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."
Hampering NGOs and Ku Nan's RM2 million pocket change - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, March 30, 2020
Food Line for the Marginalized
Malaysiakini : "The fact that certain communities remain underserved shows that they have existed long outside the government's radar." - Kampung Tunku assemblyperson Lim Yi Wei
COMMENT
| Defence Minister Ismail Sabri's comments on NGOs distributing food to
the disenfranchised are much appreciated, but telling the NGOs to limit
their movements by leaving it to the state to distribute food is
misguided - but then, what do you expect from this government?
Ismail
made this rather ludicrous comment “...We can't have part of the
population moving freely distributing food.” This is bizarre because we
already have part of the population - the state security apparatus,
doctors, nurses, other essential service workers, and the myriad of
state operators - moving around carrying out duties which are deemed
“essential”.
From
the reportage: “When contacted, an aide to Ismail reiterated that NGOs
were not prohibited from contributing their services. Taking into
consideration the risks faced by NGOs, the aide said Ismail had issued
the advice for donations to be channelled through the nearest state
Social Welfare Department office.”
