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."
Madani government does Hadi’s work By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Malaysiakini : I refer to this dilemma as the Abdul Hadi Awang doctrine.
The Allah controversy, the Swatch raid and the formation of a special panel
within the religious bureaucracy to handle LGBT issues in the Muslim
community are foundational ideas of repression, censorship and
demonisation that would be fascist regimes the world over use to control
various diverse polities.
And this is just a continuation. Remember these sorts of activities litter the social and political landscapes of Malaysia.
Muda deputy president Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz wants Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to explain the Swatch raid and frets about the impact this will have on the economy.
My question is, why does anyone believe that this was done with the
knowledge of the home minister? Do not get me wrong, it very well could
have been the will of the home minister but it also could have been done
by agents of the deep Islamic state.
Now I understand that some
folks are sceptical if such a state within a state exists here in
Malaysia. The “deep Islamic state” is a result of the vast religious
bureaucracy, the doctrinal teachings of propaganda endeavours like the
Biro Tatanegara, the religious education system and foreign influence,
either through education or experience in foreign theatres of war.
What
we are talking about here are “travellers” who enjoy the support,
either knowingly or unknowingly, of the Malay/Muslim political apparatus
in this country, who believe they are setting the religious agenda, but
in reality, are being manipulated by fascist elements within the
bloated bureaucracy with agendas of their own.
The agenda of these
fellow travellers is to subvert the constitutional bedrock of this
country and turn this country into an “Islamic state”, even if it’s not
the agenda of the Malay bureaucracy, royalty, plutocrat class or
political brokers, whose definition of an "Islamic state" is relatively
benign, if compared to the forces who are using it.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
The real targets of the deep Islamic state are, of course, progressive Muslims who do not want a theocratic state.
Let
us not forget that the most successful states, and where the majority
polity is doing well because there is some accountability in these
secular-leaning states, or at least states where the theocracy has not
gotten its hooks into.
And the majority polity in these states
like this state of affairs and defend it at the ballot box. This is why
religious extremists want to dilute their votes even further.
Perhaps when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim congratulated Coldplay on coming to Malaysia, he opened his Islamic bona fides to criticism and this is one way to counteract that.
Or maybe this is the way how the deep Islamic state normalises the
subversion of democratic norms and instils fear in the general
non-Muslim populace.
Keep in mind we are always told that laws and
prohibitions governing Muslims will not affect non-Muslims, but what
this raid demonstrates is that any kind of business is open to sanctions
based on Muslim preoccupations.
Islamic doctrine
Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said as much when he banned gaming shops.
"I
am a Muslim and cannot gamble. Later in the hereafter, I will be asked
what I did on this issue, and if I did not do anything, I will be
punished (kena tibai). While I have the power, I should use
it,” he said at a press conference after he tabled the 2022 state budget
at the Kedah assembly in November last year.
Non-Muslims need to
pay attention to two particular points. The first point is that any sort
of governance is defined by his religion (I am a Muslim). The second
point is the use of power (while I have it) to ensure Islamic doctrine
applies to all.
Sanusi added: "When there are such premises, there
are such activities, and not only non-Muslims (are involved), so I hope
(this decision) can be understood as fairly as possible."
Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
So
what non-Muslims need to understand is this. The only Islamic narrative
in this country is that Muslim leaders will govern based on their
religious dogma and that as long as they have power they should use it
to enforce their religious dogma.
Saudara Anwar has demonstrated
that there really is no other religious narrative in this country. Which
is why this Madani government is doing Hadi’s work for him.
While
the PAS president blames the federal government for the failings of
Kelantan, what he does not confront, is the wanton deforestation and
other corporate malfeasance committed by a legion of GLC-type entities
operating within Kelantan, all dogma approved of course.
This has not only ruined the environment but made its populace seek work elsewhere, in more successfully run states.
But
what Hadi really wants is for Islamic first principles, or at least his
version of them, to seep into every state of this country. This way
overtly he is battling a supposedly massive federal bureaucracy but
covertly cavorting with operators from the deep Islamic state who are
sabotaging the democratic guard rails of this country.
This unity
government does not have to confront the Allah issues or wage war on the
LGBT community. All it has to do is control the narrative by focusing
on economic and social issues that plague the base that PN has
hoodwinked.
They could do this with propaganda state organs and a
determined effort to undermine at every opportunity operators within the
bureaucracy who have mala fide intentions towards secularism and
democracy.
However, the Madani government deliberately chooses not
to do this. Instead what they do is attempt to carry out a religious
con of their own.
But by doing this, what this government is really doing is Hadi’s work for him.
Anwar
is making it too easy for the theocratic forces in this country.
Whether this is by design or incompetence is cold comfort for anyone who
truly wants to save Malaysia.
