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."
Malaysiakini : Is the government’s crackdown against alleged corruption involving
previous leaders making Dr Mahathir Mohamad restless, wondered Penang
Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy.
Mahathirudan merepek tanpa bukti dengan diiringi kuchu-kunchu beliau
According to the DAP leader,
there is a lingering fear among “recipients of ill-begotten wealth” that
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim might cast his net wider. “In this
respect, Anwar might even be contemplating going after earlier leaders
who had a hand in robbing the country of billions.
“Mahathir who
is often accused of assisting his cronies and relatives might have
reason to be concerned,” he added in a media statement this afternoon. He claimed this could be the impetus behind the former premier’s plan
to hold the “Malay people’s proclamation” gathering with the aim of
“destabilising the government”.
Ramasamy (above, left) was responding to Mahathir’s criticism of Anwar after claiming that several venues had cancelled the booking for the gathering.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Without
providing evidence, Mahathir pointed the finger at the prime minister,
accusing him of stifling dissent against his administration. When
Pakatan Harapan buried the hatchet and collaborated with Mahathir to
oust BN in the 2018 general election, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang had denied accusing the nonagenarian, who became prime minister for a second time then, of corruption.
Across the Straits : What has the done for the malays? Steal Rob and blind side them. Given half a chance, he will continue with this agenda in the next 22 years.
apanama is back : Of course, Mahathir is now in panic mode because his 84 years old right hand man was questioned by MACC last month.
