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

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Mon May 17 18:18:54 PDT 2004


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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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040514/music_nm/music_rollins_dc_1

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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