David Rovics
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Strike a Blow Against the Empire Strike a Blow Against the Empire
Silence is the voice of complicity, that’s the point. If you know what’s going on and you’re just sitting by and trying not to do harm, that’s not good enough. What have you done? What will you do? They’re killing your family.
Song for Ana Belen Montes Song for Ana Belen Montes
She was committed to a higher law, committed to fighting US terrorism.
Hiroshima Hiroshima
And the nuclear weapons research in Oak Ridge, Tennessee continues right now, every day.
The Key The Key
Sami Al-Arian is currently being held in solitary confinement in the US for the crime of being an outspoken Palestinian. This song is for his grandmother.
The Next Attack The Next Attack
“The next attack is coming.” This is a headline I saw in some tabloid in Europe. I am pretty sure the article did not get into the reasons that I list as to why the next attack is coming, but it was a good headline.
Hang a Flag in the Window Hang a Flag in the Window
US foreign and domestic policy is a hotbed of contradictions. Many of the lines in this song came directly from the mouth of the president-select himself.
Drink of the Death Squads Drink of the Death Squads
Something like half of the union organizers that are killed in the world each year are Colombian. Colombia is also the biggest recipient of military aid in the hemisphere. This, of course, is a coincidence.
The Village Where Nothing Happend The Village Where Nothing Happend
Based on an article by Richard Lloyd Parry that originally appeared in the Independent (UK).
Jenin Jenin
Want to understand the non-state terrorists? Go see the bulldozed, occupied city of Jenin.
Good Kurds, Bad Kurds Good Kurds, Bad Kurds
I wrote this after watching a documentary of the same name. There may not be a more glaring example of the contradictions in US foreign policy than our policy towards the Kurdish nation.
Song for Basra Song for Basra
This is one of the two songs on the CD that also appears on Living In These Times. It’s about the second city of Iraq, the most bombed city in one of the most bombed countries in the history of the world.
I Have Seen the Enemy I Have Seen the Enemy
Any relation to any politicians, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
One Night in Greece One Night in Greece
I heard this story from a friend in Brighton, England. Believe it or not, no dates or names have been changed.
The Pirate Radio Song The Pirate Radio Song
Dedicated to the good people seizing the airwaves throughout the US and the world, but it especially goes out to the folks at Free Radio Santa Cruz.
Ballad of a Cluster Bomb Ballad of a Cluster Bomb
A song from the perspective of a piece of unexploded ordinance. Based on a story I read from Bosnia.
Mi Amor Mi Amor
I need to learn Spanish. But in the meantime, I have gotten so much from translations of the poetry and lyrics of Pablo Neruda and Silvio Rodriguez. This song is about a revolutionary Latina sparrow.
