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."
80-year-old ‘beheaded’ for alleged blasphemy in Sargodha, where else Pakistan!!!
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Muhammad Sharif
In yet another horrific incident of violence over blasphemy
allegations, an 80-year-old man has been beheaded for allegedly
desecrating the flag of a religious organisation in Sargodha.
According to reports,
Muhammad Sharif, who ran a tyre puncture workshop near Dharima Bus
Stand on Sargodha’s Khushab Road for over 40 years, was beheaded by a
20-year-old, claiming the former had committed blasphemy.
“The youth started raising slogans after beheading Chacha Sharif,”
eyewitnesses said, adding that the murderer claimed to have seen Sharif
disrespecting some pamphlets, including the flag of a religious
organisation bearing holy inscriptions. The youth’s claims were, however, rubbished by locals who said the
20-year-old attacked Sharif over a payment dispute. They also claimed
that the youth had “earlier been arrested for extremist activities as
well”.
While police have arrested the 20-year-old and recovered the murder weapon, the killing has sparked outrage on Twitter. “Religious extremism has become so common in our society that people
settle their personal scores under the guise of blasphemy,” journalist
Bilal Farooqi said while condemning the misuse of the blasphemy laws.
