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."
Adhila reveals in the video that she and Noora fell in love during their school days in Saudi Arabia. (Image: Facebook)
Kerala woman Fathima Noora abducted by her family alleges her lesbian partner Adhila Nassrin, expresses concerns on social media. Fathima Noora and Adhila Nassrin's ordeal has been disclosed in a Facebook post with a video in which Adhila Nassrin alleges that her partner Fathima Noora has been kidnapped by Noora's mother.
A woman from Kerala has taken to social media to express her concern for the safety of her lesbian partner, who has allegedly been abducted
by her own family members. Fathima Noora and Adhila Nassrin’s ordeal
has been disclosed in a Facebook post with a video in which Adhila
Nassrin alleges that her partner Fathima Noora has been kidnapped by
Noora’s mother.
The video has been posted by Gargi H,
a volunteer of Vanaja Collective, an organisation that claims to be
engaged in “healing and creative exploration” of LGBTIQ+ and other
marginalised groups. Gargi shared the information, as well as two audio
snippets of Adhila detailing the incident.
According to the Facebook post, the lesbian couple escaped their
houses and landed at Vanaja Collective in Kozhikode on May 19. Following
this, Noora’s family caused a ‘problem’ at Vanaja Collective. The pair
refused to accompany the families in the presence of the police. But
Adhila’s parents arrived and assured them that they would look after the
partners. They took them away after they agreed in writing to accept
responsibility for the two.