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."
An Interview with Carlos the Jackal: "I am Muslim… I Have Killed at Least 83…" By Yaron Niski and Danny Libe
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Carlos the Jackal
Notorious terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as Carlos the Jackal, recalls how he joined the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine after getting expelled from university and abducted dozens of ministers at the behest of Libyan revolutionary Muammar Gaddafi, only to be betrayed by the leader he held in high regard.
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as Carlos
the Jackal, is an international terrorist who for decades was considered
to be the most wanted fugitive in the world. He was born in Venezuela
to a wealthy family. His father was a devout communist who hated the
West and – against the objections of his wife – even named his son after
Soviet leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Already from a young age, Carlos was
involved in political struggles, and according to his own confession,
was only 15 when he first kidnapped and killed someone.
His terror activities led to the
deaths of over 1,500 people, mostly while working for the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine to which he got exposed after getting
expelled from university and joining a training camp for foreign
volunteers of the PFLP in Jordan in 1970.
He experienced the events of Black
September firsthand when King Hussein had thousands of Palestinians, who
had set up military training camps in Jordan, massacred.
Carlos fought on the Palestinian side and later joined the PFLP as a member. During this time, he terrorized
targets in Israel and Europe. All major intelligence agencies tried to
capture him, which he managed to evade for 20 years, hiding in countries
such as Syria, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, and Sudan
He was close to such leaders as
Saddam Hussein and Mu'ammar Gaddafi, and as a mercenary terrorist,
collaborated with other Arab leaders against the West and Israel. In 1994, after two decades on the run, Carlos was captured in a daring mission and has since been imprisoned in France.
