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."
Malaysiakini : Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged school administrators to
control activities organised as part of a "solidarity week" in support
of the Palestinian cause.
He said the government encourages
schools to organise a Palestinian solidarity week, but it is not
compulsory and activities held must also be controlled. This includes children's use of toy guns or other mock weapons.
"On
the Palestine solidarity week, we have discussed it in cabinet earlier
(today). Firstly, we encourage the Palestine solidarity week. "We are not forcing any schools... it must be controlled so it does not become a problem.
"That (bringing toy guns) must be controlled," Anwar told reporters in Dengkil today. The
premier was commenting on images of schoolchildren carrying toy guns
while donning headbands voicing support for Palestine, as well as the
black and white “Palestinian scarf”.
GreenRusa4781 : PMX says " bringing toy guns must be controlled".This must be the most stupid statement by a PM.What control is the PMX talking about.
His response should be as follows - " there should be no carrying/displaying of toy guns/any other toy weapons as well", period.This is what you get from an islamic scholar because of his very limited intelligence.
Vijay47 : You might believe, Anwar Ibrahim, that strutting about making fiery speeches, organizing unbelievable events like School Palestine Solidarity Week, and wearing a scarf enhances your standing in the Muslim and wider world.
You could not be more wrong, they only depreciate your already-diminished image, you only prove that you are nothing but a smooth-talking hate-monger. And you are Malaysia’s prime minister!
How you could allow in schools a celebration of animosity and venom is beyond the understanding of any sane person.
We can only watch in horror the goings-on you have unleashed among young school children. You seem to have lost your senses, proud to have roped in children to embellish the infamy you have earned around the globe. Would anyone view you with respect and admiration, as a paragon of diplomacy and as the voice of peace?
Would anyone hold you with the same esteem they have Mandela and Gandhi? Even the Arabs ultimately will see you with only contempt for what you have visited upon your own schoolchildren. History will never forgive you for this.
Beware, Anwar Ibrahim, you might think that riding the tiger is an act of heroic daring.
That expectation would only work with those of your rabid mentality. Remember, Anwar Ibrahim, that when you dismount, far from controlling it, that very tiger will devour you.
It would be an eventuality for which not many would shed a tear.
