Buffy Saint Marie reads poem "The War Racket"

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Run time: 02:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fn9vT5LJ_Q   Posted on YouTube: March 21, 2008 By YouTube Member: GordonSturrock Views on YouTube: 2829   Posted on DU: November 23, 2010 By DU Member: whirlygigspin Views on DU: 399

 
Close the school of the assassins now!

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1. Awesome. nt

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2. A BIG K & R!

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3. can we find the lyrics? Nice.....nt

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4. Here they are:

The War Racket
c. Buffy Sainte-Marie
Ooo you’re slick – you investors in hate
You Saddams and you Bushes You Bin Ladens and snakes
You billionaire bullies You’re a globalized curse
You put war on the masses while you clean out the purse


And that’s how it’s done War after war
You old feudal parasites just sacrifice the poor
Got the cutting edge weapons but your scam’s still the same
as it’s been since the Romans: It’s the patriot game
It’s the war racket It’s the war racket


You twisters of language – Creeps of disguise
Your disinformation – Worms in your eyes
You Halloween robbers You privileged thieves
You profit on war: there’s less money in peace


That’s how it’s done time after time
Country after country and crime after crime
You pretend it’s religion and there’s no one to blame for
the dead and impoverished in the patriot
in the War Racket


We got the worlds greatest power and you team up with thugs
Make a fortune on weapon, destruction and drugs
But your Flags & boots & uniforms start to all look the same
when both sides are playing the patriot game.
It’s the War Racket


That’s how it’s done and you’ve got our sons
in the crosshairs of horror at the end of a gun
But your flags & boots & uniforms all turn to shame
when both sides are playing the patriot game


And war is never, never holy
It’s just a greedy men’s dream
And you 2-faced crusaders – Both sides are obscene.
War is NOT made by God: it IS made by men who
misdirect our attention while you thieves do your thing


And that’s how it’s done
About every 30 years
The rich fill their coffers
The poor fill with tears
The young fill the coffins
The old hang a wreath
The politicians get photographed with their names underneath.
It’s the patriot game It’s the war racket

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5. Love Buffy & have never had the chance to see her.

Thanks for posting. Underrated & underexposed, you guess it's her politics? My personal favorite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCWJYTCfjSg&feature=related