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."
Aziz Bari rubbishes Peja’s claims of attempting to oust latter By Martin Vengadesan
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Malaysiakini : “Both Lim and Nga never asked me to bring down Faizal,” said Aziz.
Faizal was the MB from 2018 to 2020, during the reign of Harapan and Perikatan Nasional.
Former Perak menteri besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu
However, he was dislodged by his Umno partners in December 2020 after losing a confidence vote in the Perak state assembly.
Despite
that, he claimed in an interview this week that in Perak, “it was not
Umno that tried to topple me as Perak menteri besar), it was Aziz Bari.”
“When PN suddenly took over as (federal) government, they called it a ‘tebuk atap’ (backdoor government).
“When Aziz did it, it was with the permission of Nga. Aziz is Nga’s puppet.
“Out
of anger or vengeance, they (DAP) did not need to work with me, they
didn’t need to work with Umno. Umno understood that if there was a
confidence vote, DAP would not support it, and neither would Umno. Thus,
I was toppled,” alleged Faizal.
In his response, Aziz said this was far from the truth and accused Faizal of trying to spin a new narrative.
He added that Faizal seemed to forget that it was Umno, not DAP, that brought him down.
Perak DAP chief Nga Kor Ming
“In fact, during the months when rumours and reports started to make rounds, I asked my officer to get appointments with Faizal.
“The purpose was to kill off the rumours and I suggested that both MB and I conduct the press briefing together.
“But Faizal never responded. He actually allowed the rumours to
spread and even personally talked about it in a video during the
campaign in Tanjung Piai by-election,” said Aziz.
‘Peja was insecure’
The
Perak government that was helmed by Faizal was peculiar in the sense
that his Bersatu party was significantly outnumbered by DAP.
As such, Aziz, being the senior DAP Malay figure in Perak, might have been seen as a rival.
Aziz
claimed that Faizal was insecure about his position and this may have
prevented him from functioning as a state exco effectively.
“I was given education, environment and information portfolios, among others.
“Immediately, after the announcement of portfolios, I went to see him to discuss how information portfolio should function.
“But instead of helping, Faizal took away the portfolio without even telling me!” recalled Aziz.
“I have no idea why Faizal dislikes me, I didn’t know him, in fact, I never met him before I became exco in May 2018.
“With regard to his accusations that I wanted to topple him, I would like to state categorically that I never had such ideas.
“I knew the choice of MB is a party matter and it’s the party that decides,” stressed Aziz.
