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."
Proarte : Why isn't PAS putting a blanket ban on all logging in protected forests and virgin forests including the ecologically sensitive hill slopes in Kedah? Aren't they concerned about the welfare and lives of the Ummah? They seem more interested making money for their own benefit as Rewcastle-Brown claimed in the Sarawak Report about the Kleptocracy and corruption of PAS.
Instead PAS is more concerned about the Oktoberfest which is a German Festival which celebrates German food and beverage including their famous beers in the same way they wanted the Odori Festival banned. Fortunately the Sultan of Selangor intervened reminding PAS of the rights of non-Muslims.
Malaysiakini : Flood waters again hit Kampung Iboi, near Baling, yesterday, the
second time after mud floods killed three people and destroyed homes
earlier this month.
According to a video published by Malay daily Kosmo, rising rapid, silt-laden waters almost burst the Sungai Kupang river banks in the late afternoon.
By nighttime, water had risen slightly in the village, it reported. The Fire and Rescue Department said three families had been evacuated as water spilt into their homes. In an Astro Awani report, Kedah Fire and Rescue Department
deputy director Mohamadul Ehsan Mohd Zain said rescue personnel arrived
at the scene to evacuate victims at 8pm.
He said it is likely unsafe to remain home as Sungai Kupang has risen 0.8 metres and was flowing very rapidly.
