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."
Malaysiakini : The prosecution in the corruption trial of former deputy prime
minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is facing 40 charges in connection with
the Foreign Visa System (VLN), today closed its case after calling 18
witnesses.
Deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran, who
led the prosecution team, told High Court judge Mohd Yazid Mustafa that
the prosecution closed its case after the 18th witness, MACC
investigating officer V Mahendran, 38, finished testifying.
Yazid then ordered the defence to file its written submissions on Aug 29 and the prosecution on Sept 5. The
judge also set Sept 1, 2, 5 to 8 to hear their oral submissions before
deciding whether to acquit or order Zahid to enter his defence on the 40
charges. "I also take the opportunity to thank the defence and the prosecution
for their cooperation that the (prosecution’s) case can be closed
today,” he said.
Rozela informed the court that the prosecution
had brought 27 witnesses to the defence, including Home Ministry’s
former deputy secretary-general (Control and Enforcement) Wahab Mohd
Yasin; deputy director-general (Development II) Public Private
Partnership Unit (UKAS) Raja Muhammad Azhan Shah Raja Muhammad and MACC
officer S Vijaya Kumar, who is also the complainant in the case.
Earlier,
Mahendran told the court that he did record the testimony by Defence
Minister Hishammuddin Hussein because there were no witness statements
or information in the Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd’s (UKSB) ledger regarding
payments to the politician.
He said this when cross-examined by
lawyer Ahmad Zaidi Zainal on why he did not record Hishammuddin’s
testimony even though the minister’s name was on the MACC’s complaint
form.