Attila the Stockbroker at The Adelphi - Thursday 15th July

Come see this sharp-tongued, high energy, social surrealist rebel poet and songwriter. His themes are topical, his words hard-hitting, his politics unashamedly radical, but Attila will make you roar with laughter as well as seethe with anger... - an antiwar benefit gig -

So there they are, in Baghdad, the brave saviours of the Iraqi people - or the ones they haven't carpet bombed for weeks using unopposed air power (soldiers) or indiscriminately bombed, shot, terrorised and brutalised (civilians). The occupiers let the Baghdad looters ransack the museums, the ancient library was allowed to burn down - the only building they occupied and made absolutely secure was the Oil Ministry. Wonder why?

Liberation? My arse. A hideous imperialist crusade. What have the Iraqi people gained from this? Their country has been destroyed - and having wrecked the country a few of Bush's corporate mates will be given lucrative contracts to rebuild it (golf courses and McDonalds top priority!) Of course it's good that Saddam is gone - if it wasn't for the US and UK governments' support he would have gone years ago. My heart goes out to the people of Iraq.

I watched Saddam's statue fall. Pulled down by an American armoured car. Admission £4 / £5 The New Adelphi De Grey Street Hull www.attilathestockbroker.com

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