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Contributed by Elizabeth_Dandy
on Tuesday, 2nd May 2006 @ 09:24:10 AM AEST
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grief
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![](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/images/jan-june02/spann.jpg)
In Memory of CIA Agent Michael Spann, Captain United States Marine Corp - Hero of Qalai Janghi - First fatality in the war against terror.
Behold the man who was the first to die,
In this momentous war - in duty's line,
In battle grim, some monsters to defy,-
But fell their prey,- by high decree divine.
Mike bravely fought with big heroic heart
To smash Al Qaeda’s rat and vipers nest;
And foil nefarious designs and thwart
Iniquity, and free the much oppressed.
Who will attempt to constitute a jury,
As savage madmen level, wreck and blast
The Buddha’s statues in fanatic fury
In craven exploits of foul Iconoclast?
![](http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/mar/12spec.jpg)
The knaves destroyed the Buddhas Bamiyan,
The famous sculptures of resplendent art,
And left behind destruction Taliban
And now impoverished farmers hurt and smart.
They keep their womenfolk illiterate dummies;
And chop both hands off for a bread-loaf’s theft,
Keep girls shrouded up like walking mummies,
And men folk of their wit, or head bereft.
But I degress, - of Mike I wish to write
Him, who loved country so and family
Was tortured and a holy martyr died,-
A prey of terror foul and infamy.
Intelligence to cull Mike was assigned
To Qalai Janghi’s ancient prison fort,
Yet his brave purpose soon was undermined
By treacherous a prisoner cohort.
Dissembling to be vanquished detainees
The terror master minds feigned to lie low,
Then turned around and showed their dragons teeth,
And struck the guards and Mike the deadly blow.
Hair-raising blood bath - brute savagery
Took place within the ancient Afghan fort,
Rebellion, slaughter and foul treachery
Among the barbarous infernal horde.
No medieval horror manual,
And no demonographer's write could tell,
Nor grimoir describe the foul cabal
Of Qalai Janghi fortress' horrid hell.
The pen of poets bristles as they write
Of happenings when powers dark hold sway,
Repulsed by necromantic fiendish night
That swallowed up the ethereal day.
Too late came air strikes and the big tanks rolled
To save John Michael from the brutal slugs
Dealt unto him in treasonous revolt
In Allah’s name by brutalizing thugs.
Or Satan’s name, whose power held full sway
Within the prison and its dungeons dark;
He gloated at the corpses' swift decay,
And left on Mazar-e-Sharif his mark.
To die a hero was John Michael’s lot -
Who loved his country, fellowmen and kin.
And like Nat Chapman -hero patriot
With bright and smiling eyes and boyish grin.
![](http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/shannon-apann052702a001.jpg)
Memorials - too many did we see!
Brave Green Berets fell and their loved ones cry,
But love does bloom a perpetuity,
It is eternal and it cannot die!
Dear Lord sustain the grieving widow please!,
And widows all bereft that now abound,
And let them know their loved ones are in bliss,
As in God's loving heart they can be found.
![](http://www.twoevilmonks.org/alias/asimg/imagessn1/101/asd101_751.jpg)
© Elizabeth Dandy
Mike's death made headlines. He had questioned a young American less than two hours before the uprising and his death.
The man was soon identified as Lindh, who was dubbed the "American Taliban"
Copyright © Elizabeth_Dandy
... [2006-05-0209:24:10] (Date/Time posted on site)
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Re: Qalai Janghi Afghanistan - Castle of Death
(User Rating: 1) by Former_Member on Wednesday, 3rd May 2006 @ 03:24:17 PM AEST (User
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yes, it is brutal, it is hell.. sigh.. these people who are dying for a cause will certainly be in Gods arms, not the worlds.. by the picture of the woman sitting their in the cemetary, her harms about her face... thinking in grief, wondering why.. why... you can see the anger, the hate... tears of what is happening and how much further do we have to go in torment here on earth before Gods comes to take us home.. its agony... we can all go crazy or we can all keep that faith... satan, you lost.... this is why we do keep the faith, all of us who trust and believe.. let that go, and what do you have, not a damned thing... nothing... yes, may be hell here on earth now Elizabeth, but in the end here, we who choose heaven.. will be finally at peace... where nothing can hurt or harm us ever ever again..
Your write is very powerful, I thank you for it.. its not good news so to speak, but your writes are helpful for knowledge of what does take place in the world in these times of pain...
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Re: Qalai Janghi Afghanistan - Castle of Death
(User Rating: 1) by sararose1950 on Monday, 15th May 2006 @ 10:43:27 PM AEST (User
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Elizabeth, Sad, but a good tribute to this young man- first to die was bad enough but to have an American linked to it-sighs- somedays wonder if any of this will ever make sense- again you have found befitting words.
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Re: Qalai Janghi Afghanistan - Castle of Death
(User Rating: 1) by ammar on Sunday, 15th October 2006 @ 05:28:46 AM AEST (User
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You have made your point clear but you seem to have very limited knowledge about this "War against terror." What right do you Americans have of breaking into other countries like that? Many people now know that 9/11 was all fake, planned entirely by the Americans. Yes, you are right in saying that the Taliban were fond of warfare and that they kept their girls illiterate but this is all un-Islamic. Why do you offend Islam like that when you do not seem to have the slightest knowledge about that religion? And also, why do you use the word 'Allah' with such lack of respect when it means 'God' in Arabic? I would like to inform you that American forces in Asia are not only encouraging locals to becoming terrorists but are also killing many innocent people themselves.
