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."
Not enough fcuking the taxpayers, even the OA are not spared.....
Malaysiakini : Today is World Indigenous Day, and Malaysia is one of the many
nations celebrating its native cultures. However, for the 18 Orang Asli
groups of Peninsular Malaysia and scores of others in East Malaysia, not
enough has changed in terms of their legal standing and standard of
living.
The communities experience lower life expectancy, access
to healthcare, electricity and running water as well as lower education
levels and mean income. A situation which was exacerbated by the
Covid-19 pandemic and its accompanying movement control orders.
There
are a number of reasons why these problems persist and at the heart of
them is Orang Asli's land rights. Native customary land rights are key
to safeguarding the communities future, but they have repeatedly been
trampled on.
This is despite their being descendants of the
earliest known inhabitants who occupied the Malay Peninsula before the
establishment of the Malay kingdoms.
Orang Asli land is traditionally fertile, and well-preserved but poorly demarcated making it an easy target for developers.
When
the community does take a legal route to defend itself, it can find
itself up against the combined might of state governments, royalty,
forestry departments, developers and the police.
