Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Muda seeks apex court determination in suit over MACC probe of judge By Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid
Monday, May 15, 2023
Malaysiakini : Muda is seeking for the Federal Court to determine whether the MACC
has the authority to probe SRC trial judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali over
an alleged violation of the Judges Code of Ethics 2009.
The
youth-based political party on April 25 at the High Court in Kuala
Lumpur filed the application to refer to the Federal Court a single
constitutional issue linked to the partyās related lawsuit.
Back in April, Muda had filed an originating summons at the High Court to seek a declaration that MACC has no authority to investigate Nazlan (above) who heard ex-prime minister Najib Abdul Razakās RM42 million SRC International corruption case.
The
party then filed the constitutional referral application, in order to
get an apex court ruling that can expedite the resolution of the lawsuit
pending at the High Court.
According to a copy of the constitutional referral application, the
question that it seeks the apex court to rule over is āWhether, having
regard to Article 4 & Part IX of the Federal Constitution, the
Judgesā Ethics Committee Act 2010, the Judgesā Ethics Code 2009 &
the MACC Act 2009, does the MACC has the authority and/or jurisdiction
to investigate and/or arrive at a finding or view that a serving High
Court, Court of Appeal or Federal Court judge has breached the Judgesā
Code of Ethics 2009 and/or was in conflict of interest in presiding over
a particular court caseā.
The matter before the High Court in Kuala Lumpur is set for further case management on July 12.
Mudaās lawsuit targets the MACC and the federal government as the two defendants.
The
first declaration that Muda seeks was that the MACC has no authority
and/or jurisdiction to investigate and/or arrive at a finding or view
that serving judges of the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal
Court have breached the Judgesā Code of Ethics 2009 and/or was in a
conflict of interest in presiding over a particular court case.
