From this day to the ending of the world,But we in it shall be remember’d; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile. Read it all here, your england must be good.......... 

Captain Ivan Lee with his brother, Steven in the USA

Rest & Recreation with Captain Ho in Mombasa

Somali Stalls

Captured Weapons

Major Len Olivero's Base

Overlooking University of Mogadishu

US Hovercraft

Ivan very gung ho with Major Juan Chow Huat

IFV

Zulfaqar, Bakar and Ivan all bored waiting

Ali Mahdi's gunmen in Somalia and adversary of Farah Aideed and Ivan asking for a seat in the Somali government

Paki Tank

Major Taufik (Ordnance) with Ivan

Bravo Company's IFV's

Somali Taxi

Airport our initial camp

Somebody's birthday (R to L) Major Len, Me, Ivan, Col Radzi, Lt Col Mukhtar, cannot remember the other two

Ivan's baptism with Rev Fr Mariarokiam

Overlooking a village

Len Olivero and the forever Adjutant at high noon waiting for a gunfight

Ivan (Softie)with Somali orphans

Patrolling for drunk officers, me

Preparing to go on patrol

Airport camp

Happy Hours with Macabee beers (Israeli) with the Green Berets

Ivan with my OC Major Christopher Joseph in a US Blackhawk helicopter

Visit By PTD

Hoover craft offloading M1A1 Abrams Tanks

My crew

Do the authorities, including the Pardons Board, really not understand the depth of public feeling and anger this man still evokes?

Don't we have more important things to deal with? The cost of living. Energy security. A volatile global economy. Migration and the Rohingya issue. Cross-border haze. Climate troubles.

These affect millions of Malaysians. And yet here we are again. Regurgitating Najib ad nauseam. Seriously. How many times must Malaysians revisit the same man?

Najib was convicted and sent to prison. His 12-year sentence was reduced to six years. His RM210 million fine to RM50 million.

Then came the house-arrest battle, and now, another pardon application.

On Sept 11, the Pardons Board deferred it but released 65 other prisoners. Then one week later, reports say the board may meet again on Sept 18 - today.

The official announcement did not explain why the application was deferred, or why the board might reconvene so quickly. So why does this one case appear to require such urgency?

More importantly, what is the principle behind this priority?

YellowZebra1419 : It's not a case of 'do they not know '; it's more 'they don't care'. The Elite will protect the Elite at ANY expense. As in reality, it doesn't matter. BN has just won two State elections while parading cardboard Najibs around and asking, 'What do we have to be ashamed of?' If the people won't hold them to account at the election box, what good are 'feelings'?

Koel : In Malaysia, steal milo to feed your starving children and you are a criminal. But steal 2.6 billion from your country as the titled PM and you get a "house arrest" in a lovely mansion after spending 4 years in detention while wearing your designer finery. What a pathetic state of affairs.

This is not just cultural; it's morally repugnant. The article "Status of Women in Islam" points out how women are often treated as second-class citizens, with their testimony in court being worth half that of a man's, and their inheritance rights being significantly less than men's. 

The article "Is the Bible Corrupted?" argues that the Bible has not been corrupted, supported by manuscript evidence and the Quran's own directive in Surah 5:47 to judge by what is in the Gospel. The Quran even acknowledges the Torah and the Gospel as divine revelations, yet many Muslims claim corruption without evidence. 

This is a clear contradiction. On the Trinity, the Quran's misunderstanding is evident. It accuses Christians of tritheism rather than understanding the Trinitarian doctrine, which is not three gods but one God in three persons. 

Lastly, the article questioning whether the Bible or Quran has been corrupted points out that the Quran itself suggests the Bible's authenticity at the time of Muhammad. If the Bible was corrupted, why does the Quran instruct to judge by it?

He argues that a peaceful resolution requires addressing the root causes of the conflict, condemns the continued bombing and killing in Gaza, and explains Malaysia's position on Hamas, Israel and Palestine. He is just winging that question on Zakir Naik, even after so many years. 

There is NO complication here. Only the WILL to carry out the extradition orders. Zakir Naik, is a conman and a criminal wanted even in a Muslim country like Bangaldesh for Bakery sl*ayings and Sree Lanka for Easter Bo*mbings.

The discussion also covers Quran 46:9, Muhammad’s uncertainty about what would happen to him, Quran 69:44–47 and the report about Muhammad’s final illness, Aisha’s age, Mary’s unique status in the Quran, Jesus as the Word and Spirit from Allah in Quran 4:171, and the preservation of the Quran under Uthman. Sam Shamoun, Jesus and Muhammad, Quran 3:55, Quran 4:158, Quran 4:171, Muhammad in the grave, Jesus with Allah, Quran debate, Christianity vs Islam, Christian Muslim debate, Sam Shamoun debate.

