Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Aziz: Unsurprised by Peja's ( Ahmad Faizal Azumu) silence, Harapan still has work to do in Perak
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Tebing Tinggi assemblyperson Abdul Aziz Bari
Malaysiakini : In the general election of 2008, a political tsunami hit Malaysia and Perak was one of five states lost by the previously impregnable Umno/BN.
However,
while Penang and Selangor have remained in Pakatan hands ever since,
Perak experienced repeated turbulence, starting with the toppling of the elected state administration in 2009.
In
the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018, Ahmad Faizal Azumu, also
known as Peja, squeaked in through the doors of Bangunan Perak Darul
Ridzuan with a narrow victory of just 39 votes in Chenderiang and somehow benefitted, becoming the menteri besar as Bersatuās only state assemblyperson.
He
eventually set his own path after Bersatu left the Pakatan Harapan
coalition during the Sheraton Move in 2020. Ahmad Faizal then formed the
state government based on support from Umno and PAS, before he himself was toppled.
Tebing Tinggi assemblyperson Abdul Aziz Bari believes Harapan has unfinished business in the state and he himself is keen to contest against Ahmad Faizal in the Tambun parliamentary seat.
Malaysiakini has tried on a few occasions to seek Ahmad Faizalās response to the challenge, but he has declined to respond. Aziz said he was not surprised by the silence. However, Aziz says that despite Ahmad Faizalās insecurity, he never considered gunning for the menteri besarās job.
Ahmad
Faizal Azumu making his farewell speech on Dec 4, 2020, after losing a
vote of confidence in the Perak State Legislative Assembly
āRealpolitik
is different. In 2018, the state elections were very close. He was the
guy who was able to bring in two members from the other side so he was
in a position to demand.
