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."
MyPCVE initiative is a punchline to tragic joke By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, October 07, 2024
Malaysiakini : “I will never surrender let alone apologise. Because I was taught to
defend religion, race and my motherland even if I have to put my life on
the line.”
- Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh
COMMENT
| At the launch of the Malaysian Action Plan on Preventing and
Countering Violent Extremism (MyPCVE) Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
expressed his concern for the deteriorating racial and religious
discourse in this country.
He said
- "Who would have thought that when we achieved independence in 1957,
everyone was accepted; Malays, Chinese, Indians and then in 1963,
together with Sabah and Sarawak, and then the May 13 event (in 1969)
happened.
"We
know that racial debates and riots through political statements in
previous years, especially near the election, have now reached a very
intense and dangerous level."
The prime minister claimed that
everyone was accepted in 1957 and then things suddenly changed
culminating in the events of 1969 - ignoring historical and policy
initiatives that have engineered a voting polity who not only vote along
ethnic lines but also a political class which benefits from Malaysians
voting along ethnic lines.
NaraSura : For those who raise their fist and talk about their motherland, would anyone follow their family tree and ascertain when and wherefrom they migrated? The results might be surprising, even to them.
