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."
Stop harassing professor Shad Saleem Faruqi - By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | “Iksim
propounds the view that Islam does not come under the jurisdiction of
any political power. According to it, religious enforcement authorities
come under the patronage of the Sultans, not state governments. This is a
remarkable vision of an autonomous, almost all-powerful, religious
elite that is like a state within a state." - Shad Saleem Faruqi
I have often referenced professor Shad Saleem Faruqi's articles in my
articles, sometimes agreeing; sometimes disagreeing with what he
writes. If someone were to tell me that Shad's intention in anything he ever
wrote was to insult or breach the peace, I would burst out in hysterical
laughter. This academic (unlike this writer) has never written a
polemic, as far as I can tell. In addition, I have probably read
everything this man has written. If you have not read the article,
that has got Iksim all in a rage, I suggest that you read it and
determine if anything in that article warrants the state security
apparatus “probing” this academic under section 504 of the Penal code.
