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The war against us allThis war in Iraq isn't the endIts' the beginning of wars to come, all around the worldAt the whim of the neo-cons in the White HouseThis is the Bush doctrine come to lifeWar, war, and more warWar brought to you by the big corporate masters who run this showThis isn't just a war on Iraqis or Afghanis, or even Arabs or MuslimsIt is ultimately a war on us allThat's because the billions and billions of dollarsThat are being spent on this war:The cost of tanks, rocketry, bulletsAnd, yes, even salaries for the 125,000-plus troopsIs money that will never be spent on education, on healthcareOn the reconstruction of crumbling public housingOr to train and place the millions of workersWho have lost manufacturing jobs in the past three years aloneThe war in Iraq is, in realityA war against the nation's workers and the poorWho are getting less and lessWhile the big defense industries are making a killingLiterally SongtexteWhat's next?Iran, Syria, North Korea, Venezuala?We've already seen the corporate mediaPlay megaphone to the White HouseTo build and promote a warBased on liesWar is utilized by the imperialistFirst, and foremost to crush internal enemiesWe're seeing the truth of this insight When we see the sad state of American education,The rush of seniors to buy affordable medications from the CanadiansBecause American drugs are just too expensiveThe threatened privatization of Social SecurityAnd the wave of oppression that comesWith an increasingly militarized policeThis is a war on all of usAnd the struggle against war is reallyA struggle for a better lifeFor the millions of folks who are in need hereIn this countryTo fight against the war is really to fight for your own interestsNot the false interests of the defense industriesOr the corporate media, or the White HouseDown with wars for empireFrom death row, This is Mumia abu-Jamal Aus Songtexte Mania