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."
From Malaysiakini Rallies prove 'Chinese racism' in GE13, says Dr M Absalom:
Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in this country of plenty, people of all races
could have and can still live harmoniously, happily and contended. It
is people like you who continue to throw the spanner in the works,
creating divisions, instilling suspicion and hatred among us. Much as the country is fortunate to be richly endowed, it is unfortunate
that after the Tunku Abdul Rahman, who was a great benevolent leader,
we have been burdened with a leader who pretends to be the champion of
one race by whacking the other races when actually he is just fighting
for his own survival and that of his cronies. There is hope yet
because a growing number of people of all races can see through you and
your phony logic. These good people are willing to stand up for what is
right and fight injustice. Mahathir, take a look at the pictures from
the Black 505 rallies. Pemerhati: This greedy
Malyalee, who took advantage of the constitution to become a Malay so as
to benefit from the privileges that were meant for the poor original
Malays, continues to play his race card which enabled him to have almost
dictatorial rule over Malaysia for 22 years and steal tens of billions
for himself and his family. The urban Malays have wised up to
this crook but those in the rural areas, who only have access to Umno's
monopolised print and electronic media, have not been able to overcome
the effects of the constant brainwashing, propaganda and the false news
such as the one now by Mahathir that the majority of the people
attending the rallies are Chinese and that the "DAP's hatred of the
Malays has been consistent throughout the years". The harsh and
sad reality is that Umno had more than 55 years and almost dictatorial
powers to uplift the Malays. If the Malays are still backward, it is
entirely because of Umno's rotten policies and massive theft. Cala: To
have the audacity to call DAP a racist party is akin to slapping a
person on the face, and then kicking him in the stomach. So guess what
did the victim do? After decades of implementing NEP, the
minorities are made to suffer as they observe the success of some of our
Malay brothers in education, civil service, health care, and corporate
shareholdings. The marginalisation of the minorities together
with looting and plundering of national resources by the ruling elites
do not go unnoticed by the middle-class Malays, themselves beneficiaries
of the NEP. The latter group's discontentment manifest itself
through participation in various Bersih-organised rallies, and many join
PAS and PKR as outlets to express their shame on the lack of
universalism in the Umno-led BN regime. Put simply, Mahathir reaps what he sows. TakeMiddlepath:
Mahathir is in a class of his own where racism is concerned. It pales
in comparision to the likes of Ibrahim Ali, Zulkifli Noordin, Ridhuan
Tee Abdullah, and more recently the 'famous' ex-judge Mohd Noor Abdullahand Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) pro-chancellor Abdul Rahman Arshad. If DAP is such a racist party; why did BN invite them to join the ruling coalition?
ACR: The post-13 GE rally in Kelana Jaya was multiracial. In fact, there were more Malays where I was seated. Mahathir, like most Umno leaders of the past, has no idea what the younger generation of Malaysians want. Like the ex-judge Mohd Noor, these old Umno leaders cannot fathom that society can be non-racial. The only reason he keeps labelling DAP and the Chinese racist is to justify Umno's inherent racism. That is Umno's business model - we have to protect the Malays because others are out to fix them. Bollocks! Habib:
There is a time for everything. One day (I hope it is coming soon), Dr
M's divide-and-rule strategy which can only survive in the present dark
ages will no longer be effective when there are enough Malays and
non-Malays rising from our collective pain. Dr M has been shrewd
enough to ride on our division to rule the country until now. When the
light comes, darkness will disappear. We have seen there are
already leaders emerging among us spreading the light of knowledge under
the dark forces of the present BN government. Dr M is the head of the dark forces currently controlling BN. Only love and mercy can dispel the evil of such forces. Malaysian57: Many
people I know and I myself, do not vote based on race. We vote for
trustworthy, efficient and courageous people who will do what is right. And when there is little choice, we go for the less evil hoping there will be less negative effects on the country. Lamborghini: There is none so blind as one who refuses to see reality but look at everything through tainted glasses of prejudice. Mahathir is Malaysia's biggest racist as evidenced by his speeches and actions, and yet he shamelessly calls others racist. The convoluted reasoning he comes out with is beyond th ecomprehension of sensible people. At best, he is self-deluded. But
what is so dangerous is that he is intentionally saying things aimed
at provoking a section of the country's population with the sinister
intention to disrupt the peace and harmony of our beloved nation to
further his own political and personal agenda. OMG!!: Who is the biggest racist in town? And why is the sedition laws only apply on opposition leaders and dissidents?
