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."
Angered by Dr M's remarks, report claims India mulls restricting imports
Friday, October 11, 2019
Runaway gun, you have heard, first time runaway mouth, where the Nation pays
Malaysiakini : Gerard Lourdesamy - Our
official policy since 1957 was to take a neutral position on the
Kashmir issue i.e we never supported the claims of either country while
we advocated a resolution based on the existing UN resolutions.
In the
intervening years, we always abstained in votes about Kashmir or worked
behind the scenes to get both countries to withdraw mutually damaging
resolutions in the UN or the OIC. Mahathir was ill advised to use the
words "invade and occupy" at his recent UN GA speech simply to appease
his local Malay/Muslim voter base.
Historically, it was Pakistan that invaded and occupied Kashmir in 1947 after the Maharaja Hari Singh
signed the instrument of accession in favour of India and subsequently
Pakistan withdrew but remained in occupation of the norther part of
Kashmir with the ceasefire in 1948.
Mahathir's choice of words were
ambiguous. The current Indian PM Narendra Modi did not occupy and invade
Kashmir but rather used his parliamentary majority to repeal the
special status of Kashmir under the Indian Constitution while exercising
emergency powers to maintain law and order in the state in an
oppressive manner. I do not agree with these actions of the BJP
government.
However, Mahathir has seriously damaged relations with India
by his careless statement. Now we face the economic consequences that
cannot be compensated by Mahathir's pivot to Pakistan. Frankly, Najib
was smarter in handling the delicacy and intricacies of the Kashmir
question vis--a-vis India and Pakistan. Mahathir's pathetic attempt to
become the mouse that roars has blown up in his face.
At the United Nations last month, Mahathir said India "invaded and occupied" Jammu and Kashmir and asked New Delhi to work with Pakistan to
resolve the issue.
