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."
JAKIM still indifferent over Halal protocol breaches - JAKIM lying about TFI Halal investigation By
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Murray Hunter : Religious Affairs Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Idris
Ahmad is concerned Muslims will go astray from events such as Bon Odori
and the Oktoberfest. However, when it comes to halal integrity, he has
just let the issues of breaches in halal protocol continue without any
resolution.
Likewise JAKIM Director General Hakimah Yusof is
continually telling the Malaysia press that she is awaiting the
conclusion of an investigations undertaken by the Australian Department
of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry. Hakimah has been waiting more
than 5 months now.
It appears both the Minister and Director
General are indifferent to the importance of Halal integrity for
Malaysian Muslim consumers.
A statement from the Australian Agriculture First Secretary Nicola Hinder said;
“I
can confirm that the department is engaging productively with
regulators in Malaysia, including on the outcomes of recent departmental
assurance activity conducted at Thomas Foods International.”
The
question here is why the Minister and Director General, who according
to Australian Agriculture have received the results of the
investigation, have denied to Utusan Malaysia they have received the
results of the investigation?