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cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing.

special thanks to susanhu for yesterday’s front page play

images and poem below the fold

Iraqi Shi’ites walk on the rubble of the damaged al-Hadi Shi’ite shrine, the Golden Mosque, in the town of Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad February 22, 2006. A dawn bomb attack wrecked a major Shi’ite Muslim shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, sparking protests, some of them violent, and forcing an urgent government appeal to avoid sectarian reprisals.
REUTERS/Stringer


Angry Iraqi Shiites demonstrate in Baghdad’s poor neighborhood of Sadr City to protest against the bombing of the holy shrine of al-Hadi in the Iraqi northern city of Samarra. A bomb attack destroyed the dome of one of the world’s holiest Shiite shrines, prompting reprisal attacks against 27 Sunni mosques in Baghdad that left six people dead
(AFP/Sabah Arar)


An Iraqi Shi’ite woman reacts during a protest outside the Kazemiya mosque in Baghdad February 22, 2006. A dawn bomb attack wrecked a major Shi’ite Muslim shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, sparking protests, some of them violent, and forcing an urgent government appeal to avoid sectarian reprisals.
REUTERS/Namir Noor-Eldeen


An Iraqi grieves while holding the bars of a truck that carries cofins during the funeral procession for victims of the previous days explosion in Baghdad, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006. A car bomb exploded Tuesday at an outdoor market in a Shiite area of southwestern Baghdad, killing 22 people and injuring 28, police said. It appeared to be the deadliest car bombing against civilians in the capital in weeks.
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Killing in the Name
written/performed by Rage Against the Machine

Killing in the name of!
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Huh!

Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya
Well now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Uggh!

Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya, now you’re under control (7 times)
And now you do what they told ya, now you’re under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you’re under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you’re under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you’re under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you’re under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you’re under control
And now you do what they told ya!

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
Come on!

Yeah! Come on!

Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
Uggh!

note: I generally don’t try to explain my choice of image or text, and I certainly don’t want to over-explain. Still, looking at RATM lyrics as static print on the page instead of hearing them at high volume and in full fury makes me think that some comment might help inform you regarding my choice of them today.

My decisions on what to include for pretty much every diary in this series are spontaneous, and based on my feelings and reactions at the time that I sit down to put them together. The relationship between image and text is never intended to be a literal one, as in “I’m using this poem to explain that picture,” or vice versa.

The links between the two are also as personal as they are incomplete and ephemeral, so whatever I see or feel is not intended to be the model or standard for however you choose to react.

The song was simply one of the first sounds I heard in my head when I learned of the bombing of the Shi’ite shrine in Samarra, and started looking at the wire service images of the damage and the angry crowds.  That’s about as much of an explanation as I can offer.

I also can’t explain what the members of Rage – Zack De La Rocha (Vocals), Brad Wilk (Drums), Tom Morello (Guitars), and Tim Commerford (Bass) – had in mind when they wrote, recorded, or performed the song. This diary is just my experience of this event for this moment. Thanks.

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