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."
A Palestinian worker unloads foodstuffs donated by the European Union
through the World Food Program and distributed by the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA-Gravy Train) in the West Bank village of Arrabeh near
Jenin Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007.(AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
HT RoP : Palestinians fume at UNRWA’s proposed delegating of services to other UN agencies. Some warn of plot to dismantle the body they see as a ‘reminder’ of the issue of Palestinian refugees, and not just a service provider; Israel has long pushed for its closure.
RAMALLAH — A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to
delegate some services to other United Nations agencies has sparked
outrage among Palestinians, who have warned of a plot to “dismantle” the
body.
Established in 1949, a year after Israel was founded, UNRWA is the
only major UN body dedicated exclusively to one conflict and one people,
and holds a symbolic role that experts say matches its importance as a
provider for Palestinian refugees.
The agency has long been a target of Israeli criticism, with
accusations it has fueled the conflict, in part by teaching anti-Zionist
messages at its schools.
UNRWA is “not just about the delivery of services,” said Muhammed
Shehada from the Swiss-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor.
“As long as UNRWA is there, it’s a reminder that the international
community has a responsibility to solve the issue of Palestinian
refugees,” he told AFP.
