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."
PSM raises fist in support after Anwar puts foot down By RK Anand
Monday, March 20, 2023
Malaysiakini : PSM has commended Anwar Ibrahim for his speech at the recent PKR
special congress that attempts to sow racial and religious discord would
not be tolerated.
For S Arutchelvan, the prime minister has drawn
an important lesson from Pakatan Harapan’s 22-month rise and fall after
the 2018 general election. “Anwar has learnt that you cannot be naïve with your enemies.
“Harapan’s
failure in not countering right-wing extremism led to the demise of the
government then," the PSM deputy chairperson told Malaysiakini. Therefore, Arutchelvan said Anwar should be supported as his nascent
government is confronted with a similar conundrum, involving the same
forces that orchestrated Harapan’s downfall.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
“His hard-hitting speech
was targeted at his base and the international community. His position
in talking for all Malaysians against those who speak for one-race
politics will be well received, especially in the Borneo states, west
coast, and southern states of Peninsular Malaysia.
“In recent
weeks, there has been some fear among the Harapan base, especially the
non-Malays, that Anwar is bending too much to accommodate the ‘green
wave’. His message at the PKR congress is to reassure his base and
consolidate his grip on power,” he added.
