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."
How the Attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel Exposed a Sinister Plot
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel surprised his congregants by showing up to preach on Sunday. On Monday, reports emerged that the young terrorist who attacked Bishop Mar Mari was part of a larger group of teens who were plotting to attack Jews.
AP : MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ā Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed i n a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports on Monday.
According
to a police fact sheet tendered to the Sydney Childrenās Court, two of
the defendants charged last week discussed buying guns on April 19, the
same day the bishopās alleged attacker was charged, News Corp Australia
newspapers reported.
Gun ownership is heavily restricted in Australia under tough national laws, but there is a black market for firearms in Sydney. Four
of the boys charged last week -- a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and two
17-year-olds ā allegedly used the encrypted messaging app Signal to plan
their attack.
āI wanna die and I wanna kill ... Iām just excited
... Is your plan to get caught or die or escape?ā a 17-year-old
allegedly said on April 20 in a group chat. The 16-year-old
allegedly responded, āWeāre gonna be planning for a while ... we prefer
to escape, but whatever happens, itās the qadr (predetermination) of
Allah,ā the newspapers reported.
The 15-year-old allegedly said on Signal on April 19, āI really want to target the yahood,ā meaning Jewish people. The 16-year-old allegedly said of the church attacker, āI know the bloke who done itā and āheās my mate.ā
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