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."
Guan Eng to PN: Harapan still won state elections by popular vote By Raveena Nagotra & Isabelle Leong
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Malaysiakini : DAP national chairperson Lim Guan Eng has reminded Perikatan Nasional
that the Pakatan Harapan-BN coalition still has the popular vote in
last month’s elections in six states.
In his opening speech at the DAP national congress today, Lim (above)
said that he was confident that PN would claim that it did not lose in
yesterday’s by-elections in Johor as the opposition’s vote share
increased.
“I would like to remind PN that they also said during
the state elections that it was the rakyat’s referendum towards the
prime minister (Anwar Ibrahim). “But Harapan-BN (coalition) still won with a popular vote of 49.5 percent compared to PN’s 49.3 percent.
“The essence of it is that Malaysians are rejecting PN and we have to
take yesterday’s win in Johor as a guideline to win back (seats) in PN
areas. “We will not follow dirty politics that play into racial sentiments and extremism,” he said at the event held in Putrajaya.
Lim added that slanderous politics, inciting hatred, and threats only divide the nation and bring no benefit to the people. Amanah’s
Suhaizan Kaiat won the Pulai parliamentary by-election yesterday with
48,283 votes, compared to PN’s Zulkifli Jaafar, who garnered 29,642
votes.
