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."
Palestinian NGOs laud release of Japan terror head with Lod massacre role
Known as the "empress of terror". Fusako Shigenobu co-founded the Japanese Red Army (JRA) terrorist group and worked with the PFLP.
Palestinian NGOs and activists celebrated the end of the prison term
of "empress of terror" Fusako Shigenobu on Saturday, the co-founder of
the Japanese Red Army (JRA) terrorist organization who coordinated with
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to commit the 1972 Lod Airport Massacre which killed 26 and injured dozens.
"Human rights" groups praise arch-terrorist
"Fusako
Shigenobu is finally free!" wrote the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM),
the celebration coming just a day before the Lod terrorist attack's
anniversary. "Palestinians everywhere salute and celebrate Fusako
Shigenobu for her extraordinary dedication to our national struggle, and
her friendship with our people."
The
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network organized a livestream
to celebrate her release with Shigenobu's daughter May. The NGO said in
a press release that it saluted her, describing her as a
"revolutionary" and "political prisoner" who had been unjustly
imprisoned. Brighton BDS called her story "amazing."
