Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
MACC should be answerable to Parliament By P Ramasamy
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Malaysiakini : There are 21 enforcement agencies under the purview of the EAIC with the exception of the MACC and the Prisons Department.
This is the reason why the EAIC cannot even investigate cases of custodial deaths in prisons.
Minister in the Prime Ministerās Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said
Minister in the Prime Ministerās Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said yesterday suggested that the MACC might be placed under the purview of the EAIC.
However, before this can be done, the legislation that gave rise to the EAIC needs to be amended.
I am not sure what amendments Azalina talked about other than the need to incorporate the inclusion of the MACC under the EAIC.
Canāt expect much
The EAIC has been criticised as a poor substitute for the IPMC as it lacks the teeth or enforcement powers.
The police have been adamant in not according enforcement powers to the EAIC.
The EAIC is merely an investigation agency, it really cannot be expected to do much.
However, it cannot be denied that under the former chairperson and judge Yaacob Md Sam it was very critical of the men in blue.
There
is nothing wrong in placing the MACC under the EAIC, but other than the
normal purview nothing further can be expected from it.
Since Azalina is part of the reform government, maybe she can contemplate two things that are much needed.
One is to ascertain whether the government can think of establishing
the long-delayed and much-needed IPMC - an effective way to check police
abuses especially custodial deaths.
The other is whether the MACC should be made answerable to Parliament.
I am sure the government of the day will have much public traction if the two mentioned items are seriously contemplated.
