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."
Poor little rich man Najib’s medical melodramas By Andrew Sia
Friday, September 16, 2022
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Najib Abdul Razak was the
great Bugis warrior, full of fire during the Johor and Malacca election
campaigns. Yet after being jailed, he portrays an image of someone on
the brink of collapse.
So is this a great Bollywood performance? A
brazen attempt to gain sympathy? To ramp up public pressure for a royal
pardon? To get out of jail through overseas treatment? Or is he really
ill? One does not wish to be unkind. But the problem with Bossku is that he has been so shameless (malu apa) in his lies – “I didn’t know about the millions going into my account” – that people wonder if he is now the boy just crying wolf.
Is
he faking it? Just to get out of prison and into a comfy hospital bed
where relatives can bring him delicious foods? After all, as his
daughter Nooryana Najwa revealed on Aug 30, Najib is a “big foodie” and
loves his Starbucks caramel macchiato. This led to artist Fahmi Reza creating a satirical graphic that
Kajang prison would soon have an in-house branch of the famous coffee
chain!
Internet users also joked that Najib wanted to get out to watch the
Arsenal vs Manchester United game on Sept 4. Yet, he was fit enough to
attend his own 1MDB trial in court. So was he really sick? Or just “sick
of prison”? Malaysians tend to be superstitious and some believe Najib’s infamous “sumpah laknat” on Aug 22 came back to haunt him. This is basically an oath that declares, “I am telling the truth, or may I be damned by God.”
