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."
Royal pardon: Be careful what you wish for - Mariam Mokhtar
Friday, July 29, 2022
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Desperate to prolong his days as a free man, the convicted felon, Najib Abdul Razak, has requested a postponement
in his SRC appeal hearing, but more importantly, he has denied that he
would like a royal pardon. We know that the reality is, in fact, the
opposite.
Najib has sought to portray himself as a victim of the
corruption crimes, and has claimed that he wants to be tried fairly in
court because that is 'the only way to clear his name'.
He dismissed the attempts of the NGO, Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia (PSUAM), to seek a royal pardon for him. He denied that he had requested PSUAM to act on his behalf.
After
both he and his lawyer had apparently employed various delay tactics to
attend court, the rakyat are apprehensive. They are convinced that the
delay can only mean one thing. A royal pardon is in the pipeline.
If the rakyat think this, then their faith in the judiciary is
paper-thin. Who can blame them? The struggling poor, desperate to feed
their starving children, may steal cans of food but are immediately
hauled to jail, while white-collar criminals are not.
We could
only stare in disbelief when told that Najib's crime is a bailable
offence. Until his appeal process is exhausted, he is a free man. He
travels extensively and tells everyone that he has been wronged.
So, despite Najib being tried, convicted, and sentenced to 12 years jail, fined RM210 million, and called a national embarrassment
by the three Court of Appeal panel judges, who upheld his guilty
verdict, the desperate Najib will convince the gullible of his
innocence.
