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Rumsfeld Planning 9-11 Party/Country Music Concert

HeadlineAug 11, 2005

For many, the upcoming September 11th anniversary will be a time for somber reflection. Apparently not for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. This week, he announced the Pentagon will hold a massive march and country music concert to mark the fourth anniversary of 9/11. Rumsfeld is calling the event the “America Supports You Freedom Walk.” The march will start at the Pentagon and end at the National Mall with a show by country star Clint Black. Black is the man behind the song “I Raq and Roll,” a song that conflates Saddam Hussein with “the devil” who attacked the United States on 9/11. One verse of the song goes, “We can’t ignore the devil, he’ll keep coming back for more … If they won’t show us their weapons, we might have to show them ours. It might be a smart bomb — they find stupid people, too. And if you stand with the likes of Saddam, one just might find you.” The announcement of this 9/11 celebration and concert outraged victim’s family groups and veterans organizations.

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