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."
Who wants, or needs, a Malaysian Malaysia? - By Commander (Rtd) S THAYAPARAN Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, October 09, 2017
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | “They despise
and hate the government more and more, but they don't know how to set
about changing it. The country is dying for some sort of lead, and so
far all it is getting is a crowd of fresh professional leaders. Who
never get anywhere. Who do not seem to be aiming anywhere.
We are living in a world of jaded politics. Poverty increases, prices
rise, unemployment spreads, mines, factories stagnate, and nothing is
done.” – HG Wells, The Holy Terror
I realise that people may not want to read this, but it has to be
said. There will never be a Malaysia for Malaysians because, ultimately,
the various ethnic groups in this country do not really want this. They do not really want a place in the sun for everyone, but rather,
they want to dominate the political landscape with their preferred
ideology – however one defines them – instead of a Malaysia where
everyone is equal under the law.
The MCA and MIC did not start off as “running dogs” of the Umno
Establishment but were willing “partners” in the creation of the Malay
Malaysia state. What we see happening now in the opposition is exactly
the same narrative that the MCA and MIC went through, which was a
process of collusion, corruption and Islamisation that brought the
country to where it is now. It is like history repeating itself with all
the delusion and hypocrisy that comes with a new deal.
