in a violent and hostile manner by the rioters. The altercation ended
with two detainees, who ended up being accused of disturbing public
order. The policemen who came to the scene were forced to call for
reinforcements to stop the rioters who put up a strong resistance. The
situation so outraged the residents who were waiting for the procession
to pass that they finally congratulated the officers for their good
intervention.
The detainees are accused of an alleged crime
against law enforcement officials.
An investigation has also been opened
to try to identify the other members of the group that disturbed the
order.
