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."
Robert Spencer : An Israeli reporter thought it would be great fun to sneak in Mecca and
take selfies of himself among a million Muslims making the Hajj.
A brief
Jihad Watch report is here,
and a full report on the reporterās idea of amusement, and the response
it predictably elicited among Arabs and other Muslims, is here:
āIsraeli channel āstands byā journalist who snuck into Mecca despite
outrage,ā Janaseva, July 20, 2022:
An Israeli reporter who allegedly sneaked into the holy
Muslim city of Mecca has sparked outrage online, with Muslims around the
world blaming ādisrespectā for the warm relationship. between Tel Aviv
and Riyadh.
Channel 13 journalist Gil Tamary of
Israelās Channel 13 shared a video of himself riding in a car on his way
to Mecca, despite a long-standing ban on non-Muslims entering the city
and region. nearby Medina.
The reporter also
climbed Mount Arafat, a hill on the outskirts of Mecca, where the
Prophet Muhammad gave his last sermon and Muslims gather for the annual
Hajj pilgrimage. From there, he took selfies.
Pointing
at the historic sites, Tamary passes by the Grand Mosque, the most
important landmark in Islam. The Israeli reporter also drove through the
arched Mecca Gate, the entrance to the city and a point where
non-Muslims are prohibited from entering.
Failure to
comply with the non-Muslim entry policy and attempt to enter may result
in penalties, including fines or deportation. Then his report was
published on July 18, a few days after he returned to Israel.
Despite
not having diplomatic relations, Saudi Arabia and the Israeli regime
have been witnessing a gradual evolution of relations. Several Israeli
journalists were allowed into Saudi Arabia to cover the regional
conference last week on foreign passports.
