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."
Is anybody listening to Ayob Khan? By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, December 11, 2023
Malaysiakini : When the top brass of any organisation in the state security apparatus feels compelled to speak out publicly, citizens of the country should take notice. Organised crime and the police are unfortunately not mutually exclusive.
Political, bureaucratic dimension
I
get that some folks are scratching their heads as to why those officers
found to be in collusion with criminal elements would be transferred
and denied promotions instead of being charged.
As Shuhaily
warned, it is because there is a political and bureaucratic dimension to
this issue and in most cases, the only punitive options are the ones
presented by the CID chief.
If you think all this is bad, never
forget about the mass graves of Wang Kelian. Keep in mind that Special
Branch reports highlighted in the press claimed that 80 percent of law enforcement and security officers at Malaysian borders are corrupt.
"The
enemy we have to fight is one that operates as an institution. We are
dealing with institutionalised corruption so deeply entrenched that
expecting internal discipline is like asking the chief crook to rat out
on his runners," a Special Branch officer had said.
And what did
then home minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi do when 12 police personnel were
detained for their role in the mass graves of Wang Kelian? Well, Zahid
said that there was no evidence and released them.
To
understand the political dimensions the state security apparatus
operates in, all we have to do is refer to the interview former IGP
Abdul Hamid Bador gave Malaysiakini and the “our boy” fiasco instigated by the current opposition chief and former home minister Hamzah Zainudin.
Then home minister Hamzah Zainudin (left) and then IGP Abdul Hamid Bador in 2020
Keep in mind that it was Hamid who made allegations against the then home minister regarding the “our boy” recording and, not to mention the cartel, which he claimed he had under control but in reality brought him down.
Hamid
accusing Hamzah of political interference was merely the cherry on the
manure cake as far as the former IGP’s accusations that he was being
targeted by a cartel whose aim was to take him down.
The fact that
he was replaced demonstrates that, unlike IGPs of the past who
jealously guarded their position with the aid of political backers, it
is obvious that for whatever reasons, Hamid did not have this safety
net.
Who knows how the situation will play out now? The irony of
course is that everything Ayob Khan said in that presser is everything
that has been chronicled in the press for the past decades. Nobody
listened then and I doubt anyone is listening now.
