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."
Non-Malays need no representation in Umno gov’t - By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, April 30, 2018
Malaysiakini : “If they say that ‘We are second-class citizens’, don't talk s**t
like that. You see, don't talk s**t. I repeat, don't talk s**t - three
times! We the Malays have forgiven [sic] a lot for these people. We have
sacrificed a lot of [our] interests...” - Ibrahim Ali interview with Al-Jazeera
COMMENT | So, caretaker prime
minister Najib Razak has reminded everyone, especially Chinese voters,
that it would be a sad day that if there was no Chinese representation
in government. But would it though? I mean forget about Chinese
representation, would it mean anything if there was no non-Malay
representation in the new government if Umno wins?
What exactly has representation in government got the non-Malays?
Sure, you could talk about the long complex history of non-Malay
immigrants and how they built this country but what exactly has
representation in this system got them? Concessions, benefits, and those
cultural and racial preoccupations that non-Malay political power
structures consider important for representation are in essence tools
of/for appeasement. I am not knocking those things. As far as I am concerned, MCA has
done a far better job than the MIC ever did for their community. I do
not really think it is solely an MCA victory though, but this is not
what this article is about.