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."
RM15m payment: PN MP has legal duty not to make false statement - Anwar By Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Malaysiakini : Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim contended that Kuala Terengganu MP Ahmad
Amzad Hashim is under a legal duty not to make false and slanderous
statements regarding the former allegedly receiving RM15 million
payment.
In his reply to Amzad’s statement of defence against his
defamation suit at the High Court in Kuala Terengganu, the Harapan
chairperson pointed out that Faekah Hussin - who used to be the chief
executive officer of Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) in Selangor and
whom the PAS lawmaker cited for raising the issue - had actually denied
making any such statement linked to Anwar’s time as economic adviser to
Selangor.
Anwar, who is the Tambun MP, contended that the
defendant could not rely on the defence of justification, qualified
privilege and fair comment because not only Faekah denied ever having
made such a statement, but that the plaintiff himself had rubbished the
allegation during a previous Parliament sitting on Oct 13, 2014.
The
PKR president cited the Dewan Rakyat Hansard of that sitting showing
himself not only denying the allegation but also contending he was only
paid RM1 worth of allowance for his advisory role to the state.