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."
Jill Ireland, Dr M-era bungles and 'Allah' for non-Muslims By Geraldine Tong & Zikri Kamarulzaman
Friday, May 26, 2023
Malaysiakini : KINIGUIDE | The Anwar Ibrahim
administration’s decision to withdraw its appeal on the Jill Ireland
“Allah” case has been a wild roller coaster ride.
Statements by
the prime minister, home minister and others have caused much confusion
over the matter, and provoked both Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
However,
the Madani government’s handling of the case and its fallout is just
the latest in bureaucratic bungles that date back all the way to the
1980s - when Dr Mahathir Mohamad was in power.
Meanwhile,
overlapping court cases on Christians petitioning to use the word
“Allah” in the past 15 years has also added to confusion on how the
judiciary has ruled on the matter.
DonGetMeWrong : Why Islam has so much contradicton and turmoil throughout history. People of this faith fight and killed just to proof their beliefs. A religion of peace and tolerant. All these turmoil are mostly man made not by "A".
