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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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Theyre killing babies in the name of freedom, was the opening line of his 1990 song Dont 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, weve been down that sorry road before
Its too late to fool us anymore, and, its getting hard to listen to their lies.
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