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."
Ilhan Omar Loudly Booed by Somali Crowd in Minneapolis - A feel-good story.
Friday, July 08, 2022
Ilhan Omar at the concert
Front Page : Amid all the division and strife in America today, there are a few
bright spots. The Somali singer Suldaan Seeraar was making his first
appearance in North America last Saturday night at
the Target Center in Minneapolis, and the place was packed with his
expatriate countrymen, eager to see the show.
But then who should show
up to spoil the moment but the ardently patriotic and notably charming
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mogadishu), who was treated to a remarkable display
of how unpopular she has become with her core constituency. Is Ilhan
Omar headed for a lucrative commentator job on MSNBC? Hey, America is
the land of hope.
According to the Daily Wire,
“as Omar was introduced on stage with her husband, the crowd began to
boo loudly. Some other performers on stage told the audience, ‘don’t do
this,’ as they continued to boo Omar. ‘Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, we
don’t have all night,’ Omar said as the crowd kept booing.”
The husband in question was not Omar’s famous brother, but her latest
better half (who doubles as her political strategist), Tim Mynett. That
in itself may have been part of the reason why the crowd was so unhappy
to see her. The marriage raised eyebrows in Muslim communities, as
Islamic law forbids Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men. The
controversy over this largely died down when Mynett reportedly converted
to Islam, but clearly some ill will and suspicion linger. Strikingly,
Omar has never received blowback from within the Muslim community for
her notorious marriage to her brother, as it is generally understood to
have been a fiction for immigration purposes, so as far as the guardians
of Islamic morals were concerned, no harm was done.
