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."
Effects of LCS scandal widely felt in Lumut – incumbent MP By B Nantha Kumar
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Lumut in tumult....
Disappearance as by occult....
To understand its difficult.....
Or the contract given to be a major jolt.....
For the army.,and contractors not a fault....
But no ships in defence or assault....
A laughing stock they made the army by adding to their wounds salt......
In the process the army works for the defacto gomen in default - Loga
Malaysiakini : The effects of the multi-billion-ringgit littoral combatant ship
(LCS) scandal are widely felt in Lumut, Perak, its incumbent MP Mohd
Hatta Ramli has claimed.
This was because many locals in the area -
which was declared as a naval, tourism, and maritime town - are either
directly or indirectly affected by the scandal.
"Maybe for others,
the LCS project is yet another scandal involving BN leaders. But for
the locals (in Lumut), this involves their rice bowls.
"Many of
the locals are directly or indirectly involved with the project, and
have now lost their livelihoods," Hatta, who is also Amanah
secretary-general, told Malaysiakini.
He was commenting on the Public Account Committee's (PAC) report in
August about a huge overrun in costs amounting to RM1.4 billion in the
RM9 billion LCS contract, with RM6 billion paid as of 2020.
Despite
the government having paid such a huge amount, none of the ships has
been completed after eight years. The project was started in 2014.
Incumbent Lumut MP Mohd Hatta Ramli (right)
According
to Hatta, many navy veterans worked as suppliers and workers in the
project, and the delay in resolving the scandal is putting their
livelihoods in jeopardy.
He claimed that the town's economic
situation has been impacted by the scandal, with the oil and gas
industry among those hit by it.
harimau_arif : LCS scandal like 1MDB is just the tip of an iceberg. It’s just simply scary to see these daylight robberies by the ruling government. If we voters don’t put a stop to this, there will be no Malaysia for the next generation.
RedSalmon6011 : In the past i run my small business 12hr/7 days/week & only hope i can feed & educated my 3 kids. With blessings my kids did well in public U & never miss paying my tax.
I do save for my retirement & an a senior citizens now. I can NEVER imagine a politician can have asset & properties worth 50 to 100 million or more at very young age..
It must be extremely lucrative & profitable to become a politician. No wonder everyone is fighting for position. To the rakyat , please think wisely before voting.
NoobMaster69 : Without Harapan, the LCS project will just be kept under wrap. It's best to vote in Harapan candidate which they already had the information to help them to revive LCS and pay off the debt to all the contractors.
Ipadder : And charge the thieves and retrieve the stolen monies.
PeoplesPower : Dont just charge them,but to confiscate all their properties,assets and monies.
