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."
Worry no more, Mahathir – Anwar can do a far better job than you did! Your time is up. It's time to pack up and go! By P Ramakrishnan
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Aliran : For his own good, Dr Mahathir Mohamad should just fade away from Malaysian politics.
The more he comments on politics, the more he leaves us with no doubt
he has become irrelevant to the national affairs of Malaysia.<
In a recent interview, Mahathir said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim seemed preoccupied with maintaining support in Parliament.For
Mahathir to say this just six days after Anwar’s support had been
indisputably settled in Parliament by an overwhelming majority, it only
confirms that the former PM is no longer in touch with political
developments in the country.
Six days earlier, on 19 December,
Parliament had passed a vote of confidence in Anwar through a voice
vote, by what is considered a two-thirds majority. Anwar has thus
secured and legitimised his position once and for all. For Mahathir to
be unaware of this speaks very poorly of him.
It makes nonsense of
Mahathir’s view that he is not confident in Anwar’s ability to face the
current economic downturn and help in the post-Covid recovery. He
doesn’t provide any supporting evidence to justify his claim. It is an
outlandish claim by a man who is totally in the dark about what is
happening in the country.
Who really cares whether he has any
confidence in Anwar? Anwar was not elected on the basis of Mahathir’s
confidence in Anwar. He was elected on his own merit and endorsed by
Parliament.
