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."
Hitler does not make your religiosity compassionate By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Hitler's Mufti
Malaysiakini : “You can’t change the masses. They will always be the same: dumb, gluttonous, and forgetful.”
- Joseph Goebbels
COMMENT
| When he apologised to the Hindus in Malaysia for his “cow
worshippers” poem, Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said this: “My
commitment is to justice for all mankind, regardless of religion.”You
have to ask yourself whether this commitment extends to Jews or any
other religious people when he quotes a tyrant who slaughtered millions
of Jews during the Shoah.
Of course, the Perlis mufti has an affinity for tyrants - especially
when it comes to the sanctioning of voices he considers anti-Malay or
anti-Islam - since ethnicity and religion are not mutually exclusive in
this country.
Keep in mind that Asri said that Malays needed
a Saddam Hussein - “We never liked Saddam Hussein and his cruelties.
But it was because of him that Iraq was not divided during his time.”
Do
you think that any kind of Palestinian solidarity, especially the one
that is taught to school children, should be influenced by those who
think that Malaysia needs people like Saddam Hussein?
Do you think
any form of response, either by the political apparatus or civil
society, should be considered by people who want to find a mass murderer
to lead this country?
The “we” is important because it demonstrates the kind of influence Asri and his followers have.
Okay,
this does not necessarily translate to looking for a Saddam
Hussein-type character but rather supporting political operatives and
agendas that are fascist in nature and thumbing their noses at secular
laws, including the highest court of the land.
With the
decades-long creep of Arabisation into the Malaysian public and private
spheres, anti-Semitism is already embedded in the system except now with
the advances in communication technology, this unsavoury aspect of the
regime’s tacit support of these elements is well-documented.
