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."
Court allows Loh to initiate committal proceeding against ex-husband
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Loh Siew Hong
Malaysiakini : The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today granted an ex-parte application
for leave by single mother Loh Siew Hong to initiate committal
proceedings against her ex-husband Muhammad Nagahswaran Muniandy, who
has been accused of abducting their three children and registering them
as Muslim converts without her consent.
Judge Evrol Mariette
Peters allowed the application after hearing arguments by Gunamalar
Joorindanjn, who was representing Loh as the petitioner. Earlier,
Gunamalar told the court that Nagahswaran, the respondent, violated a
court order when he abducted their three children - a pair of
14-year-old twin girls and a 10-year-old boy.
He said Nagahswaran
has known from the beginning that Loh had been given sole custody, care
and control of their children, but they ended up being taken from the
mother without her consent. āThis shows that the respondent did not respect the order of this
court," said Gunamalar, who was also assisted by lawyer Tony Thian Yee
Chin.
Gunamalar said the application was only filed on July 4 because the child's whereabouts were previously unknown. On
June 15, the High Court dismissed the Perlis Islamic Religious and
Malay Customs Councilās (Maips) application to intervene in a divorce
petition between Loh and Nagahswaran so that it would have locus standi
to apply for a variation on the terms of the sole custody order granted
to Loh.
Peters, in her judgment, said Maips failed to show that it
was an interested party in relation to the children and ordered Maips
to pay costs of RM8,000 to Loh.
Apa ini : Good to see justice at last for this very courageous mother. Please make sure too that the EX husband does not get near her and her children in their new found life together!
My Brother Did It : how about against govt officials who facilitated the 'kidnapping'
Krabian : This is what happens when religious bigotry comes between justice and common sense.
Religious outfit are responsible for this sort of mess.
Sealthedeal : Maips is disgusting.
How dare they interfere.
Unilateral conversion is illegal and immoral.
What sick people they are.