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."
"You cannot impose GST on the 52 percent majority (of those who voted for Pakatan) because you are a minority (government),"
Sunday, May 19, 2013
From Malaysiakini by Susan Loone Despite police warning
that the rally was illegal, thousands turned up for a Pakatan Rakyat
state government sponsored ‘thanksgiving' event at the Esplanade in
Penang last night. The crowd, mostly youths sporting black
T-shirts armed with plastic vuvuzela horns, appeared to hold fast to the
spirit of Blackout 505, Pakatan's clarion call against alleged election
fraud and vote buying in the May 5 general elections. "In most
countries if such incidents of fraud happen, there would have been
massive civil strike," said Pakatan leader Anwar Ibrahim, the last
speaker for the night. "Prime Minister Najib Razak should thank
Pakatan for maintaining peace and calm in all our protests," said the
former deputy prime minister. "In all states, from Penang to Perak, Johor, Negeri Sembilanand Pahang, we held peaceful rallies yet Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi say these were illegal," he lamented. "I want to tell them, they can try to declare our rallies illegal but
they can never stop people's power because the people's voice is mighty
(suara rakyat suara keramat)," he shouted to loud applause from the
crowd. Anwar said it was impossible to accept the results of the general elections when there were close to 30 seats in doubt, while BN retained Putrajaya although it managed to obtain only 48 percent of the popular vote. "They asked us to accept the cheating and the robbery? Your car or home
is stolen from you and they tell you to accept the reality? Reality, my
foot!" he exclaimed. A celebrity's welcome When he arrived at 9.40pm, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was given a
celebrity's welcome, with loud cheers from the crowd, many of whom also
blared their vuvuzelas repeatedly. Lim estimated the crowd size to be about 60,000. Lim
then condemned the proposed implementation of the goods and services
tax (GST), saying Pakatan would go all out in Parliament to fight the
new tax. "You give people RM500 BR1M money, and you want to get
back millions by implementing the GST?" queried the DAP
secretary-general. "We will not accept this, we will go all out and fight it. "You cannot impose this tax on the 52 percent majority (of those who voted for Pakatan) because you are aminority (government)," Lim chided. He was referring to a statement
by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala who said the
new tax can guarantee additional revenue of RM20 billion to RM27 billion
for the government. "I know BN has no more money, so what you
have to do is stop being corrupt. Why not let us be the government and
we will show you good governance," he boasted, drawing loud cheers of
approval from the Pakatan supporters.
During his speech, DAP
national chairman Karpal Singh spoke about the right to assemble, while
commending the crowd for being courageous enough to attend the rally
despite the threat that the event was "illegal". "Let me warn
the police this is not an illegal assembly but a gathering of citizens
who want to express their concerns at the general elections results,"
said the Bukit Gelugor MP. The event ended at midnight, and with
the police stationed at strategic locations leading to the Esplanade,
no untoward incident or traffic congestion happened. Meanwhile, Zahid gave Pakatan fodder to condemn Najib's new cabinet with his maiden articlein Utusan Malaysia as home minister on Thursday although he deniedbeing a "racist", arguing that his comments were merely "practical". Deputy
Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said Zahid should be arrested and jailed
for his "seditious" statement telling those who do not accept the
results of the general elections to leave the country. The crowd blew their vuvuzelas wildly in approval to Ramasamy's suggestion.. "But is Najib brave enough to do this? No, he is a coward," added the Prai assemblyperson.
