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."
Growing discontent across Malay society - This could be UMNO’s gravest challenge By Murray Hunter
Monday, June 20, 2022
Murray Hunter : The Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s declaration during the
opening of The Johor State Parliament, declared Johor may choose to
secede from Malaysia if the federal government fails to fulfil its
rights as written within the Federation of Malaya Agreement.
This statement has a number of layers of meaning.
Outwardly,
this is a demand for more funding. The Sultan is claiming Johor has
been neglected and this needs to change. Deeper down, there is a message
concerning disenchantment between a state and the federal government.
At an even deeper level, the message indicates friction between
different groups within the Malay polity.
The Malay-centric parties have neglected their support base
The
federal government has taken the Malay population for granted. It has
failed to look after the very stakeholders which are keeping it in
power.
Malay society expected the Malay-centric government coalition would staunchly defend Malay rights, the monarch, and Islam.
Malays (and the rest of Keluarga Malaysia)
are suffering from the effects of rising prices, diminishing spending
power, and food shortages. Incomes are not keeping pace with living
expenses, where families are slipping into poverty in large numbers.
This is hardly spoken about by cabinet level leaders, who appear
oblivious to the Rakyat’s or peoples’ plight. The negative symbolism of
prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob wearing a RM 5,000 Burberry shirt sparked outrage from his insensitivity.
The
PAS leadership has clearly shown disrespect for the Sultan of Selangor,
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. PAS Selangor Commissioner Ahmad Yunus
Hairi even lied about what was discussed, receiving a Royal rebuke, after being summoned to the Istana by Sultan Sharafuddin.