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."
Top US Treasury official to meet Malaysian leaders on sanctions
Friday, May 03, 2024
US Treasury department under-secretary for terrorism and financial
intelligence Brian Nelson is expected to discuss his country’s concerns
and the risk of sanctions Malaysia faces. (file pic)
FMT : A source tells Reuters there has been an uptick in money moving to Iran and its proxies, including Hamas, through the Malaysian financial system. WASHINGTON: The US Treasury department’s top
sanctions official will travel to Malaysia and Singapore next week, a
source familiar with the matter said, as Washington seeks to combat
funding for Iran and its proxy groups as well as evasion of its
sanctions on Russia.
The source, speaking on condition of
anonymity, said there has been an uptick in money moving to Iran and its
proxies, including Hamas, through the Malaysian financial system.
During the visit, the US Treasury’s
under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian Nelson,
is expected to discuss the US concerns and the sanctions risk that such
activity poses, the source said. The US Treasury’s general counsel, Neil MacBride, will also be in the team.
The visit comes as the US Treasury increases
its focus on terrorist financing through Southeast Asia, including
through fundraising efforts and illicit Iranian oil sales, the source
said. In December, the department imposed sanctions
on four Malaysia-based companies it accused of being fronts supporting
Iran’s production of drones.
Washington has recently imposed further
sanctions targeting Iran, including over Iranian drones used by Russia
in the war in Ukraine, as the US has sought to ratchet up pressure on
Tehran after its attack on Israel.
In Singapore, Nelson will discuss the
enforcement of a G7-led price cap on Russian oil as well as cutting off
the transshipment of critical dual-use goods, those which have both
civilian and military purposes, said the source.
