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 : COMMENT | It shouldn’t be
difficult for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to give the Tambun
incumbent, the former Perak mentri besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu, also known
as Peja, a bloody nose.
The Bersatu deputy president, who is also the youth and sports minister, is not popular amongst ordinary Malaysians. If Anwar (above, right) can solve Tambun’s problems, and by association, the issues troubling Ipoh and Perak, then he should not have a problem winning our vote.
Despite his lack of academic qualifications, Peja (above, left) achieved a meteoric rise up the greasy pole of politics. He possesses one stellar achievement, which is the art of ampu-bodek
(grovelling), but he does not mind the negative comments about his lack
of commitment, because he is handsomely rewarded for switching sides.
BluePanther4725 : Everywhere these scums from UMNO and PN go, they will destroy the place. Everything they touch turned into dust. This is the destructive legacy of BN & PN.
Mahathir is especially good at destroying all the non-Malays ventures and talents in Malaysia. After we get rid of this Peja frog, we should investigate him for corruption. Anwar and PH should also tell us about their plans to improve Tambun.
Reflective : Excellent and perceptive article with multiple messages. For current and future generations of Malaysia is to have hope, candidates like Ahmad Faizal must be voted out in both federal and state elections.
Greenlife : Peja will not defend Tambun. He knows he will lose. He will find some other seat and then the social media can condemn him for being a coward.Haha.
Proarte : Who else do we have to lead the country other than Anwar?
Anwar is not tainted by corruption. He was the former deputy prime minister and finance minister proving he has capability in governance. He has been jailed for a total of 11 years and his convictions were widely condemned the world over and deemed to be politically motivated.
Anwar therefore knows suffering more than most and that would I believe make him a more empathetic Prime Minister.
Despite being through so much hardship and suffering, Anwar acts with good grace and magnanimity and that is his strength. Anwar is not the same man as he was during UMNO. The politics of Malaysia has changed to my mind for the better as a result of Anwar's contribution as we now have a credible Opposition on the cusp of recapturing Putrajaya.
Anwar was brought into UMNO by Mahathir and that formed him and destroyed him politically. It would be good to see poetic justice taking place by Anwar becoming the PM with UMNO being buried.
We have to believe in Anwar because we have no alternative. PH comprises parties which have come together under Anwar's leadership and they are showing him full support and allegiance and so must we the Rakyat, at this momentous time in our nation's history.
It is a battle against Mahathrism with its crony-capitalistic and Kleptocratic form of governance or a government of the people, by the people and for the people which PH is offering us.
TTSH : Everyone says the same thing when one mentions AI. That he was treated badly and deserves a chance. Let's accept that; give him the chance, but let's be objective for a moment.
A good leader needs good deputies.
AI is a good man and has always been very civil towards his opponents - for that he has my utmost respect. He is a gentleman, and he deserves so much better. I sincerely wish him the best, and I mean it when I say I hope that he will be our next PM.
As a leader, AI does not need to do much; he just has to formulate the right policies and the right people to execute these. PKR has good leaders like Rafazi and others, but certainly not enough talent. As Rafazi himself had mentioned, in the past AI had always had the wrong people to advise him