Sam Shamoun is a prominent Assyrian Christian apologist and debater who is well-known for his online discussions, sharp scriptural memory, and aggressive critiques. Assyrian activist calls government policy on returning ISIS fighters 'cruel joke'

Sam Shamoun was born in Kuwait in 1972 to Assyrian parents from Iraq.Moving to the U.S.: His family moved to Chicago as immigrants in 1974.Faith Journey: Though his family belonged to the Church of the East, he learned about Christianity from a young friend at age nine. He later drifted away into bodybuilding and substance use as a teen before returning strongly to Christian faith after studying the Quran and the Bible.Knowledge Base:

U Must Not Object

— Martin Luther King Jr

COMMENT | In 2022, after Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was acquitted of 40 charges relating to the foreign visa system (VLN) contract, he declared: “I had faith in the judiciary ‘since day one’.”

But when former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s SRC International case went through the appeals process, and with the Federal Court finally upholding his conviction and sentence, the tone changed.

Najib was convicted by the High Court on July 28, 2020. On Dec 8, 2021, a three-member Court of Appeal panel chaired by Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil unanimously upheld his conviction and sentence. The other judges were Has Zanah Mehat and Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera.

In August 2022, the Federal Court heard his final appeal. The five-judge bench was chaired by then-chief justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. The other members were chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim and senior judges P Nallini, Mary Lim Thiam Suan, and Zabidin Diah.

Headhunter : Like Attila the Hun, if someone can gather enough supporters, they can go on a rampage to plunder, and few will be able to stop them until somebody does.

drkam : Watching the UMNO AGM, I can’t help wondering what happened to our civic compass. ?‍♀️? Billions of public money misused, the country left with debts and interest to pay for years — yet some of the people responsible are still celebrated like heroes. ? 

Apparently, in Malaysia, the bigger the loss, the bigger the applause! ? The courts have spoken, but some politicians still seem to be practising selective memory. Surely the basic rule should be simple: If you do the crime, you do the time. 

And if you abuse public trust on a massive scale, your position shouldn’t be a VIP pass out of accountability. Otherwise, what are we teaching the next generation? Steal a chicken — prison. ? Lose billions — standing ovation. ??

But just as Italy tries to protect itself, Italians continue to be bombarded with a very different story about their past: mass migration and multiculturalism, they are told—particularly from the Islamic world—are part of the very essence of Italy, especially Sicily.

Consider one. The Islamic presence in Sicily was not inaugurated by refugees peacefully arriving with couscous recipes and irrigation techniques. It began with invasion, massacre, rape, and enslavement—in a word, jihad

Sicily, we are told, is the “Gates of Europe,” an island whose identity has always been shaped by foreigners: “immigration is not a footnote to Sicilian history; it’s part of the essence of an island shaped by outsiders.”

There is, however, one problem with this narrative: it treats jihadist conquests as mere episodes of “immigration.”

Thus, while discussing Mazara del Vallo, now home to Italy’s largest Arab community, the magazine asserts that modern Tunisian migration represents merely “the latest wave in a history of immigration from North Africa that goes back to the 9th century CE.”

And what sort of “immigration” occurred in the ninth century?

In National Geographic’s very next words, “a Tunisian-led army invaded Sicily, turning it into an Islamic emirate for the next 200 years.”

Read that again, in full context:

But this [modern Tunisian migration into Sicily] was just the latest wave in a history of immigration from North Africa that goes back to the 9th century CE, when a Tunisian-led army invaded Sicily, turning it into an Islamic emirate for the next 200 years. Mazara’s kasbah was built then, and it was later sacked by subsequent Christian rulers. Today, it’s been restored and is once again home to a majority Tunisian population.

An Islamic army invaded Sicily, brutally conquered its Christian inhabitants, and incorporated the island into the Islamic world—and this is now presented as an earlier “wave” in Sicily’s multicultural “history of immigration.”

Indeed, the only “bad guys” in this narrative are the “subsequent Christian rulers” who “sacked” Muslim-occupied Mazara. This wrong has apparently been righted as Mazara is “once again home to a majority Tunisian population.”

So now military conquests are being recast as “immigration.”

This semantic sleight of hand is significant, particularly because the article explicitly places this historical narrative alongside today’s migrant crisis. Modern Sicily, it notes, stands “at the vanguard of the modern European migrant crisis,” receiving migrants arriving from Africa. From there, the reader is taken on a tour of Muslim influences, Tunisian communities, mosques, couscous, Arabic words, and organizations assisting contemporary African migrants.

The message culminates in the words of a Sicilian guide: “In many places, people say, ‘You’re different — go away!’”

But Sicily, the guide continues, has another response: “You’re different. What can we learn from you?”

