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."
Najib: BN tired of being opposition in S'gor, victory is possible
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Cogito Ergo Sum : A man, described by the courts as a “National Embarrassment”, is being used to stump for a state election, tells one a lot about BN.
Either Selangor BN has given up taking the state or it really has no one better than two members of the ‘Court Cluster’ to stand by them. It appears that the Selangor BN has bowed to Najib’s huge war chest and have allowed him one last hurrah before his final appeal is heard.
But all this says that something is terribly wrong with the way BN is thinking.
It is shocking that a convicted criminal, awaiting final appeal, is allowed so much latitude and space to manoeuvre. And I bet he was cheered and applauded as he took the rostrum and, eventuality the stand.
Malaysiakini : Ex-premier Najib Abdul Razak said BN is “tired” of being the
opposition in Selangor and can put an end to its losing streak if it
adopts a flexible approach.
Speaking at the Selangor BN convention held in Shah Alam today, Najib (above)
lamented that the state, which was helmed by Umno until 2008, had been
ruled by PKR-led federal opposition coalitions for the last 14 years.
“BN
members, from the grassroots to the leadership, all need to be ready
with the machinery to fight for the party and the people. “There are ways that we can be flexible so we can win. “It won’t be much longer. We feel it’s close,” said the Pekan MP, according to a report in The Star.
He
also claimed that economic growth in Selangor since Pakatan Rakyat took
over in 2008 had been slower than in other states. The state is now
ruled by Pakatan Harapan following PAS’ exit from the previous
coalition.
