So that we never forget the sad case of Jose Padilla - ANY MICK'LL DO

[derby378]

I am still livid over the circumstances under which Jose Padilla was tried and convicted. Regardless of whatever crimes he may or may not have committed, the American justice system failed him by allowing men of evil intent to isolate him for two years and torture him until his sanity was perforated.

So, in memory of all who have been wrongfully convicted, a little song by Scottish musician Brain MacNeill:

Gerry Conlon stood before the jury
Before the judge in his gown and his wig
And the whole damn country was sure he was guilty
Even though the evidence was rigged
And when it all came out, it was the old familiar shout
He'll be guilty of something, sure as hell
What's a Paddy more or less - and anyway, he confessed
Stick him down in his cell, and his father as well
'Cause
Any Mick'll do, any black, any Jew
Any poor wee soul who's not like you
They're down from the trees and they're up from the bogs
They come round here and they steal your jobs
They're all the bloody same, just not the same as you
And when a scapegoat's what you need - any Mick'll do

They told Annie Maguire she was a bomber
She heard every expert witness testify
That they'd found traces of gelignite upon her hands
And British justice would not be denied
And when they found they were wrong, it was the same old song
She's a danger to us all if she's free
With every day that goes by, we're more committed to the lie
So just leave her be and throw away the key
'Cause
Any Mick'll do, any black, any Jew
Any poor wee bugger who's not like you
They're down from the trees and they're up from the bogs
They come round here and they steal your jobs
They're all the bloody same, just not the same as you
And when a scapegoat's what you need - any Mick'll do

I hate every Jew who kicks a Palestinian
And every Nazi who ever kicked a Jew
I hate every stupid bigoted opinion
And if you don't hate them too, then I hate you
But what I hate most of all is the sheer damned gall
Of a system that never thinks twice
About furthering a grudge with a jury and a judge
And when they're loading the dice - tell me, who pays the price?
'Cause
Any Mick'll do, any black, any Jew
Any poor wee soul who's not like you
They're down from the trees and they're up from the bogs
They come round here and they steal your jobs
They're all the bloody same, just not the same as you
And when a scapegoat's what you need - any Mick'll do

Ah, any Mick'll do
Any black, any Jew
Any Pakistani who's not too blue

Ah, any Mick'll do, any black, any Jew
Any poor wee soul who's not like you
They're down from the trees and they're up from the bogs
They come round here and they steal your jobs
They're all the bloody same, just not the same as you
And when a scapegoat's what you need - any Mick'll do

[Richard Steele]

1. K&R

[derby378]

2. Thank you...

:hug:

[TomInTib]

3. And they tossed Annie Maguire into a Men's prison.

Fuck the Bitch Queen Elizabeth.

KnR

edited to add:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1602976&mesg_id=1602976

[PDJane]

4. Kicked! (and recommended)

And I'd like to copy the words.......

[derby378]

5. Glad you appreciated it....

:hi:

[bleever]

6. As long as we catch some suspects (and they wouldn't be suspects

if they weren't guilty, as Reagan AG Edwin Meese said), why quibble over whether they're the right ones, as long as the books balance?



Never forget that most people in Abu Ghraib when the abuses happened were innocent people apprehended in mass round ups.

K&R.

[derby378]

7. One more kick for the Sunday morning bunch