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."
Mohd Isnin:
These politicians are not bothered about being fair and just. They are
not even bothered about the rule of law if it doesn't suit them. They are mere hypocrites who would do anything to stay in power, and
pass the baton to their favoured ones even at the expense of the
nation’s harmony and peace.
We are still waiting for a Malay
leader who would have the respect of all the races and would work for
real unity instead of mere empty rhetoric.
Shahzamani: Don't fool us, Syed Saddiq. You very obviously did
not seek forgiveness for Zakir Naik on your own volition. You're are
doing somebody's bidding. Bersatu is obviously losing the battle
for Malay's heart and mind to PAS and Umno. In the end, all of us
Malaysians (Umno, PAS, and Bersatu included) are the losers. There is
only one winner - Prime Minister Zakir Naik.
When that happens,
Malaysia will not be far in the Taliban and IS (Islamic State)
footsteps. The right panacea to treat the cancer that is Zakir Naik is
to surgically remove the cancer cell. Everyone knows what must be done. But the fear of Malay backlash is what makes Zakir Naik the most powerful politician in Malaysia.