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."
Johor Orang Asli fume at 'trespass' claims, order to vacate land By Isabelle Leong
Friday, June 02, 2023
Malaysiakini : After calling Kampung Orang Asli Selai their home for over 112 years,
the Orang Asli in Bekok, Segamat in Johor are seeing red after being
accused of trespassing on the “government-owned land”.
Johor Orang Asli Action Committee chairperson Achai @ Juti Kais told Malaysiakini
the residents are baffled and infuriated after being slapped with a
notice by the Segamat Land and District office on May 22 to vacate the
land. The 60-year-old said they were given 30 days from when the notice was served to do so.
“The
notice issued to us prohibits us from entering without permission. What
is the Orang Asli community supposed to do if we can’t enter the
forest? “We can’t be separated from the forest. Because our place is in the
forest and near the rivers, from our ancestors and generations before
us,” Achai told Malaysiakini.
It
appears that the Segamat villagers are not the only ones facing this
predicament, as Achai revealed that the Orang Asli community in Mersing
and Kluang were served with the same notices on the same day. He lambasted the Land and District office, saying it was tactless of them not holding discussions with the villages’ tok batin (village chiefs) before issuing the notice.
GrayPanther0439 : The orang asli are a nuisance. How dare they challenge the tuans
Tembikai : Worse case of land grabbing. Instead of putting the land as sultanate land, amend the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (Act 134) so that the government could not interfere and take away the Orang Asli land.
Orang Asli land should be permanent for Orang Asli. PH government should show good example that they are truly the rakyat's government and do something fast for the Orang Asli. How long more do we have to wait.
Demi Rakyat : Just a wayang kulit so that people will say that its better to convert to sultanate land so that this will not happen.
Political deceit? Don't be taken in.
NO to converting their land to sultanate land.
