Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
'Sila laksanakan': Zahid's directive on BNS request for LCS letter of intent
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
For Zahid this is the shit that hit the fan
Malaysiakini : A declassified report of a probe on the littoral combat ship (LCS)
project has torn Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's denial of
involvement in its procurement.
Further, the evidence included in
the report by the Special Investigation Committee on Public Governance,
Procurement and Finance (JKSTUPKK) is in Zahid's own handwriting. The
proof comes in the form of a letter sent by Boustead Naval Shipyard
(BNS) on July 8, 2010, to Zahid - who was the defence minister - asking
for a letter of intent (LOI) on the LCS project.
Then-BNS managing
director Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor - who is also a former navy chief - said
in the letter that the company had been planning the LCS project for two
years.
āBeTransparent :The manure hit the fan . No where to hide.
BrownCheetah9736 : Letās put this into proper context. The ex-navy chief is just a minion and stooge who executed the deal. For his efforts, he was paid $20m. This is just a small drop in the ocean. Thereās still $6.999 billion unaccounted for. Where is it gone to and who are the masterminds?
Allthebest : Oops! What say you Zahid? I told you dah, the Almighty is on your case. You better repent!
Cogito Ergo Sum : You have been caught outright lying. You must have also lied in all your 47 criminal charges. And you want people vote Umno/BN to power? You must think the people are as dumb as yours and Najibās supporters. The Rakyat were fools and so were your constituents who kept voting for you. It reflects poorly on us, the people. I donāt think you have very bright future looking ahead.