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."
The supremacist fantasy of 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' continues to animate the imagination of contemporary IslamistsWhether it is the Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb or the Mahmud of Ghazni who
led 17 raids at the hallowed Somnath Temple, the contemporary Islamists
consider them as loyal Islamic warriors committed to fulfilling the
prophecy of Ghazwa-e-Hind and expanding the frontiers of Islam.
Aurangzeb, the tyrannical Mughal ruler who slaughtered innumerable
Hindus and non-Muslims, ordered the demolition of temples, including the
hallowed Kashi Vishwanath temple and commissioned the construction of a
mosque over it, is regarded as a respectable figure among Islamist
circles. Despite savagery inflicted by him on fellow Indians, Aurangzeb
remains a hero to a legion of radical Muslims who hail him as a loyal
Islamic warrior who was dutifully committed to fulfilling the Islamic
prophecy of Ghazwa-e-Hind, a fantasy that refers to the complete
conquest of India by invading Islamic forces.
How Aurangzeb and other Islamic invaders of the medieval era continue to inspire contemporary Islamists
Earlier yesterday, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi responded to former
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis’ remarks over his younger brother
Akbaruddin Owaisi’s visit to Aurangzeb’s tomb. Speaking to news agency
ANI, Owaisi responded to Fadnavis’ attacks against Akbaruddin Owaisi,
stating, “I don’t respond to such Tom, Dick and Harry…Aurangzeb grave is
a protected monument and It’s the PM’s responsibility to protect it.”
Owaisi was also visibly miffed with the Varanasi court order that sealed the Gyanvapi structure after a Shivling
was found from the mosque’s Wuzukhana, where Muslims wash their hands
and feet, gargle and clean themselves before offering namaz. Dismissing
that it was a Shivling, Owaisi said the structure was a fountain and dog-whistled Muslims to not lose the disputed structure.
“When I was 19-21, the Babri Masjid was snatched away from me. But we
will never lose a Masjid again in front of the 19-20-year-olds. Do you
take an oath that we will not lose any more mosques?” he asked a
frenzied crowd.
