Henry Rollins is one of the biggest anti-war campaigners in America, nay the world. I have heard Henry say that soldiers, are some of his biggest heros...but he is against the imperialistic ideals of the united States and Dubya and his allies. Obviously, he has admiration for the troops as he thinks they are there doing a job when really his country has real no business being there in the first place.
As for why he's signing missles...maybe thats something you should ask him. I'm sure theres a reason for it. Henry is a very intelligent man and he doesn't go out and do things to make a statement without having some sort of concrete reason to justify what and why he does it. Don't try and tell me there are members of the armed forces over there that may be morally opposed, even in the slightest, to the work they are doing there.
Henry was actually reported to the Australian authorities in January for reading a book about Jihad on the plane from Auckland, New Zealand to Brisbane while on tour with Big day out...by the guy in the seat next to him no less.
Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=88350
Rollins reported for reading Muslim book
Thursday Feb 23 14:25 AEDT
American hard rocker and political activist Henry Rollins says a fellow passenger on his flight out of Auckland reported him to Australian anti-terrorism authorities for reading a scholarly work on the rise of militant Islam.
Rollins, who flew to Melbourne soon after performing at Auckland's Big Day Out on January 20, described the experience in a blog he runs on his own website, henryrollins.com.
Rollins wrote that he received a letter from an Australian government worker informing him that the passenger sitting next to him during the flight reported him to a national security hotline.
The book, Jihad: The Rise Of Militant Islam In Central Asia, by Ahmed Rashid, a New York Times columnist, was published by the Yale University Press.
It canvasses how extreme poverty and religious suppression in the areas surrounding Afghanistan has created a breeding ground for militant Islam.
Rollins wrote that while touring the series of Big Day Out shows across Australia, he was told by a "nice woman" who worked "in one of those government areas that deals with anti-terrorism matters" that he had been dobbed in.
He said the official told him that though her department did good work, it also received a lot of letters "submitted by lunatics".
"Please tell your government and everyone in your office to go fuck themselves," Rollins replied.
"Tell them twice. If your boss is looking for something to do, you can tell him I suggest he go fuck himself. Baghdad's safer than my hometown and your PM is a sissy."
The thing that grates me about my country's involvement in the war on terror is that theres been this sense of xenophobia and panic and this is a prime example of it!
it isn't a crime to exercie your mind and express your opinion.
I admire Henry Rollins as a person and for his intelligence. What happened won't stop Henry coming back to Oz cos he loves it so much bt he is a strong person and he wants his views to be heard, even though they may not be respected.
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