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Kris Kristofferson
The Anti-War Veteran

Houston, Chris
http://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/10/kris-kristofferson-the-anti-war-veteran/

Publisher:  CounterPunch
Date Written:  10/10/2024
Year Published:  2024  
Resource Type:  Article

American country musician Kris Kristofferson was a military veteran and anti-war activist. He continued his advocacy against the Gulf Wars and benefit concerts for Palestinian children despite the negative impacts that both had on his career.

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“They’re killing babies in the name of freedom,” was the opening line of his 1990 song Don’t Let the Bastards (Get You Down). As the fifth track on his album Third World Warrior, it was released just months before the United States launched the Gulf War. Lyrics in the song include, “we’ve been down that sorry road before…It’s too late to fool us anymore,” and, “it’s getting hard to listen to their lies.”

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