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."
BCF : African nations expected to make case for big rise in fossil fuel output
Leaders of African countries are likely to use the next UN climate
summit in November to push for massive new investment in fossil fuels in
Africa, according to documents seen by the Guardian.
New exploration for gas, and the exploitation of Africa’s vast
reserves of oil, would make it close to impossible for the world to
limit global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. However, soaring gas prices have made the prospect of African
supplies even more attractive, and developed countries, including EU
members, have indicated they would support such developments in the
current gas shortage.
But the soaring price of gas, driven by war in
Ukraine and the recovery from the Covid pandemic, has spurred many
countries to see a potential bonanza in the unexploited reserves
remaining in Africa. Research by the Guardian earlier this year revealed
scores of “carbon bombs” – fossil fuel reserves that if exploited could
put the global climate targets well out of reach.
Fatima
Ahouli, regional coordinator of Climate Action Network Arab World, said
leaders seeking new fossil fuel exploitation were contributing to a new
form of colonialism. “Calling
for more and new exploitation of fossil fuels in Africa is driven by
the same hungry countries who only see Africa as a goldmine,” she said.