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."
Is PM of caretaker govt confused about his role? By Mohamed Hanipa Maidin
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Is there any government at this juncture? Yes, there is. In law, it is called a caretaker or an interim government.One
thing for sure is that the roles or the functions of any caretaker
government are not similar to the roles played by any mandated
government which existed prior to the dissolution of Parliament.
In many jurisdictions, a caretaker government is not assuming a new identity as far as its outer appearance is concerned. In other words, the caretaker government is still headed by the same prime minister with the same old cabinet ministers.
In some countries like Pakistan for instance, a caretaker government
is totally assuming a different entity from the previous mandated
government which existed prior to the dissolution of parliament. Judging
from its past precedents, the prime ministers of caretaker governments
in Pakistan were appointed via special procedures duly enshrined in its
constitution.
In practice, Pakistan normally appointed former senior judges to helm the cabinets of such caretaker governments. Here,
our nation does not follow Pakistan’s model. On the contrary, this
country, like many other countries around the globe, preserves the old
model.
In the circumstances, the following unbefitting conduct by Ismail
Sabri Yaakob - the prime minister of a caretaker government - has raised
the people’s eyebrows. I am just sharing herein two occasions in which one may see how he openly abdicated his role as a caretaker prime minister.
