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."
"Two Christian Churches in Egypt Attacked By Muslims This Week," by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, May 18:
(AINA) -- The escalation of Muslim attacks on Christian churches
in Egypt continues unabated. This week two attacks were carried out,
one in Alexandria and one in Menbal in Upper Egypt -- both allegedly
prompted by harassment of Muslim women. Yesterday the church of
St. Mary, in the Dakhela district, west of Alexandria, was attacked by
Molotov cocktails and bricks, causing the gate to burn and the breaking
of most of the stained glass windows. One Copt was killed and several injured. According to the official police explanation, the Copt Basem Ramzy
Michael was seen by the Muslim Hamada Alloshy, a registered criminal,
allegedly extending his body from his balcony to gaze at the flat of
Alloshy's sister, who lives on the ground floor. A quarrel broke out and
when the church was attacked, hundreds of Copts hurried to the area to
defend the church, among whom was 36-year-old Sedky Sherif, a father of
three children. According to his nephew Rabah, who was with him at the
time of his death, 1000 Copts were present and were attacked by
over 20,000 Muslims, who were firing bird shots at them and throwing
bricks. While the church was being attacked the Muslims were shouting
"Allahu Akbar." Security forces were sent out to diffuse the situation and disperse the crowd. They made several arrests on both sides.
According to the Security report, the Copt "died of fright,"
suffering a heart attack after hearing the sound of gun fire. According
to his family and those who saw him, his body was full of bruises and
marks from bird shots. The family and relatives of Sedky Sherif waited this morning at Kom
el Dekka morgue to receive his body and the results of the autopsy. A
death certificate was issued quoting cause of death as "under
investigation." Weesa Fawzy from Al-Kalema Human Rights Center said that
this was the first time that a death certificate is issued and the
cause of death is still under investigation. "Has he been seen by the
forensics team or not, so how are they still investigating when the body
is already buried?"
Coptic Mina Milad Saber, 19 years, was severely injured in
yesterday's attack and underwent brain surgery, but this morning he was
found shackled to his bed by the police for fear he might escape,
although he is still in a coma. Most Christians who were injured during the attack either
went privately for treatment or quietly left hospital, "as it will end
by them being arrested too," said Weesa Fawzy. On May 13, in the village of Menbal, district of Matay, north of
Minya province, a Muslim mob stormed the village church of Prince Tadros
el-Mashreki and assaulted a person inside. They hurled stones and broke
everything inside the church, including doors and windows. The mob then
went along the streets looting and destroying all Coptic-owned
businesses and pharmacies and torching cars. The Copts were also
threatened to be expelled from the village. According to witnesses, any
Copt who was met by the mob in the street was beaten up.
Attorney Dr. Ehab Ramzy, former MP, said that Menbal has a Muslim
majority while Manshiet Menbal, 10 kilometers away, has a Coptc
majority. In the afternoon of that day three Muslim youths went to
Manshiet Menbal and harassed Coptic girls as they came out of church.
"As they drove by, the Muslims threw plastic bags filled with urine at
the girls," Ramzy said. "The Coptic youth defended the girls and, being
outnumbered, the Muslims left." A couple of hours later Muslims
congregated and attacked the church and the Coptic minority in village
of Menbal.
"The two villages have nothing to do with each other, and Copts in
Menbal have nothing at all to do with the quarrel that took place in
Manshiet Menbal. They were attacked just because they are Christians,"
said Ramzy. Two Muslims were arrested from Menbal, and there is talk of a
"reconciliation" meeting to be held. "Now security are looking
for Christians to arrest them as a bargaining chip for this forthcoming
"reconciliation" meeting," said Dr Ramzy. Hat tip: Jihad Watch
