I Went To Iraq Because I Wanted To See What One Year Of Occupation Had Done To Iraqi Society, And I Went To The West Bank And Gaza Strip Because I Wanted To See What Three Generations Of Occupation Had Done To Palestinian Society. I Found A Lot More Hopelessness And Despair In Palestine.

-Michael Franti

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I Went To Iraq Because I Wanted

Michael Franti

I Went To Iraq Because I Wanted To See What One Year Of Occupation Had Done To Iraqi Society, And I Went To The West Bank And Gaza Strip Because I Wanted To See What Three Generations Of Occupation Had Done To Palestinian Society. I Found A Lot More Hopelessness And Despair In Palestine.

Topic

Years

Gaza Strip

Iraq

Playing On The Streets Of Iraq, Or In Israel Or The Gaza Strip, I'd Sing Angry Protest Songs Against War. People Would Say, 'make Us Clap, Make Us Dance, And Laugh And Sing.' It Really Made Me Think About The Importance Of Happy Music.

Song

War

Thinking