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."
Newday: Mariam - great but tragic expose. The State via its narrow minded, petty and nasty bureaucracy has much to answer for. Stop causing the Orang Asli grief!
Aisyalam : Not only do they discriminate but they also intimidate success that cannot be attributed to them. This is how wicked and cruel they can be. It’s the same when they prevent opposition to visit villages “under their control” during campaigning. It’s most unfortunate to see enforcement agencies that were meant to protect the rakyat are used to carry out their thuggish actions.
Malaysiakini : Disclaimer: To protect the innocent, the names of individuals and NGOs have not been published.
COMMENT | Sadly, the harassment of the villagers at Pos Woh has resumed.
The
Little Napoleons in the Department of Orang Asli Development (Jakoa),
aided by the police’s Special Branch (Tapah division), cannot resist
making life a misery for the residents of this hamlet.
In
Malaysia, when officials get to work, all that matters to them is face.
Their reputation matters. They forget that their job is to do the right
thing for the people whom they are supposed to serve. Consequently, they
get upset with strangers who get on with the job of helping others and
succeeding at it.
On July 7, 2022, around 11am, it was alleged that two four-wheel drive vehicles arrived at the dewan (hall) in Pos Woh, a hamlet of around 300 residents deep in the forests outside Tapah.
Seven
people - six men and one woman - rushed out of their vehicles, stood
outside the building and waited. One villager who saw them said, “Mereka
macam marah-marah.” (They looked angry.) The officials had probably hoped to find hordes of people milling around the newly completed dewan. They were eager to pounce on any unsuspecting individual and have a “chat” with them.
If
they thought that any villager would be foolish enough to rush out to
greet them and then endure a grilling, they were sadly mistaken. Who
could blame the villagers?
