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."
International Union of Muslim Scholars: Terrorism in the Guise of Religion by By SALEM ALKETBI
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
TJP : As posted on their official website, the Union calls for "armed jihad" as a religious requirementā. Are America and Europe
waiting for another 9/11 before taking action against organizations
openly calling for violence and terror in the name of religion?
This
question is prompted by the recent statement by the International Union
of Muslim Scholarsā (IUMS) Jurisprudence and Fatwa Committee on March
28, 2025.
Posted
on their official website and amplified by Union president Ali
Al-Qaradaghi on his personal X/Twitter account, this statement, calling
for āarmed jihadā as a religious requirement, is a clear example of
inflammatory rhetoric promoting terrorism under religious pretexts,
seeking to recruit Muslims worldwide ā including Western residents ā
into violent extremism.
This
pronouncement continues the IUMSās long history of similar rhetoric.
Despite marketing itself as āmoderate and middle-way,ā the Unionās
rhetoric and actions expose its true function as a media and religious
arm of terrorist groups, especially the Muslim Brotherhood. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, who founded the organization in 2004, was a key Muslim Brotherhood figure.
Experts widely view the IUMS as a dangerous platform using religious
cover to promote violent extremism. Their recent statement explicitly
calls for armed jihad ā a dangerous recurring theme directly encouraging
terror.
The
problem goes further. The statement also demands āfinancial jihadā to
support the so-called āresistance,ā effectively calling for worldwide
financial backing of terror organizations.
The Union also pushes for military intervention and religion-based
military alliances, deepening religious conflict and global divisions.
Such calls threaten international stability and undermine decades of
peace efforts.
