Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
The last great political fight for Zaid - By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
Malaysiakini : āThe whole world keeps asking: āWhat has gone wrong with
Malaysia?ā In other words, they are asking what has gone wrong with
Malays. How do we respond to this?ā ā Zaid Ibrahimās speech (translated from Kelantanese Malay) to 300
Kelantan Pakatan Harapan party workers in Kota Bharu, March 20, 2018
COMMENT | I really do not get it.
Why isnāt DAP offering Zaid Ibrahim a seat? Why am I reading about
possible young candidates going on about the reasons why they as ā
non-Malays ā feel marginalised in this country instead of someone like
Zaid, who ā considering his maverick status ā has played well with
others (this time) when we are told that this is going to be the
ultimate electoral brawl within the Malay community.
It just does not make sense. Pakatan Harapan ā whoever they are ā
tell us that Bersatu is needed to secure the rural Malay vote and it is
filled to the brim with former Umno acolytes attempting to present an
image of reformasi. Meanwhile, PKR is floundering and has yet to shed
its āweakest linkā image of Harapan. Amanah is attempting to discover
how exactly it fits in this coalition and the DAP is busy ensuring that
MCA and Gerakan are footnotes in history.