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."
No food, drinks, T-shirts, or money were dished out, unlike BN which had to even pay Hongkong stars to perform in order to attract any crowd.
PENANG
With five days more to polling day, Pakatan Rakyat has returned to the
Han Chiang College field to seek a fresh mandate from thousands of
Penangites to rule the state government for another term.The
overwhelming support from the crowd, which swelled to about 50,000 by
9pm when PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim arrived, was a good indication that
support for Pakatan from the non-Malays remains strong.
To
express further their support for Pakatan, Anwar, often touted as the
seventh prime minister, was greeted with screams and cheers as he took
to the stage to speak.
Video clip is 4 hours "If we look all around us in Penang, it
seems that the 1Malaysia flags have won the elections, but on May 5, we
will announce our victory," he said to loud and resounding applause. He
then repeated the Pakatan promises to reduce petrol price, provide free
higher education and remove toll charges once the coalition assumes
power in Putrajaya. After Anwar left to attend a ceramah in
Permatang Pauh, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng arrived, about
11.15pm and was greeted by the pouring rain and frenzied screams from
the crowd. 'No free food... only free rain' "We
can't give you anything free, no free food or drinks but only free
rain. Penangites are really brave to stay on despite the rain, not
afraid of storms. Ini kalilah (this time)," Guan Eng said and the crowd
replied 'ubah' (change) loudly. "We must be brave to change. It
is not easy as we need to win Penang. Will you give us the support?" He
asked and the audience cried 'yes!'. DAP
senior adviser Lim Kit Siang arrived at 11.30pm to even louder cheers
from the people, who were now soaked in the rain and standing on muddy
ground. In his speech, the senior Lim told the supporters that Pakatan only wanted Anwar as prime minister. "If
we want Anwar to be PM, we need a political tsunami from north to
south, east to west, to overcome the BN," Lim said, shielded by an
umbrella under the pouring rain. Guan Eng urged Penangites to help Lim, his father, to win in Gelang Patah by giving their votes to Pakatan in Penang. "Ask
your friends in Johor not to make any mistake again by voting for Kit
Siang. If he loses, we don't want to be your friend anymore," he jested,
and laughed aloud. The venue is a historical site for Pakatan as
a similar massive crowd had gathered there a day before the March 2008
election, a prelude to the coalition ousting the BN state government in
Penang. In that election, DAP swept all the 19 seats it
contested, PKR nine and PAS won one. The remaining seats were won by
Umno while its BN allies - Gerakan, MCA and MIC – lost all seats they
contested. The college field, which can fit about 60,000 people
to the brim, is also significant because the BN has tried to compete
with the crowd size with a concert by Korean superstar Psy on Feb 11,
which attracted about 40,000 people. Prime Minister Najib Razak and his entourage of wife and children and ministers also attended the event. However,
Najib and the BN leaders were disappointed when a section of the crowd
replied 'No' three times when the premier asked if they were ready for
the BN to take over. On
nomination day, April 20, the 1Malaysia Penang Welfare Club, which
openly supports Najib and has flooded Penang with its blue flags, held a
concert with many local and foreign superstars attending. Although
the organiser said that 101,002 tickets were sold, the crowd that
attended the glamorous event was far less than that number. Tonight’s
DAP event was also necessary to fight a psychological warfare with BN,
which through the 1Malaysia Penang Welfare Club has been wooing voters
with free dinners, drinks and attractive lucky draws. During the
ceramah, many of the party leaders urged the crowd to enjoy the free
meals and gifts but to cast their votes for Pakatan. Supporters make donations as well The
DAP has been feeling a little shaky with the various gimmicks of the
1Malaysia Club, describing it as money politics out to draw votes from
its supporters. Earlier, as early as 7pm, all roads leading to the Han Chiang College were jam packed with cars parked up to 1km away. Pakatan
leaders, including DAP chairperson Karpal Singh, took turns to address
the crowd while waiting for Guan Eng and Kit Siang, to arrive on the
scene. By the time Karpal spoke, the rain had poured mercilessly, but the crowd with their raincoats and umbrellas did not budge. Most
of the speakers made the called for Guan Eng to be retained as chief
minister, to which the crowd responded loudly and positively. Throughout
the event, screams and shouts of 'Ubah! Ini Kalilah!' were heard from
many in the crowd, a number of whom also made donations to the DAP
election campaign.As the event came to an end, party officials announced to the crowd that a total of RM236,000 had been received.