Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
In this file photo, protestors carry a banner reading āTangkap dan Adili
Abdul Somadā (arrest and bring Abdul Somad to justice) during a protest
against the Muslim cleric in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara province,
in August 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Maumere chapter of the Indonesian
Catholic Students Association)
Singapore denies entry to Muslim 'hate' preacher. Authorities say Abdul Somad Batubara, who once called the cross a 'symbol of the devil' is a security risk.
An Indonesian Muslim cleric has been denied entry into Singapore
because of āextremist and segregationist teachingsā that target other
religions, including Christians.Abdul Somad Batubara, who
boasts a large online following in Indonesia, was stopped and refused
entry at Singaporeās Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal on May 16 after arriving
from Batam in Indonesiaās Riau Islands with his family.
He and his group were sent back to Batam the same day.In a short video posted on his YouTube channel on May 17, he said his visit was for a holiday, not for religious purposes.
āThey
gave me no explanation for refusing me entry before we were sent back
on the last ferry that day,ā he said, adding that he was once denied
entry into Timor Leste in 2018 over a terrorism allegation.
Singaporeās Ministry of Home Affairs later said Somad was turned away as he was considered a security risk.
āSomad
has been known to preach extremist and segregationist rhetoric, which
are unacceptable in Singaporeās multi-racial and multi-religious
society,ā the ministry said in a statement posted on its website on May
17.
