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."
India and radical Islam: Time for the BJP govt in Centre to act
Sunday, January 29, 2023
A 2021 survey report showed that 74% of Indian Muslims preferred Sharia courts over regular ones. This Sharia support explains why Darul Khada has grown to be a menace. The stars have aligned for India to take decisive action directed at Darul Khada and Islamist radicalism.
Reasons? Unlike in the past, when India was vulnerable to an oil
embargo by Middle East nations, the country now gets a very large share
of its oil from Russia. Facing an economic black hole, Pakistan cannot
engage in a protracted military conflict. West’s ability to twist
India’s arm is limited due to the war in Ukraine and its dependence on
India as a counter to China.
Darul Khada (“God’s court”) is a Taliban-styled court – the tip of
the spear to terrorise and Islamise India through violence,
intimidation, and deceit. These courts have created a parallel government by pretending that Sharia is god’s law (more later).
Western social scientists have failed to understand the cause
of Islamist radicalism. For example, a top American political scientist,
Barbara Walter,
has admitted that the “growth [of extremist groups such as the PFI]
suggests an underlying level of support from Muslim communities around
the world that we do not yet understand.” But I have applied the ideas
borrowed from physics to identify its root cause.
By calling Sharia (a clerical interpretation of Islam) “God’s law” – allegedly covering all aspects of a Muslim’s life and commanding that Sharia be followed – clerics can exert control over the lives of their flocks. But Sharia interpretations are often contradictory; therefore, it is not divine law.
