[lbo-talk] Henry Rollins - Live from Abu Ghraib!

[B.]

Henry Rollins is going to Iraq with the USO. Although
never as left-wing as Jello Biafra, Rollins (real
name: Henry Garfield) did sing a song for Black Flag,
"Police Story," that went: 'Understand it, we're
fighting a war we can't win / They hate us, we hate
them / We can't win.'

Though that 1980s song was about the 'war' between
punk rockers and the cops, it seems to sum up the
situation in Iraq now pretty well. I doubt he'll
perform that one for the troops, though.

B.

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Rollins Returns to Middle East

Thu May 13, 9:07 PM ET 
By John D. Luerssen 

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Iconic punk vocalist Henry
Rollins (news) will participate in a USO/Armed Forces
Entertainment tour of the Persian Gulf this month as
part of National Military Appreciation Month. 

The singer, author, actor and monologist, who traveled
to Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Qatar last
December as part of a meet-and-greet with troops, will
again offer a boost of encouragement to soldiers
stationed in the Gulf. 

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