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."
The great lie from Malay power structures - By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, May 07, 2018
Malaysiakini : “Shahrir Abdul Samad said the Malay tsunami bandied by the
opposition was intended to destroy the long-established Malay
institutions in the country.” – Malaysiakini
COMMENT | Kudos to the Malaysiakini team for their interview with former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. I would hate to see Malaysiakini become the Pravda of the opposition. I know for a fact that Malaysiakini would
like to interview the current Umno grand poobah (Najib Razak) but say
what you like about the old maverick, he never has a problem confronting
a hostile press, here or abroad. The same cannot be said of the current
prime minister. It’s getting late in the day for him to prove me wrong,
I guess.
People always ask me, if Mahathir wins this election, will things
change? That says a lot. Before Mahathir came on board, most people did
not even think this election was winnable. Political prisoner Anwar
Ibrahim for various reasons was not able to galvanise the demographic
that was needed to take Putrajaya. Some folks took exception when I argued that Mahathir is the only choice
for the opposition for PM – “A Mahathir-Najib showdown makes sense in a
way that the whole 1MDB fiasco could never. There is a clear Malay
choice for the direction of this country and with Mahathir at the helm;
many Malays who are sick and tired of the politicking that goes on would
be encouraged to ‘save Malaysia’.
