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."
The UK’s Inaction on Islamist Radicalism Is a Crisis for Israel and the West By CATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
Sunday, March 23, 2025
AN ANTI-ISRAEL protest takes place outside a Premier League soccer match
between Manchester City and Chelsea, in Manchester, in February. A
Henry Jackson Society poll shows that one-third of British Muslims want
implementation of Sharia law in the UK.
JP : The UK must abandon the dangerous belief that critiques of radical Islamist ideology equate to Islamophobia, instead adopting the UAE’s clear stance to protect society from this threat. On March 12, 2025, the House of Lords hosted a significant event
organized by Trends and the Forum for Foreign Relations, chaired by Lord
Walney, in which the immediate threat of the Muslim Brotherhood
to the Arab World and the West was meticulously examined.
This was not a
routine discussion but a thoughtful exploration of the United Kingdom’s
troubling evolution into an incubator for radicalism.
Drawing
on the insightful discourse that emerged, this analysis reveals a
serious challenge: the UK’s universities and media, influenced by the
Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology, Qatari funding, and a reluctance to
enforce the law, face a critical moment. The risks are profound, and the
UK’s hesitation to address this threat – often misconstrued as
tolerance or “Islamophobia” – endangers not only its own stability but
also Israel’s security and the West’s broader order.
The
event, a collaboration between Trends and the Forum for Foreign
Relations (FFR), brought together a distinguished group of experts,
policymakers, and advocates under Lord Walney’s thoughtful leadership.
Speakers, including yours truly, carefully dismantled the facade of
moderation surrounding the Muslim Brotherhood, presenting it not as a
benign socio-political movement but as a revolutionary force established
in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna.
