Difference between revisions of "The Terrorist in Chief"
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|title=The Terrorist in Chief | |title=The Terrorist in Chief | ||
− | |subjects=9-11,War on terror | + | |subjects=9-11, War on terror, Barack Obama |
− | |text=David Rovics' ode to US President | + | |authors=David Rovics |
+ | |text=David Rovics' ode to US President Barack Obama. Deconstructing the Orwellian Newspeak of the 'War on Terror' | ||
+ | |subtext=Full lyrics on video page | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
===Terrorist In Chief=== | ===Terrorist In Chief=== | ||
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− | | <poem>It's September 11th and Obama gave a speech | + | | <poem>It's [[September 11th]] and [[Barack Obama|Obama]] gave a speech |
− | On the War on Terror and its mighty reach | + | On the [[War on Terror]] and its mighty reach |
The arm of the law is long and victory will be ours | The arm of the law is long and victory will be ours | ||
As long as we cooperate with certain powers | As long as we cooperate with certain powers | ||
Such as the ones who funded the Islamic State | Such as the ones who funded the Islamic State | ||
− | The | + | The [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]]s are our allies, of this there's no debate |
The misogynist king will bring us some relief | The misogynist king will bring us some relief | ||
From the Caliphate – so said the Terrorist-In-Chief | From the Caliphate – so said the Terrorist-In-Chief | ||
It's September 11th, listen to the man | It's September 11th, listen to the man | ||
− | Talk about successes in Afghanistan | + | Talk about successes in [[Afghanistan]] |
Still the world's poorest country, still beneath the yoke | Still the world's poorest country, still beneath the yoke | ||
Of the very terrorists whose back he claimed we broke | Of the very terrorists whose back he claimed we broke | ||
− | Now we're at war with IS in Syria and Iraq | + | Now we're at war with IS in [[Syria]] and [[Iraq]] |
Though we can't support the main army that's fighting back | Though we can't support the main army that's fighting back | ||
They're terrorists too, though with a secular belief | They're terrorists too, though with a secular belief |
Revision as of 13:13, 12 September 2014
Lyrics
Terrorist In Chief
It's September 11th and Obama gave a speech |
It's September 11th and there's someone on the screen |