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."
LCS scandal: DAP mounts pressure on MACC chief, AG to resign
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Malaysiakini : The DAP has reiterated its call for the resignation of MACC chief
Azam Baki and Attorney-General Idrus Harun over the duo's alleged
failure to act on the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) scandal.
DAP
national chairperson Lim Guan Eng said both Azam and Idrus have so far
only acted upon the instruction of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob,
despite an existing report from 2019 that uncovered the RM9 billion
scandal.
"To fail to act on public complaints and from the
Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee until requiring a special
directive from the prime minister shows both men are unfit for their
positions as MACC chief commissioner and attorney-general. "This
further highlights the importance for both posts to be independent of
the prime minister's control to avoid being misused as a political
weapon," said the Bagan MP in a statement.
"The abject failure of both agencies to defend national interests and
uphold the sanctity of the law to punish those involved in the
misappropriation of funds in the RM9 billion LCS scandal cannot be
justified. "Malaysians continue to be outraged that RM6 billion
has been paid but not one single ship has been delivered even though the
delivery time has long passed," he said.
Lim (above) said this in response to Ismail Sabri's announcement yesterday that the cabinet has proposed to declassify the report of a forensic audit on the government’s procurement of six LCS. The forensic audit was carried out during Pakatan Harapan's stint in Putrajaya.