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."
Umno-Baru's three-legged stool strategy By Mariam Mokhtar
Friday, August 26, 2022
MS : Going by everything we know about the Razak family, I would say that Najib was not brought up with strong morals or ethics - the only bulwark against the temptation to lie, cheat and steal.
He was vaulted into public life at the age of 23 and despite his relative youth and the many opportunities to serve himself the elders surrounding him did not bother to reiterate the importance of right and wrong.
If they had only done that, he just may have stayed on the straight and narrow. In his case though, fawning courtesans steeped in feudal customs would have kept telling him how great he was, how he could do no wrong and how he alone is destined to step into his father's shoes as PM.
So with no moral guidance plus his long-term exposure to the world of power and wealth, with his core values totally lacking or twisted, the avaricious, self-serving, narcissistic monster he has turned out to be was created.
Which is why he will never repent. He still believes the millions in cash in his accounts was his entitlement to spend as he wished. Since nobody in the past had ever stopped him, why should anyone do so now?
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | The convicted felon and
former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak may be safely tucked away in
Kajang prison, but the hard work is only just about to begin.
He
may relax, but not you or I. To have parties and celebrate his downfall,
or gloat over Najib's incarceration, would be wrong. No one should kick
a man when he is down.
However, now is the time for reflection
and to search for answers. We must find out why a man like Najib, the
son of a former prime minister, with his privileged background,
education, experience, and personality, could have fallen so low.
He,
like many other corrupt politicians of a similar lineage, could have
done so much good for the nation, but somewhere along the line, they
lost their values, their path, their sense of direction, and their
morals.
Once we know why we can then try to put it right. More religion is
not the answer. More money will not help as it will only end up in a
crooked politician's back pocket or Swiss bank account.
As we all
know from history, money and power can change and corrupt a person.
Events of the past week, which centred on Najib's final appeal hearing,
have been an eye-opener.
We learnt more about Umno-Baru's three-legged stool strategy.
Najib Abdul Razak
We noted PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's show of desperation in his "Great Leap Backwards".
