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."
From Malaysiakini Malay NGOs defend ex-judge, criticise Malaysiakini Vijay47: Going against the grain of the comments here, I must state that Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS) is right - Malaysiakini has
been remiss in the manner it reported on the forum where former Court
of Appeal judge Mohd Noor Abdullah gave a speech worthy of his expertise
as a former judge. Firstly, Malaysiakini had intruded into the forum and that immediately confirms that its coverage of the event would be inaccurate. Secondly,
having now the benefit of comparing the original article and the
present one based on the GPMS statement, anyone will see the many areas
where Malaysiakini strayed from the truth. I am disappointed in you, Malaysiakini,
for your poor journalistic standards, at least in this issue. Your
first report suggested that Mohd Noor's vision is only clouded by racist
tendencies. Reading the GPMS response, I can see the real Mohd Noor. Malaysiakini,
why were you so kind towards him in the first article? Why did you not
paint him in his true colours - that of a ranting dangerous lunatic out
to cause serious social upheavals? Bad dog, you, Malaysiakini. Dr No: GPMS does not deny that those sentences reported by Malaysiakini were uttered, right? It is effectively saying that there were other parts of the speech that was perhaps not so racist. So, if a whole speech consists of "racist" component and "non-racist" component, the whole speech is therefore not "racist"? Anonymous #44199885:
It is quite easy to resolve the controversy surrounding the ex-judge's
speech; simply release the full version of the speech for all to see and
judge. In any event, as to the ex-judge's question on the economic woes of the Malays, why does he not direct it at Umno? As
the dominant party in government they should have detailed answers on
why the Malays lag behind the other ethnic communities who pay taxes but
get almost nothing in return, and even vernacular schools are privately
funded. The only exception is equal access to healthcare at
government-run hospitals. Otherwise, non-bumiputeras have had to
work hard and smart to get by. Nothing is handed down to us. Bumiputeras
have significant advantages in securing places of learning,
scholarships, housing, discounts on home purchases even those in the
luxury category, government and government-linked company (GLC) jobs and
contracts. On what basis should there be a demand that non-bumiputeras should vote only for BN? CHKS: Give
us the full text, better still, a video recording of the full speech.
There are certain phrases and sentences that should be interpreted
within its proper context. But in the case of this ex-judge, it
is plain and obvious even in the absence of any known context because
there cannot be another meaning to what he said. Let's everyone re-read the few sentences that have been quoted verbatim by Malaysiakini and see whether it has a second meaning? Don't give excuses, please. The only way for you to refute this is if Malaysiakini did
write something and claimed they are your sentences when in fact you
did not utter those racist statements, in which case, it amounts to
slander. Did Malaysiakini slander you? Aries46:
Release the unabridged text in order to gauge the non-racist nature of
his speech. Mohd Noor in basing his speech on the constitution does not
automatically preclude it being racist or seditious. For
instance, his proposal to deny the PM's and MB's position to the
non-Malays is not a provision in the constitution thus rendering his
claim untenable. His foray into Malays Reserve land, Article 153 and his
crass comments on grabbing political power and Malays need to raise up
to protect these rights are provocative. The non-Malays have
little to do with these as it is Umno who holds power and the benefactor
of the NEP over the last 40 plus years. Even the 10 richest men
being non-Malays is a fallacy as there are many Malays whose wealth is
said to be unaccountable but anyway these elitists have little to do
with the reality on the ground where the average Malaysian slogs and
struggles to put food on the table and send the children to school. So
what is Mohd Noor's point? Mahashitla: If parts
of the speech were provocative and seditious in nature, which were
likely to pit one race against the other, then Mohd Noor should be held
accountable for sedition. GPMS shouldn't be using other claims of constructive criticisms to gloss over his seditious statements and blamed Malaysiakini for highlighting them. Najib has already pledge that he is a PM for all and will tackle racism and extremism in any form. Mohd
Noor is a learned person and holding high positions in public offices
and his speech has drawn much applause from the audience consisting
mainly Malays. Will he be gentleman enough to apologise to Najib and all
Malaysians for making such perverted views, which have caused anger to
rise on both sides. Mohd Noor is an ex-judge and I don't see why he should be defended by GPMS. Will he come out openly and deny what was said by Malaysiakini and that it was a spin. Otherwise he should follow Perkasa leader Zulkifli Noordin to issue an apology to the whole nation. It
is unbelievable that an ex-judge could have come out with such
perverted views, especially when Najib's plate was already filled with
the ill-advised Chinese tsunami comment, when in actual it was a
Malaysian tsunami. Trublumalaysian: The Malays
effectively control the rights to all the lands and all other natural
resources in this country. They control all government institutions,
GLCs and state-owned companies. The Malays dominate the lawmaking
process in Malaysia. The Malays control the decision-making
process in formulating the country's economy policies. The Malays own
the largest national assets and the Malays are given discounted shares
in the public-listed companies. The Malays have also been given
all kind of perks when it comes to buying properties, awarding of public
contracts, tertiary education opportunities, awarding of scholarships
and even getting a job in government departments. With all these
privileges and rights enjoyed by the Malays, you are saying that nothing
has been done enough to help the Malays to catch up with other races? Have
you ever thought of the fact that after 30 years of implementing the
New Economic Policy (NEP), why it has not achieved the desired results?
Three words - Umno, cronyism and nepotism. Bamboo: There's
no free lunch in this world. Everyone needs to work for their own keep.
Don't blame the uneven distribution of wealth on the Chinese. Blame it
on the nepotism and cronyism of BN.
During Confrontation with Indonesia in the 60s, we were then called MALAYSIAN of all races "Satu Bangsa, Satu Negara, Malaysia Berjaya" to defence our country. Now, peace time, this shitheads former Court of Appeal judge Mohd Noor Abdullah and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) pro-chancellor Abdul Rahman Arshad, have forgotten our sacrifice with our life in the front line. Bastards.
During Confrontation with Indonesia in the 60s, we were then called MALAYSIAN of all races "Satu Bangsa, Satu Negara, Malaysia Berjaya" to defence our country. Now, peace time, this shitheads former Court of Appeal judge Mohd Noor Abdullah and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) pro-chancellor Abdul Rahman Arshad, have forgotten our sacrifice with our life in the front line. Bastards.