Posted on 03/12/2006 4:42:26 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
Hymn Before Action
1896 Rudyard Kipling
The earth is full of anger,
The seas are dark with wrath,
The Nations in their harness
Go up against our path:
Ere yet we loose the legions --
Ere yet we draw the blade,
Jehovah of the Thunders,
Lord God of Battles, aid!
High lust and froward bearing,
Proud heart, rebellious brow --
Deaf ear and soul uncaring,
We seek Thy mercy now!
The sinner that forswore Thee,
The fool that passed Thee by,
Our times are known before Thee --
Lord, grant us strength to die!
For those who kneel beside us
At altars not Thine own,
Who lack the lights that guide us,
Lord, let their faith atone!
If wrong we did to call them,
By honour bound they came;
Let not Thy Wrath befall them,
But deal to us the blame.
From panic, pride, and terror
Revenge that knows no rein --
Light haste and lawless error,
Protect us yet again,
Cloke Thou our undeserving,
Make firm the shuddering breath,
In silence and unswerving
To taste Thy lesser death.
Ah, Mary pierced with sorrow,
Remember, reach and save
The soul that comes to-morrow
Before the God that gave!
Since each was born of woman,
For each at utter need --
True comrade and true foeman --
Madonna, intercede!
E'en now their vanguard gathers,
E'en now we face the fray --
As Thou didst help our fathers,
Help Thou our host to-day.
Fulfilled of signs and wonders,
In life, in death made clear --
Jehovah of the Thunders,
Lord God of Battles, hear!
It is new to me :-). My respect for Scalia continually grows. What a tasty little bon mot.
Well if you form any strong impressions let me know. I usually stay aways from Current Events. Historian's bais. Too much passion, too little reason in most of them but was rather surprised by what I heard about it.
So are any of your readers? What books do you like? Who are your favorite authors?
ANYONE SEE THIS!??
The Dubai Deal You Don't Know About
expect ANOTHER FIRESTORM THIS WEEK!
The U.S. Treasury Department, which signed off on the Dubai Ports deal, would not tell TIME whether ISS's sale to Dubai was even reviewed. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the deal presents "no immediate implications" for cargo security. But a Homeland Security official told TIME there is a "big, gaping hole" in vetting workers--at ISS and other firms--for access to ports.
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS)
The U.S. Treasury Department, which signed off on the Dubai Ports deal, would not tell TIME whether ISS's sale to Dubai was even reviewed. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the deal presents "no immediate implications" for cargo security. But a Homeland Security official told TIME there is a "big, gaping hole" in vetting workers--at ISS and other firms--for access to ports.Yep. That one has been out there for public viewing, and mentioned on FR threads the past couple weeks.
There's harm in rushing to form an opinion. Our "too fast" "have to be right" mentality has a dark side.
better description of the book HERE!
YES! I AM A NERD!
LOL!
I am just saying that the MEDIA will probably BLOW this one out of proportion too!
You both know where I stand on this, eh?
Especially if your name is Joe Biden.
Hey Gov, help us out, we need 200 more posts so we can get to 1500!
the link to THIS story said it was 4 hours old...
but- it doesn't mean it wasn't covered elsewhere earlier...
Has Congress promised us a rereview of Kia gate YET! I'm totally OUTRAGED at Bush's insourcing!
well are the UNIONS lobbying about it?
I'm sorry I was not questioning you. Just feel better knowing Cboldt or someone trustworthy has confirmed it. So much has been misquoted, misstated and misreported, it smells when something is just too patly inline with one groups particular PR spin.
I've just seen that Inchcape Shipping Services (have to check, but I think it is majority Dubai owned) is involved in handling massive volumes of international freight.
LOL!
YOU WERE QUESTIONING ME!????
Hell hath NO FURY like a woman.....QUESTIONED!
:-)
Well doesn't look like we will make it tonight. But I will get us there tomorrow! Never said WHEN we had to hit 1500 posts. Just that we reach that number. Got to be at work in 4 hours and I have complete zoned out. See you tomorrow?
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