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."
UPM must probe Malay junk paper after museum's rebuttal - historian
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Malaysiakini : A historian has urged Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to investigate a
paper on Malay maritime history written by two of its academics, who
have been accused of misrepresenting facts.
This comes after Museum Bahari in Jakarta officially denied that the photo of a Malay jong used in Rozita Che Rodi and Hashim Musa’s research article was part of its catalogue.Historian Ranjit Singh Malhi said the academics' integrity is at stake following the museum’s denial. This was especially after one of the researchers claimed that she had seen the model at the museum.
"Rozita, in a Facebook post, claims she had 'visited the museum personally and saw the model exhibited'. "On
the contrary, Museum Bahari’s authorities have now confirmed that the
junk in question is not part of its catalogue and that it resembles a
Chinese junk.
"Hence, Rozita's academic integrity, which is the soul of academia, has been seriously questioned,” he said. "Accordingly,
UPM authorities have no choice but to immediately launch an
investigation to ascertain the truth which is most necessary to uphold
its reputation," he stressed.
Ranjit was referring to Rozita’s online comment on Jan 21, when she
defended the photo of a vessel in a research paper she and Hashim wrote
titled “The Jongs and The Galleys: Traditional Ships of The Past Malay
Maritime Civilization”.
Foochow pole junk
The
article was published in the “International Journal of Academic
Research in Business and Social Sciences, Vol.13, Issue 11, 2023”. "Jung
on page 11 is the model found in Museum Bahari Sunda Kelapa Jakarta.
The author visited the museum personally and saw the model exhibited.
“Maybe it is found also in other museums," Rozita had posted in the comment section of French historian Serge Jardin's Facebook post.
French historian Serge Jardin
Jardin had claimed that the photo published in the article was not a Malay jong but instead a Foochow pole junk. UPM later issued a statement defending Rozita and Hashim, saying that the article published had been peer-reviewed.
'Blacklist predatory journals'
Ranjit also called for the Higher Education Ministry to identify and blacklist predatory journals. The historian claimed many academics have been publishing their articles in predatory or fake journals.
"Sadly,
a large number of Malaysian academics (particularly young and
inexperienced scholars) are guilty of publishing their articles, which
often lack depth and do not contribute to new knowledge, in predatory or
fake journals.
"Perhaps, the Higher Education Ministry should
take the initiative to identify and blacklist the predatory journals,
and strictly prohibit local academics from publishing their works in
such journals."
