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."
Teoh Beng Hock tragedy: How to get away with murder By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Malaysiakini : This coming from the Royal Malaysia Police, which has had no trouble
interviewing witnesses or compelling them to come forward and of course
claimed that the family of Beng Hock, the victim, was uncooperative.
The
attorney-general’s brief statement, unlike what the courts concluded,
that “the police investigations into Beng Hock’s death did not find
sufficient evidence to prove wrongdoing by any individuals”, is a rubber
stamp on the narratives that the state has been pushing for 15 years
and enables cretins to claim that there is no evidence, hence no crime.
As
reported in the press, the family’s lawyer wondered if this
investigation, which by the way in no way reflects the intent of the
court, was done merely as a formality or more accurately in the minds of
rational citizens a legal legerdemain to make it seem that the police
was complying with the ruling of the court.
Indeed,
by never investigating this crime as a murder, the state enables the
narratives that this was a suicide. By never investigating this crime as
a murder, the state denies the family justice by never acknowledging
the crime and gives credence to cretins who delight in claiming that
this was a suicide.
I often wonder how these “persons” live with
themselves? Are they going about their duties to the state and carrying
out whatever religious obligations as though they did nothing sinful? I
wonder what they think when they read in the press how Beng Hock’s
family is grimly pursuing justice for their murdered son.
Who was there that night?
For
instance, when Beng Hock’s sister Lee Lan said at the 2014 verdict:
“Now it is clear the court, in its final decision, says that the death
is caused by unlawful acts of a person or persons, including the MACC.
“His
death is not due to suicide. We want the IGP (inspector-general of
police) and AG (attorney-general) to reopen investigations into this
case and charge those responsible.” – I wonder if the perpetrators were
worried that the state would do something?
Were they fearful when
Pakatan Harapan took over with the DAP’s 40 MPs in tow, that they might
finally face a reckoning? Or were they secure that they got away with
homicide? Did they realise they were untouchable when it came to
justice?
And that’s the problem, right? The state security
apparatus obviously does not care what the courts rule. They certainly
do not care about being seen as mendacious or duplicitous or even
murderous, as the numerous deaths in custody demonstrate.
This
is what the prime minister said when he met with the family of Beng
Hock: “I have heard the grievances and several requests from the family.
I have been closely following this case for a long time and deeply
understand the sorrow and suffering of the family who have long been
fighting for justice for the deceased.
“I affirm the government’s
position that it agrees for the police to reopen the investigation into
the death of the late Beng Hock.”
You have to wonder, why the police had trouble finding witnesses when the key question
posed by the Court of Appeal verdict and articulated by Teoh Beng Hock
Association for Democratic Advancement (TBH-ADA) chairperson Ng Yap Hwa
was, “They want the police to shift their attention to the MACC officers
who were present at the Selangor office on the night Beng Hock died, as
these individuals are the most suspicious.”
This is not a
high-tech case. Indeed, this is not even a complicated case. Successive
governments have created this narrative that any investigation into the
death of Beng Hock is a complex, arduous process.
In fact, why
was the state security apparatus even harassing Beng Hock’s family about
his state of mind when the court had already ruled that the death was
caused by a person or persons unknown?
Indeed, if the police
followed the ruling, all they would have to do is investigate those
individuals who were there the night Beng Hock was murdered. But here is
the thing. Politicians are hoping that the passage of time dulls the
feelings of outrage. They want the rakyat to forget or, worse, believe
that this is a communal issue.
Lee Lan lamented that we seem to be
trapped in a BN-era rule and said, “The same MACC remains
unaccountable. The same police force refuses to investigate the MACC.
The same opaque conclusions are drawn, and the same murderers walk
free.”
This,
of course, is an indictment of this unity government, the brief Harapan
regime, the brief Perikatan Nasional regime, but more importantly, the
same political players who continue to enable the people who are
responsible for Beng Hock’s death.
Death of a DAPcomrade
TBH-ADA
said it “believes that DAP leaders should not hide behind the excuse of
cabinet collective responsibility without taking action”.
Two
minor DAP MPs have made noise, but the big guns in the party are silent
on the death of their comrade. Former party secretary-general Lim Guan
Eng, who used Beng Hock’s death as a political talking point for years,
is too busy squabbling with the current chief minister of Penang.
Meanwhile, the DAP’s big cheese would most probably remind everyone that
cool heads prevail or some such nonsense.
And this is the most
shocking part. All those MPs who in the past made use of the death of
Beng Hock have not said a word. Can you imagine the message this sends
to cretins like Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh and the rabid,
far-right, theocratic state-in-waiting?
In
fact, they would say, unlike them, the DAP does not even care about the
death of their comrade, much less someone from their community. Online
trolls rejoice in the fact that the non-Malays will continue supporting
DAP even though their political leaders do nothing.
Gerakan is on point when it reminds
everyone that DAP used this issue for years, but they are part of a
virulent Malay uber alles coalition, which, in terms of outcome, amounts
to the same as this coalition government.
But what is shocking
and unnerving is when a sister of a slain citizen said, “Under Anwar’s
‘Madani Malaysia’ slogan, will the government stand with the officials
who killed a civilian, or with the victim’s family seeking truth and
justice? The people are watching closely.”
But are the people
watching closely? It certainly does not seem that way. Here is a family
who believes that officials within the government murdered their son,
and this was confirmed by the courts. They commiserate with the prime
minister of this country, and what they get is no further action.
Imagine if this were your brother, father, or loved one. Could you move on?
Of
course this is about accountability and it is a two way street. We
cannot really blame political parties for not holding the state
accountable because we the rakyat do not hold political parties
accountable.