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 fallout from Latheefa's appointment - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, June 10, 2019
The woman in this controversy
Malaysiakini : “Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.” - Paul Collier
COMMENT | PKR assemblyperson Dr Afif Bahardin is correct when he argues that the select committee for major public appointments has failed miserably
to do its job. In my last piece, I argued that the noise surrounding
the appointment of Latheefa Koya as MACC head was credible, but when it
comes to politicians making the noise, it is a different story. Lim
Kit Siang's statement on the issue, while welcome and reaffirming the
spirit of the manifesto, unfortunately, does little to reassure people
who believe in the manifesto as a guide to institutional reforms.
It
also points to the failure of Harapan to make legally binding reforms,
blaming the old bugbear of lack of numbers. The reality is that Harapan
did not make this a priority, and LKS was more interested in taking
potshots at Najib than reminding people that one of Harapan's core
promises was constraining the power of the PM. In the Latheefapiece,
I argued that Harapan political operatives should be working on
reforming institutions – with bi-partisan support if needed – instead of
merely engaging in rhetoric that worked up either base.