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."
'PM macam paksa kakitangan awam bela k'jaan gagal, parti korup' - N Faizal Ghazali
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Ahli Jawatankuasa Pimpinan Amanah Nasional, Faiz Fadzil
Malaysiakini : Pembangkang melihat tindakan Perdana Menteri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yang
meminta penjawat awam "mempertahankan kerajaan" daripada dakwaan dan
serta fitnah seolah-olah paksaan agar menyokong parti pemerintah.
Ahli
Jawatankuasa Pimpinan Amanah Nasional, Faiz Fadzil, berkata perdana
menteri sepatutnya tidak ada hak mengarahkan pegawai kerajaan agar
mempertahan kerajaan yang dilihat ramai sebagai korup. Pada masa
sama, kata Faiz, perdana menteri juga sepatutnya tertakluk kepada
kritikan jika ada mana-mana keputusan yang diambil kerajaan didapati
merugikan rakyat.
"Jika kamu (perdana menteri) gagal, pegawai
kerajaan juga berhak mengkritik. Jangan jadikan pegawai kerajaan sebagai
perisai melindungi kegagalan perdana menteri," katanya kepada Malaysiakini hari ini. Tambah Adun Permatang Pasir itu lagi, sesuatu rungutan dan kritikan
yang dibangkitkan rakyat bukanlah fitnah, malah sesetengahnya terbukti
benar bersama fakta berkaitan.
Misalnya, kata Faiz, kecaman rakyat terhadap kegagalan kerajaan mengawal kenaikan harga barang serta kos sara hidup. "Apabila
rakyat menuntut kerajaan mengambil langkah proaktif agar menurunkan
harga barang, antara lain dengan mengekalkan subsidi tertentu, ia adalah
fakta. "Yang turut terkesan akibat masalah itu juga adalah penjawat awam.