In other words, the past supplies a lesson for the present: Sicily was multicultural then; Sicily is multicultural now; and welcoming newcomers is simply an expression of Sicily’s authentic historical identity.

This interpretation is not confined to a travel magazine; academic and scholarly publications make the same claims. There is only one problem with this utopic picture of diversity meant to shape modern opinions on Muslim migration.

On 16 September 2026, the state Exco issued a statement claiming that an April 19 proclamation under Article 10 of the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 was valid, had been signed and sealed by the “legitimate” Undangs, and was completed when Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim (UMNO) signed it on 3 August. The statement further asserted that a parallel proclamation under Article 11 selecting Tuanku Nadzaruddin was likewise effective. Several UMNO and MCA Exco members circulated the announcement on social media.

Lawyers acting for Tuanku Muhriz and the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) have condemned the move in the strongest terms. They describe the Exco’s conduct as an unconstitutional attempt to undermine the ruler’s executive authority, tantamount to a coup d’état and an act of treason. They note that the announcement breaches interim High Court injunctive orders issued in June and have signalled intention to commence contempt proceedings.

Over the past three days, BoPiMaFo has examined the difference between the Malaysia that was promised and the Malaysia that was implemented.

We asked what actually happened to North Borneo in 1963.

We examined a Federal Court finding that at least one safeguard contained in the Inter-Governmental Committee arrangements was never implemented.

We examined security, development, constitutional finance, demographic change, indigenous political participation and the need for a new constitutional strategy.

Today we ask the larger question:

HAS THE TIME COME TO INTERNATIONALISE THE UNFINISHED CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS ARISING FROM THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF MALAYSIA?

BoPiMaFo believes the answer is yes. But internationalisation must be based on documents, law and evidence — not slogans.

MA63 IS ALREADY AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.

Hadi Bawang's Bromances

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang wants all colonial laws that Malaysia inherited to be abolished, especially those that stifle Islam.

Watch all of Siti Kassim's rebuttal to this extremist mullah

In his latest ponderings, Hadi indicated that this includes the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, better known as Act 355, which sets limits on the types of punishment that can be meted out for syariah offences.

The call appears to signal a policy shift for Hadi, from his last attempt to amend Act 355 to increase punishment limits, back to his original goal of removing limits in the first place.

mocking bird2021 : Just wonder whether the people of PAS understand what corruption is and the evils that corruption could cause to a nation or any organisation. Corruption by using money to win contract would simply mean that fair and just competition is eliminated. 

If one can win by giving under counter money, then there will be no incentive to improve their quality of services or superior in technicality in order to win in a tender. 

Corruption is the best weapon to ensure that a nation will overtime loss their competitiveness and will never improve themselves to ne technically superior in any competition. In some countries military positions could be purchased by money then there is no competition that selection is by merit. 

So you end up with stupid weak but rich General who may not know anything about fighting a war and can you depend on these corrupt General to defence the nation? The above are just examples of the evils of corruption. How about in education if professorship could be purchased by money can you imagine what kinds of graduates you get? 

And they might be the doctors treating you or your children or leaders in governments who will perpetuate such corrupt practices.

AyuhMy : Isn't corruption against !slam!c principles? How about working on that for a start? Malaysia is not an !slam!c country...period..! 

Malaysia is a multiracial, multi-religeous, multi-ethnic, multicultural, multi everything and a vibrant SECULAR nation. 

Do not curtail its progression with unprogressive ideas that impinge upon the non musl!ms rights (directly or indirectly) and the peoples freedom.

Read it all here......

Dei ka siong. Kalau sokong sangat najib tu suruh mca buat kutipan duit settle semua hutang negara akibat penyakauan najib dan geng2 umno bn dulu ye.... 

Senang senang kau orang sakau buat hutang yang kena bayar bertahun2 rakyat Malaysia yang tak salah.. 

So stupid of you la. Penyamun disanjung dan diangkat seolah wira. Ibu curi susu anak pun terima hukuman teruk tak dapat 50% diskaun hukuman ke, atau pengampunan.

An interesting explanation of a minor blip in the Cold War. Sukarno really botched the whole affair, all his military plans failed miserably and he managed to alienate many of his own people, leading to his fall from power. Here's an interesting fact, according to a history book I read during the Brunei Rebellion, when the rebels attempted to take over the Sultan's palace, the rebels were push back by the defenders.

The Sultan himself was involved with the fighting as he was armed with submachine gun and a shotgun. Furthermore, the rebels were outmatched when Britain send commandos to help put down the rebellion.

Here are details of the Indonesian activities in Malaysia.

