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."
See the natural response of Crooks and Thieves - Poll: For Umno members, 'honesty' not a major currency
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Malaysiakini : Only one percent of 691 Umno members or supporters surveyed by
pollster Merdeka Center said "honesty" and "trustworthiness" were an
important criterion for Umno’s future leadership.
The respondents said the most important criteria was to have the
trust of Malaysians, having the vision to strengthen Umno and to help
the party close ranks. Only 27 percent of respondents said the “regaining the trust of Malays” was a criterion.
The survey was conducted between June 25 and 28. A total of 69
percent of the respondents were ordinary members, eight percent were
supporters but not party members while the rest were office-bearers at
various levels. Only 25 percent of respondents were female.
Overall, 83 percent of those surveyed agreed that Umno was facing
problems while 58 percent said the party was currently either in a
“shaky” or “critical” position. The respondents said the top three reasons for BN’s poor performance
during the 14th general election were: Najib Abdul Razak (40 percent of
the respondents), the Goods and Services Tax (GST) (22 percent) and the
1MDB affair (14 percent).
Only six percent of respondents attributed BN’s poor performance to
Pakatan Harapan’s campaign while another two percent blamed it on votes
split by PAS in multi-cornered tussles during the general election.
