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."
Is anybody listening to Ayob Khan? By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, December 11, 2023
Malaysiakini : “Ayob, who previously led Bukit Aman’s counter-terrorism division,
also claimed that some police officers had tried to persuade him to
close one eye on wrongdoings just before he took over the post of Johor
police chief in 2020.”
– As reported in the press
COMMENT
| Deputy Inspector-General of Police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay’s recent
presser was a real barn burner, not that anyone especially from the
political class was paying much attention.
In it, the deputy IGP claimed
amongst other things, that forces were attempting to replace him, and
that he was told during his tenure in Johor by other police officers to
turn a blind eye to wrongdoings.
He also claimed that other top police officers were in the crosshairs
of forces wanting to replace them with “their people” and of course, he
reminded the big cheeses within the police that “good cultures” among
the men in blue begin with them practising integrity.
In any other
democratic country, the words of the deputy IGP would invite a torrent
of journalistic investigations and political enquiries. However, this
seems to have gone unnoticed because nothing goes on within the Royal
Malaysian Police that is not sanctioned even if it is a fait accompli by
the political class.
I do not make this statement flippantly although anyone who has served in the state security apparatus would understand this.
All we have to do when it comes to the police is refer to a letter published by an anonymous police officer in 2012 discussing how the police massaged crime statistics.
The
officer wrote: “The police came up with an ingenious way of achieving
the target. The principle behind the plan is, well, if this is what the
political masters want, then we shall give it to them.”
You can read a rebuttal of the letter from the police here.
This
letter came out in 2012 when we witnessed the power plays between two
former high-ranking police officers which no doubt crosses from the
bureaucratic to criminal if the allegations and counter-allegations are
to be believed.
It also highlights the shadowy nexus between organised crime and law enforcement with added racial overtones, which is naturally par for the course in this country.
In
this power play between two high-ranking former police officers, do you
really think that political operatives in the establishment were in the
dark?
Keep in mind that the then home minister Hishammuddin Hussein said: "Prove it, prove it. If they prove it, we can take action."
Unfortunately for him, there was proof under his nose, as detailed in this news report.
Earlier
this year comments by Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department
chief Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain of the nexus between the police and
organised crime indicates how dysfunctional our state security apparatus
is.
