The Pentagon, as seen from an airplane over Washington, D.C., on February 19, 2020.Xinhua / Liu Jie via Getty Images By William I. Robinson, Originally published on Truthout April 24, 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked fierce political debate on the geopolitical consequences of the conflict. But less
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Death By Trolley: Credit to Lupe Fiasco for Obama Criticisms
Praise to rapper Lupe Fiasco, who let loose on President Barack Obama during an invited appearance at a Washington DC pre-inauguration celebration yesterday. As per Australian website News.Com.Au, Fiasco spoke against war for 30 minutes, with some criticism directed specifically at the President. Later, in a song, he rapped “Limbaugh
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: “The End of the War Years” by The Fallout from the…
“The End of the War Years” by The Fallout
from the album Dismantlement (Insurgence Records, 2007)
We hold our breath and we wait
for some for some good news to hear.
A scrap of faith in which to believe,
but all we get are reasons to fear.
Our son…
The Ranting Canadian: Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq…
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2008.
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: "The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day" – by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012
“The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day” – by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012: Excerpts:
The greatest trouble with Harper’s Conservatives using Remembrance Day to construct an image of Canada as one of history’…
The Ranting Canadian: This Youtube link is “War in the East”, a dub…
This Youtube link is “War in the East”, a dub reggae-influenced song by Canadian punk band D.O.A.
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I wear a poppy and commemorate Remembrance Day…
The Ranting Canadian: “Wasted Life” by Stiff Little Fingers This song was…
“Wasted Life” by Stiff Little Fingers
This song was specifically written about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but many of the lyrics apply to almost every military conflict in the entire history of the world, including those still happening.
War…
The Ranting Canadian: No more war but class war. Honour the fallen on Remembrance Day,…
No more war but class war.
Honour the fallen on Remembrance Day, but also curse the politicians, businessmen and monarchs who sent them to kill and die in conflicts that, for the most part, have been pointless and unnecessary. War is hell, and those wh…