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."
Indonesian students force Rohingya refugees from temporary shelter By AFP
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
New Straits Times : JAKARTA: Hundreds of university students in Indonesia's westernmost
province stormed a temporary shelter for more than a hundred Rohingya
refugees on Wednesday, forcing them to leave in the latest rejection of
the persecuted Myanmar minority
More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on the shores of Aceh
province since mid-November in what the United Nations says is the
biggest influx for eight years.
Some of their boats have faced rejection by locals and in some cases have been returned to sea. The students, many wearing jackets with different universities'
insignias, entered a government function hall in the capital Banda Aceh
where 137 Rohingya refugees were staying.
The students demanded they be moved to a local Immigration office so they could be deported, according to footage seen by AFP. It showed students chanting "kick them out" and "reject Rohingyas in
Aceh". The students were also seen kicking the Rohingyas' belongings.
Some women and children were in tears while men who had been praying looked to the ground. The protesters were also involved in a scuffle with police who were
guarding the frightened refugees but officers ultimately permitted their
removal by the students, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
The students burned tyres and prepared trucks for the Rohingyas to be
moved. Police helped them board before they were taken to another
government office nearby, the AFP journalist observed. Banda Aceh police did not respond to an AFP request for comment.
"We protested because we don't agree with the Rohingyas who keep
coming here," Kholilullah, a 23-year-old university student who goes by
one name, told AFP.
