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."
Murray Hunter : Recently, the Minister for Islamic Affairs within the Prime Minister’s Department Idris Ahmad reprimanded those who criticized the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) for being slow and inefficient in dealing with allegations of corruption.
Idris went onto say that those who criticised JAKIM were committing a sin, inferring anybody criticizing government, political, and administrative leaders were themselves sinners for demeaning the reputation of government institutions.
PAS has its own strategy to win in Johor election – Idris Ahmad, above. Such is the sorry state of integrity, when whistle blowers are declared the sinners.
In the 2021 Transparency International Global Corruption Index, Malaysia ranked 62 out of 180 countries, down 3 positions from 2020. According to the Global Corruption Barometer, 71% of local people believed government corruption was a big problem, while 13% of public services users declared they had paid a bribe over the previous 12 months.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) statistics show a clear rise over previous years, although arrests are clustered around operational officers, rather than department heads.
