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."
Hadi delivers Friday sermon in mosque despite ban from state Islamic body
Friday, March 10, 2023
Bawang defiant as ever, no one has the balls to arrest him, PDRM???
Malaysiakini : PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang today delivered his weekly sermon at
the Rusila mosque in Marang, Terengganu, despite the prohibition by the
state Islamic council against doing so.
According to Utusan Malaysia,
the Marang MP did so after handing over donations collected by the
state PAS to the Turkiye and Syria earthquake victims at the mosque. The
portal quoted Terengganu PAS commissioner Husain Awang as urging party
members who have no credentials to deliver lectures or sermons at
mosques or suraus, to apply for it the soonest as possible.
"God
willing, we apply (for the credentials). Some have applied, some have
got it, but others have not," he was quoted as saying. The prohibition against all politicians including parliamentarians,
state assemblypersons, and senators from delivering a lecture or sermon
in all mosques and suraus across Terengganu, came into effect on March
2.
The order was issued after state ruler Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
became upset that some politicians had delivered religious lectures or
classes and led Friday prayers without approval.
Exemptions,
however, are given to politicians who have been recognised to teach or
those with permission to do so from the Terengganu Malay Heritage and
Islamic Religious Council council.
Despite the prohibition, Hadi (above) said there was nothing wrong
with Muslim politicians delivering sermons in mosques or suraus,
pointing out they have a duty to speak up on various matters including
politics.
This is because in Islam, politics and religion are inseparable, the Perikatan Nasional deputy chairperson had stressed. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rebuked Hadi on the matter, asking the latter to mind his words and never go against the decisions taken by the Malay rulers.
JBond : Thumping his nose against the sultan. Dare you to arrest me! In the two east coast states, the clerics appear more powerful than the royalty. Let the show begin.
