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."
Malacca polls show Harapan's systemic dysfunction - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Malaysiakini : “When are the world’s political parties going to get appropriate
symbols: snake, louse, jackal, ... trash can, clown face... dollar bill
with bat wings on it?” - PJ O’Rourke, 'All the Trouble in the World'
COMMENT
| The upcoming Malacca state polls could have been the perfect
opportunity for Pakatan Harapan to discover the coalition’s state of
play post-Sheraton Move and MOU with the federal government.
It would also have been the perfect opportunity to discover if and how the Malay uber alles political parties could manage a state election without imploding.
With
PKR giving the impression that they are willing to work with political
mercenaries who not only brought down a Harapan government but also a PN
government, Harapan demonstrates yet again that the political
corruption they accuse the federal government of applies to them as
well.
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim saying that Harapan
- even though there is dissension in the ranks - was giving these frogs
time to formally apply to join the coalition is another nail in the coffin for Harapan. Tian Chua claiming that Harapan needs to work
with anyone to ensure victory should inform us of the mindset of
political operatives in Harapan who coddled the old maverick and played
dumb about the events leading up to the Sheraton Move.