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Re: Qalai Janghi Afghanistan - Castle of Death
(User Rating: 1) by JesusIsLord on Thursday, 26th October 2006 @ 01:38:07 PM AEST (User
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In reply to the aboves comment I have this to say. You said that we Americans made up what happened on 911. You said it was fake. I say to you it is not fake! Many are the people left behind that grieved, the wives, the husbancs, the children, the parents, the grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins and all of America! This was a very black day in American history and yes it did happen, I watched it! I saw people jumping out of windows because they panicked, I watch that second plane fly into the last tower, I watched as they both fell to the ground and I watch as the Fireman and volenteers uncovered the dead. Still they are finding body parts and you dare to say it never happened! You who worship a false god, you who say it is another name for God. I say you are a lier! It is another name for the moon god just as Baal was a false god, the sun god. You who want to kill every American, Christian and Jew! You who come here to my country because you want a better life for yourself and family. And I am supposed to befriendd you, to welcome you with open arms! I think not, why would I want to befriend someone who's very religion believes it's alright to kill and to hate. You keep on praying to your false god and killing innocent people and when you die you will be in for a shock, because you will see there is but one God, my God, the Father of Jesus Christ, Maker of Heaven and earth. The God od Abraham, Issac and Jacob. And Jesus Christ who died for our sins so we would have eternal life in Heaven, the true God. By accepting Jesus I became part of His family, His chosen family..I am now in the bloodline of Abraham, a Jew! So now you have your reasons for killing me, 1-I'm an American, 2- I'm a Christian, and 3-I am a jew because I belong to God and His Sons bloodline the Jews! You worship only one, the Evil One, and that's where you will go, with him to his kingdom, hell. Enough with you, you are not worthy of my time you child of satan.
Elizabeth, your story was wonderful and true. That's why it so disturbed this person. Praise God you wrote it! |
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Re: Qalai Janghi Afghanistan - Castle of Death
(User Rating: 1) by JesusIsLord on Thursday, 26th October 2006 @ 01:45:36 PM AEST (User
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In reply to the aboves comment I have this to say. You said that we Americans made up what happened on 911. You said it was fake. I say to you it is not fake! Many are the people left behind that grieved, the wives, the husbands, the children, the parents, the grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins and all of America! This was a very black day in American history and yes it did happen, I watched it! I saw people jumping out of windows because they panicked, I watch that second plane fly into the last tower, I watched as they both fell to the ground and I watch as the Fireman and volenteers uncovered the dead. Still they are finding body parts and you dare to say it never happened! You who worship a false god, you who say it is another name for God. I say you are a lier! It is another name for the moon god just as Baal was a false god, the sun god. You who want to kill every American, Christian and Jew! You who come here to my country because you want a better life for yourself and family. And I am supposed to befriend you, to welcome you with open arms! I think not, why would I want to befriend someone who's very religion believes it's alright to kill and to hate. You keep on praying to your false god and killing innocent people and when you die you will be in for a shock, because you will see there is but one God, my God, the Father of Jesus Christ, Maker of Heaven and earth. The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. And Jesus Christ who died for our sins so we would have eternal life in Heaven, the true God. By accepting Jesus I became part of His family, His chosen family..I am now in the bloodline of Abraham, a Jew! So now you have your reasons for killing me, 1-I'm an American, 2- I'm a Christian, and 3-I am a jew because I belong to God and His Sons bloodline the Jews! You worship only one, the Evil One, and that's where you will go, with him to his kingdom, hell. Enough with you, you are not worthy of my time you child of satan.
Elizabeth, your story was wonderful and true. That's why it so disturbed this person. Praise God you wrote it! |
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Re: Qalai Janghi Afghanistan - Castle of Death
(User Rating: 1) by PastorPat on Friday, 27th October 2006 @ 10:32:28 AM AEST (User
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Amaar: I am a Pastor, and I find what you have posted as quite offending. For 1. You say that 911 was a fake? Did you watch the same news broadcast as all the rest of us had. 2. You say without knowing what you are even speaking about that the American people put down your God known as Allah, for 1 Allah is not Jesus Christ. I have nothing against Muslim people themselves but I do find it quite disturbing when I hear that the reason these people did what they had done is because they say God wanted them to do it. We have a very loving God, and our God would never provoke one to such a evil deed in His Name. I am positive that God is so very angry about what has happened and how His children that He created in His Image are using His Name to comitt human deaths among numbers, God gave us all life and God is the only one who can take our life away from us, Not these others who stand up and say that they have taken human lives in the Name of God, this is not God telling them to do this but rather Satan. My advice to you would be to research God and know and understand God better than what you do. There is only one God, though he may be called many, many different names to us all, there is only one God, and His name was not Allah. Elizabeth, I believe your poem to be a wonderous writting, I commend you on a poem well written.
Proverbs24:1 Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company; for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
Try reading 2 Peter, False Teachers and Their Destruction.
John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life.
My best and Blessings to you
In His Service Pastor Pat |
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