Capture Indonesian Troops

Sixty years later, we can finally read the secret diplomatic cables that carried one warning: Malaysia might not survive Konfrontasi. Not because of soldiers on the border – but because of what was happening in diplomatic back channels across three continents. In this video, I walk you through the declassified diplomatic cables that reveal:

The secret warning that Malaysia was being “flattened by diplomatic steamroller”

How Britain quietly coordinated with India, Pakistan, and key African states to protect Malaysia

The October 1965 document that changed the direction of Konfrontasi

How Tunku Abdul Rahman carried the weight of a nation’s survival while the world’s diplomats argued over our future

You’ll see the actual documents, line by line – and how decisions in London, Cairo, New Delhi, Karachi and Algiers shaped whether Malaysia would live or die as a new state.

Chapters:

0:00 – The declassified documents hidden for 60 years

1:46 – “Malaysia was being flattened by diplomatic steamroller”

3:22 – Pakistan’s quiet rupture with Malaysia

5:45 – The Algiers conference and the battle over Malaysia’s legitimacy

7:45 – Britain’s four-point escape strategy from Konfrontasi

9:00 – Tunku Abdul Rahman and the burden of survival

 ✅ What it’s about:

A raw, honest memoir covering his 26 years of service — from 18-year-old recruit to Major:
 
- ✅ Jungle combat against the Communist Insurgency
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- ✅ UN peacekeeping in Somalia (1993–94) — intense, dangerous operations
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- ✅ The real core story: fighting a second, quieter, crueler war inside the army itself — systemic racial discrimination, bias, and blocked advancement for non-Malay officers. He writes: "Loyal to the flag — betrayed by the fabric." 

Ivan with me

 
⭐ Strengths:
 
1. Extremely rare perspective: One of very few books by an Indian-Malaysian military officer — gives a ground-level view of how race operates in institutions. 

Briefing the boys at Baidoa to move to Xudur, escorting the World Food Program

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2. Credible & well-documented: He was a serving officer, Ranger, mechanized infantry pioneer — his accounts of battles, Somalia, and military life are detailed and firsthand.

With the A Team of the 2nd Bn, 5th Special Forces Group

3. Bold & unflinching: Doesn’t sugarcoat — calls out exactly what he saw and lived through. Often described as "brutal, honest, unforgettable".
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4. Highly relevant: Directly connects to the same themes as The War Against Indians — marginalization, justice, belonging — but from inside the system.

We were the Champions

⚠️ Limitations:
 
1. It is his personal story: These are his experiences and claims — not an objective, researched history. Others may have different views.
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2. Focused & specific: Centered on his journey and his community’s struggles — not a broad survey of all races or all institutions.
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3. Provocative title: "Exigent Circumstances" means extreme situations where rules get bent — here it refers to both war and the unfair conditions he had to survive. 

The War Against Indians 150 Years Of Betrayal, Suppression & Injustice in Malaya & Malaysia By Suthan Mookaiah

📊 Comparison with The War Against Indians:
 
The War Against Indians → Broad, community-wide: looks at laws, policies, history, and society overall. Exigent Circumstances → Deep, personal: one man’s life inside the military — proof from within that systemic bias exists.
 
Together they make a powerful pair: one shows the big picture, the other shows what it feels like to live it.
 
✅ My verdict:
 
Highly recommended — especially if you read The War Against Indians. It’s a brave, important book that forces you to look at uncomfortable truths about Malaysia. Read it as one vital perspective — not the whole truth — and compare with other sources. 

With my snipers as the Sniper Employment Officer

Maj Gen Toh — a highly respected, senior Malaysian military officer — writes from inside the same system, so his words carry immense weight. He doesn’t just praise the book; he validates that what Maj Swami describes is real and matters.
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2. Balanced & dignified
He does not take sides or shout. Instead he frames the story as: “A soldier’s duty vs. the hard realities of the system” — acknowledges the loyalty, courage and sacrifice, while also gently confirming that unfairness and bias did exist. Very much in line with your own views — fair, neutral, yet deeply supportive.
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3. Deep & thoughtful
He connects Swami’s personal struggle to larger questions: What does it mean to serve your country? What happens when the system itself fails the people who defend it. He calls this book “a necessary mirror” — exactly right.
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4. Short but powerful
No fluff. Every paragraph counts. It sets the tone perfectly: honest, brave, and important.
 
⚠️ Minor limitation:
 
As a senior officer, he naturally speaks with care and diplomacy — he confirms the problems exist, but does not name names or go into details. That’s exactly what you’d expect — and it actually makes his endorsement more credible, not less.
 
📊 How it compares:
 
- The Foreword = The stamp of authority — “This is true, this matters, you should read it.”
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- The Book itself = The raw evidence — “Here is exactly what happened to me.”
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- Together = One of the strongest pairings you’ll find in Malaysian writing — a soldier’s story + a General’s confirmation.