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 will get away with defying Terengganu sultan - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Ada Bawang
Malaysiakini : “I will keep giving my sermons as usual in suraus and mosques. We
have to understand ... when we talk about Islam, we cannot separate
politics from religion.”
– PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang
COMMENT |
This is PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s game plan. It really does not
matter if Perikatan Nasional is on board or not because Bersatu and
whoever else in the coalition are irrelevant.
This is about Hadi’s
vision for a theocratic state. Now when most people think of a
theocratic state, they think of the supremacy of religion. True but a theocratic state is also one where ethnic divisions and
inter-religious schisms are used by the religious party in power to
sustain hegemony.
Now what Hadi and PAS are doing is slowly whittling away at the last R of the three Rs (race, religion and royalty). Umno
used to believe that it was the guardian of these “tiang seri” (sacred
pillars) but with its downfall, disparate figures like Annuar Musa
before the last general election were hoping a hook-up with PAS would ensure the “tiang seri” endured, citing the below:
"Strategi musuh adalah untuk melihat politik Melayu lemah. Ia lemah bila orang Melayu berpecah.
