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."
Umno is not racist, claims Najib Cala: First,
PM Najib Razak's sugar-coated, beautiful and high-spirited words will
not convince anybody blessed with objective reasoning. If the
Umno-led BN regime embraced "true justice" as one of their governing
principles, why the disproportionately high deaths of Indians in police
custody? What is the real reason behind A Kugan's death? Or
Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu's death and former DAP aide
Teoh Beng Hock's death? Second, if the opposition is good for
nothing except in fabricating "slander and lies", how come the majority
of Malaysians that represent 51 percent of popular votes endorsed
Pakatan Rakyat? Third, if Najib appears to be pleased with the
"partnership" built with other component parties such as MIC, Gerakan,
and MCA over the last 67 years, how come only ‘taiko' Umno survived the
partnership and not their ‘sailos' (small brothers)? When you have a forked-tongue Najib doing his usual ‘shiok sendiri' rhetoric, one wonders how long he will last in Umno.
Tembikai: Umno
is not only racist, it is also corrupt. Even the Malays are
discriminated against due to corruption. Just look at how many of Umno
cronies and yes men with no credibility hold high positions in all civil
service sectors and are given contracts. With Umno given another term in government, the country will be sucked dry and left behind our neighbours. Astounded: Yes,
in fact the May 5 general election results not only reflect Umno's
racism but also corruption, abuse of power and arrogance. These
issues also have to be addressed if Umno wants to redeem itself. It is
so convenient to divert from the real issues and play on racism.
Geronimo:
Najib, let us get something straight. The original Umno which was
founded in 1946, died in 1988, and in its place, was Umno Baru with Dr
Mahathir Mohamad as its first president. You cannot talk of the
present Umno of being 67 years in existence as the Umno today is not the
same as the old Umno. How else can you explain the reasons behind
former PMs Tunku Abdul Rahman's and Hussein Onn's refusal to become
members of Umno Baru? Umno is a racist party, period, with all the other component parties in the BN being nothing more than merely window dressing. If
it is true that Umno is so benevolent, would you consider returning the
finance portfolio back to MCA? After all, the ministry was well-managed
by the late Tan Siew Sin until Umno saw it fit to run it themselves for
reasons best known to them. My suggestion is, do a proper
post-mortem to ascertain your decline in votes and perhaps, as a
responsible government, you will reveal the real picture, minus all the
racist rants. FellowMalaysian:The Economist, a well-respected international weekly, has also claimed that Najib's speeches are racially-divisive and he should be held responsible for scaring away and losing non-Malay votes. With
a collective performance worse than the last time around, Umno has no
moral high ground to claim victory, having lost the support and
confidence of the majority of the people.
Fooled 50 Yrs: It
used to be mere words would suffice, but in this present day, words
merely do not suffice, and it is all the more hollow when viewed against
deeds. Najib can talk till the cows come home, but nothing is believable anymore. Malaysia54: Oh
yes, they are not racist - just walk into a government office and you
will be amazed to see the truly multiethnic composition of the
workforce. Just walk into MAS or TNB or Telekom and you will be amazed.
Louis: Umno
is not a racist party, but Najib once apparently said he would bathe
his keris with Chinese blood. Umno is not a racist party, but it
champions ‘ketuanan Melayu'. Umno is not a racist party, but it endorses the candidature of Perkasa leaders Ibrahim Ali and Zulkifli Noordin. Umno is not a racist party, but blames its poor GE showing on a "Chinese tsunami". Umno is not a racist party, but defended Utusan's infamous headline, ‘Apa lagi Cina mahu?'. Umno
is not a racist party, but it keeps on harping about the threat of
other races to the Malays. Umno is not a racist party, but agrees with
Mahathir that Chinese settlers were equal to illegals in Sabah. Umno
is not a racist party, but still regards the non-Malays as second-class
citizens despite more than half a century of independence. Yes, Umno is
truly not a 'racist' party. Anonymously: It looks like it is going to be the same BN in the next GE.
