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."
What does it say about Madani govt if PAS joins? By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, October 16, 2023
Malaysiakini : "Such questions are important before you want to evaluate us. Stop resorting to ‘kolot’ and ‘jumud’ narratives."
– Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim responding to PAS chief Abdul Hadi Awang
COMMENT | First of all, I have no idea why PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s narratives are considered “kolot” (old-fashioned) and “jumud” (backwards) when they are in fact racist.
It
is not as if Hadi’s ideas on race relations and religious hegemony
could be waved away as quaint or eccentric. The existential crisis
facing this country is not corruption but religious extremism.
So why is it that the prime minister feels the need to include PAS in this unity government? What does this say about unity in this country if PAS joins the government?
What
does it say about this Madani government if a political party which
routinely demonises non-Malays, goes against the wishes of the royal institutions, and has proclaimed itself as the gatekeeper of Islam, joins the government?
What
does this say about DAP? Don’t get me wrong. DAP has demonstrated a
willingness to work with anyone to get into power - I mean, to save
Malaysia - so I doubt there would be any blowback from DAP or its
supporters.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang
Hadi alleged that non-Malay representation in this unity government is detrimental to Malay supremacy.
Before
Anwar secured a place in the Putrajaya hot seat, DAP supremo Anthony
Loke said: “So I wish to put on record, as I said just now, on Nov 22,
before Anwar went to Istana Negara, I told Anwar, as long as you can be
prime minister, DAP is willing to sacrifice anything, that is my
commitment to Anwar.
“So I placed my trust in Anwar, he did not
agree for us to not enter the cabinet. He insisted DAP must be part of
the government. I left it to him, the issue of number, the issue of
composition. To me, that is the prime minister’s discretion, and as far
as DAP is concerned, we place the country’s interests over the party’s
interests.”
I get what Umno brings to the table and believe me,
whatever they are bringing is fast fading with the war of attrition
Perikatan Nasional is waging.
But what PAS has demonstrated, by
being welcomed into the mainstream, is that its religious agenda is
normalised in the eyes of the majority polity.
