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."
Guan Eng, problem isn’t really Hadi anymore By G Vinod
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Malaysiakini : Now here is my question, what is the outcome of the probe? This was
said nearly two months ago. Can someone from the police and
Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) provide us with an update?
The
thing is, it seems the authorities are reluctant to throw the book at
hate preachers and incendiary politicians due to mysterious reasons.
Preacher Syakir Nasoha
For
example, in October last year, preacher Syakir Nasoha was caught on
video making false accusations against Hindus, Buddhists and the Dayak
community.
He claimed that Hindus and Buddhists will join the Jews
and Christians to destroy Islam, and falsely accused the Dayaks (who
are predominantly Christians) of raping and killing Muslims in Indonesia
and Papua New Guinea.
Many police reports were lodged against the preacher for his inflammatory remarks but what action has the authorities taken against him? Can someone update us?
Unsavoury characters
There
are many others like Hadi and Syakir, who are treated with kids' gloves
by the authorities despite their clear breach of the law.
From my
understanding of the situation, these people are emboldened due to the
authorities’ inaction. So, pardon us, the ordinary citizen, when we get
sceptical about lodging police reports against Hadi and those like him.
If Guan Eng and DAP are really upset with Hadi, perhaps it is best
for him to ask Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Home Minister Saifuddin
Nasution Ismail about what is happening.
Besides, the DAP leader
is a former finance minister and a backbencher who shares close ties
with both Anwar and Saifuddin. Surely, the duo is just a phone call away
from him.
Late Karpal Singh
In
my view, there is little need in asking the public to do much about
this. We have already done our part since 1998 – by taking on the
then-powerful BN administration and working alongside Pakatan Harapan
leaders to put the latter in power.
In fact, those like Guan Eng,
his illustrious father Lim Kit Siang and the late Karpal Singh have been
taking on the corrupt establishment way before Anwar’s sacking as
deputy prime minister in 1998.
You guys are in the government now. You have the authority to implement the reforms the nation badly needs.
As such, you have the power to overhaul the nation’s law and order process to make it function professionally for the people.
Therefore,
do get the police and AGC to act on all the previous reports lodged
against hate preachers and divisive politicians first.
Once the
people see the authorities have little tolerance for such characters,
public confidence in enforcement agencies and political leaders will
rise again.
In fact, if the authorities really act without fear
and favour, there won’t be a need to lodge police reports as all these
troublemakers will cease spewing their drivel.
