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."
West Bengal: Locals in Malda accuse a police officer of trying to forcibly convert Hindus to Islam, women stage protest
Monday, May 16, 2022
Posters in Malda, protesting Hindu women, images via Facebook
Several women protested in front of Malda post office against
Inspector-in-Charge of Kaliachak police staion saying that he is forcing
them to convert to Islam.
A group of Hindu women in Malda in West Bengal have accused the
Inspector-in-Charge of a local police station of forcibly trying to
convert them and their husbands to Islam. The incident took place in
Kaliachak town in Malda district of West Bengal.
The matter came to light after a video of a female BJP worker,
narrating the ordeal of the said women, went viral on social media. In
the undated video, the BJP worker informed that several posters had come
up near the post office in the Englishbazar area of the Malda district.
The protesting women were seen holding several placards saying that the
police officer is forcing them to convert to Islam. They had also hung
several banners behind them in front of Malda post office saying that
they will resist this and will not change their religion.
She pointed out that a demonstration was being carried out by three
Hindu women, whose husbands were incarcerated by the police. “I salute
them for their courage… They are protesting by themselves in the middle
of the city. We have not given them as much attention as they deserve,”
she remarked.
“Their firm resolve to not convert, despite mounting pressure, is a
sign of bravery,” the BJP worker was heard as saying. She directed the
camera towards a few saffron posters, which encapsulated the objective
behind the demonstration carried out by the 3 women.
