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."
It’s been 2 years, Federal Court must dispense swift justice - P Gunasegaram
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | The latest twist in Abdul
Najib Razak’s trial - an application to postpone the hearing date for
his appeal against conviction in the SRC trial fixed for 10 days from
Aug 15 - is likely to put a lot of pressure on the Federal Court.
But
one expects that the apex court will resist such pressures and consider
the weight of evidence to ensure that the spirit, rule and letter of
the law will prevail against attempts to nullify entire court
proceedings and to needlessly and insidiously slow the administration of
justice.
In this instance, there is a very strong case for the
long-standing legal maxim, justice delayed is justice denied, where a
protracted delay - two years today - has already happened. It would be
hard to justify further delay.
In the intervening period, Najib, a
convict, has had the full run of the field and unfettered opportunity
to influence public opinion, including denying crimes he has already
been found guilty of as well as those for which charges have been
pressed, alleging conspiracy, amongst other things.
In a letter from his new lawyers from law firm Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH
Liew & Partners to the Federal Court dated yesterday, the legal
team said the request for postponement is because they were just
appointed to represent Najib in the appeal.
The letter, signed by the firm’s senior partner, Liew Teck Huat, states that Najib instructed them to seek adjournment
of the SRC appeal hearing scheduled from Aug 15 to 26 “on the basis
that a wholly new team has taken over conduct of the above matter”.
Liew
added that the new legal team led by Hisyam Teh Poh Teik will act for
Najib in the SRC appeal, with himself as well as Rueben Mathiaravanam as
co-counsel.
Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (left) and Najib Abdul Razak
Earlier
yesterday, it was announced that lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s law
firm Shafee & Co is no longer representing Najib Abdul Razak for the
former prime minister’s appeal in the RM42 million SRC International
corruption case.
