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."
Can Muda survive without Syed Saddiq? By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, November 13, 2023
Venomous snake with another of the same
Malaysiakini : "To change Malaysia is not about a person but about building
institutions that will outlast the party and personality, so that the
correct path remains despite whoever is in power.”
- Former Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman
COMMENT | Hopefully the answer to the title question is yes.
I
have made it very clear that the PSM/Muda electoral pact is the only
viable path to forestall a theocratic takeover of this country. The key
word here is forestall.
You can argue that what is happening to young Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman - being found guilty
of four charges involving criminal breach of trust (CBT),
misappropriation of property, and money laundering linked to RM1.12
million of Bersatu Youth funds - is a form of political persecution and
you could make a very good argument for that.
Those who argue that
in questioning if the fix was in for Syed Saddiq they are in fact
questioning the judiciary, are completely bonkers. Imagine if a
high-profile DAP or PKR political operative was given similar treatment
and how the base would react.
But Syed Saddiq is right. The cause
is more important than him and in this political terrain where the
progressive forces in this country are colluding with the theocratic
state, the loss of Muda even as a pressure group, is something that
should be of concern for those of us interested in saving Malaysia.
Syed
Saddiq has always been the face of Muda and truth be told he played his
part well. This does not mean that Muda was not hustling on the ground
but losing a high-profile political operative in the optics game, is a
possibly crippling political move.
Even more reason why I suspect
that it would be easier for the theocratic forces to make their plays if
there wasn’t a high-profile young liberal Malay/Muslim questioning
their moves.
