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."
Indonesia: Muslims accuse nightlife chain of blasphemy for offering free bottle of gin to men named Muhammad
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Robert Spencer : Sometimes you just wanna say, āSheesh, fellas, lighten up, already,ā but thatās probably blasphemous, too. āIndonesia nightlife chain Holywings accused of blasphemy after using āMuhammadā in marketing campaign,ā by Anne Grace Savitha, Malay Mail, June 24, 2022:
PETALING JAYA, June 24 ā
Indonesian nightlife chain Holywings has issued an apology after
backlash over what has been regarded as a blasphemous marketing campaign
using the name Muhammad. In
the now-deleted post, Holywings promised a bottle of Gordonās dry gin
for men named Muhammad while women who are named Maria would get a
bottle of Gordonās Pink Gin every Thursday, reported Coconuts Jakarta.
Although
Maria is an important figure in both the Bible and the Quran, the
outrage was centred on the use of the name Muhammad, who is the last
prophet in Islam. The nightlife chain issued an apology on Instagram yesterday and promised to do better for future marketing campaignsā¦.
Many
were infuriated in the comments section saying that the marketing team
should have known better than to post something related to the countryās
main Islamic faith.
āThis marketing brand is an insult to the Islamic faith,ā wrote @suandharu.