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."
Sarawak Report : Having sought and failed to seize dictatorial control of the country
by an illegal proclamation of a bogus State of Emergency without the
consent of parliament, there is really only one honourable step for
‘PM8′.
Political careers almost never end on a high note and following the
rejection of the Agong and Council of Rulers of his rash and disastrous
plan, purely to avoid the defeat of his minority government, it was
widely circulated that Muhyiddin had rightly concluded he must go.
As he called his world-beating enormous Cabinet together in his
fortunately vast home in Damansara Heights (clad in the most luxurious
Italian marble) news started to escape that he intended to hand in his
resignation to the Agong on Monday morning. It was the right thing to
do.
However, his crowd of 70 ministers (his coalition of chiefs has few
Indians) were naturally distraught. For many the past few months have
been their first taste of office and they have combined those perks in
numerous cases with lucrative public positions on top. There were tears, they begged Muhyiddin to stay. He might leave with
dignity and already plainly has his wealth, but what about them?
Azmin Ali is the one of their number who will never accept to give up
his grasp on power – arguably the most unpopular politician in Malaysia
(since one side hates him for his treachery and the other for his
arrogance and the people for his greed). And it is Azmin Ali who always
has a strategy to push on forward even if the game seems up.
Plan B, as unveiled to the supporters who have been fighting with
growing success to change Muhyiddin’s sensible decision, is already
being rolled out into the public space. The Royal rebuff is being re-packaged into a Royal show of confidence
in this Royally appointed government – and anyone who dares to show
disrespect for this interpretation of what Muhyiddin has described as
the Royal Decree today will be savaged for ‘defying the Agong’, ‘playing
politics in a pandemic’ and ‘destabilising the legitimate government
appointed by the King’.
“The Cabinet will further discuss the Seri Paduka Baginda
Tuanku’s decree. The priority of the Cabinet and the government at this
time is to protect citizens from the Covid-19 disease,” he said in a
brief three-paragraph statement just about half an hour from midnight. Muhyiddin also thanked the Agong for the King’s trust in the
government under his leadership, and said he welcomed the King’s advice
for the government’s stability to not be disturbed or threatened.” [Malay Mail]
So, the strategy has been laid out, although ‘PM8′ is plainly still mulling the wisdom of this approach.
