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Ollie North led the supply effort for the US backed Contra army in Nicarauga in the 1980's.. thousands of innocent civilians were killed, including thousands of children..
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Davy Shannon is a prolific songwriter, originally from Spotsylvania, Virginia, now living in northeastern Maryland.. This site contains a number of original com
.. I was raised in Virginia (Spotsylvania County) and now live in Maryland near the Delaware line. ".. later I played with a Maryland group called "Genesis" (not the English group) and our lead singer and my roomate was Rick Roberts who later went on to find success with .. doing a range of genre.. rock, country, and Celtic/Irish.. I played with a Spanish folk mass group for a while which was an interesting experience.. Muy Interesante :) .. We do a wide range of material from Irish to country, bluegrass, rock, some blues, a spice of variety and we can do kids' shows too..
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Alternative • Other Alternative
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Peak #245
Peak in subgenre #54
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davy shannon
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davy shannon
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December 07, 2006
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The US backed Contra Army conducted a war of terrorism against the people of Nicarugua in the 1980's.. attacking mainly undefended villages, clinics, schools, farm co-operatives and similar targets, thousands of innocents were killed.. including thousands of children.. this song is dedicated to them.. The Contras also brought planeloads of cocaine into the United States, as documented by former DEA agent Celerino Castillo.. Please check out the website Powderburns Opening statement in song by Col. Phillip Roettinger, USMC retired.. Foto on this page of makeshift mortuary with bodies of children killed in a Contra raid on a farming co-operative.. Fotos and names of children killed by Contras courtesy of Witness For Peace and The Central American Historical Society.. The cries of children courtesy of Frontline.. they are actual Nicaruagan children crying in clinics after being wounded in Contra attacks
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OLLIE’S KIDS I saw Ollie on TV today And I listened to what he had to say He spoke of concern for his daughter and family I saw Ollie on TV today He said we should help his Contras They’re fighting in Nicaragua Against Sandanistas Ollie said were Reds I tried to understand what he said It was called low intensity warfoare Attack small targets -resupply by air I read of the villages Contras burned down Clinics destroyed, teachers shot to the ground In a book I saw children’s pictures They were killed by Ollie’s contras Their still lifeless bodies, sometimes parents too I don’t understand what Ollies trying to do ?Donde esta mi hijo? ?Mi hija? ?Donde esta hermanita? ?Hermanita? ?Donde esta mi padre? ?Mi Madre? ?Por que matan los ninitos? Where’s my son? My daughter? Where’s little sister? Little brother? Where’s Daddy? Where’s Mommy? Why do they kill the little children? ** I saw Ollie on TV today Praising his Contras as being so brave But what of children? Whose freedom would he save? Ollie’s kids are in Nicaragan graves **Spoken text of children's names "The Contra Army, supported by the Reagan and Bush administrations, has killed thousands of civilians in Nicarugua, including many children.. In the 1980's contra attack on El Dedro killed Ester Lambi, she was 7 years old.. Also killed there were Antonio Chavrilla 2 years old and Erman Herrara - one year old.. Contra attack on the village of Aguas Calientes killed Jose Gavina, 6 years old; Abel Gonzales 3 years old and Noel Blandon - 1 year old.. In Yebabuena Contras killed Carmela Centano 5 years old.. Contra attack at Rio Blanco killed Mira Munoz, 5 years old, and also killed her mother.. Contra attack at San Jose de Bocay killed Jose Picardo, 3 years old and also killed his mother Elva Maria who was 20 years old and 5 months pregnant.. Also killed there were Felix Castro, 4 years old and Maria Novoa, 12 years old.. the contras then kidnapped 6 women and 14 children.. In El Cua Ema Herrara, 10 years old was killed and the community health center burned down by the contras.. Contra attack on the cooperative of Boaco killed Guillermo Hernandez, 6 years old, and also killed his mother and father.. A truck ambush on public transportation near the town of Yali killed Juan Flores, 14 and Naomi Meja, 14 months old.. Others killed by the Contras include Inecito Solano, 3 years old; Roberto Lopez, 3 years old; Juan Icalbazeta, 6 years old and his sister Yanexasa, 2 years old; Jose Mate, 12 years old; Candida diaz, 16; Alejandro Guerra, 14; Pablo Diaz, 13; Nelson Hernandez, 13; (the list goes on and on)"
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