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Podcast: 4PR - Voice of the People
Episode: Dermot sings for Julian
Description: Dermot Dorgan traces the history of shooting the messenger in this original ballad at Bunyapa Park in West End on 23 Oct 2021 at a rally opposing the extradition of Julian Assange from the UK to the US.
Dermot’s song for Julian
Two years have gone by since that murder when killing the messenger made its debut.
Now that we're civilized, wise and intelligent,
So surely such practices now are taboo.
But you talk to Julian Assange and he'll tell you
Or ask Chelsea Manning if this is the case
Or Bernard Collaery and his named suppressed clients
you'll find that su...