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DKhader Adnan grew up near Jenin City You could Bmsay he was a product of his time Ever Emsince he was a kid he’d get arrested Though Ghe was never charged with any Acrime DSpending half his life in prison A life lived Bmlike so many of his friends EmArbitrary and indefinite detention Never Gknowing if your jail time would Aend
Khader DAdnan was arrested last December BmAgain he wasn’t told the reason why He was Emshackled, he was beaten, he was tortured GThere beneath the Middle Eastern Asky DPerhaps there was a moment when he realized That right Bmthen, with his body, he’d say no But from Emthen on he refused to eat another meal
Like in GBelfast not many Ayears ago Khader DAdnan grew up in a war zone But all the Bmtanks and planes were only on one side It was a Emtype of war that they call occupation GSettlement, removal, fratricAide And Danyone who talked about resistance Who thought they diBmd not deserve to be a slave Would be Emlooking down the barrel of a gun And often Gfind themselves inside an Aearly grave
Khader DAdnan loves his wife and daughters And he Bmlikes to eat his daily bread But in Emprison he can’t see his children Or live lifeG with the lady that he Awed So on beDhalf of all the children without fathers He decBmided he had to strike a blow He said EmI will have dignity or death
Like in GBelfast not many Ayears ago DEach time Khader Adnan was arrested In Bmprison he would learn a little more And Emsoon he became the teacher GAnd he’d talk about the times that came Abefore They Dtalked about civil disobedience They Bmtalked about the ballot and the gun They Emtalked about the Occupied Six Counties And the GH Blocks in 19A81
Khader DAdnan talked of perseverance And how Bmsomeday their people might be free How Emsomeday they might hear their children laughing UnaGfraid, how someday things Acould be And Dthen at 3:30 on one morning The Bm soldiers came, their rifles pointed low And they Emtook Khader Adnan from his family
Like in GBelfast not many Ayears ago DThey say Khader Adnan is a terrorist BmJust like they said of Bobby Sands Because he Emdares speak out against injustice Because he Gdares to make a stand A BeDcause he dares believe that he is human And he Bmdoes not deserve to live this way Because he Emdares to consider an alternative Because he Gdares imagine a new Aday
Khader DAdnan lost his liberty before he was born To fight for Bmlife it’s death he must embrace But just like Emothers come before him There are otherBms waiting to take his Aplace And Deven the great powers can lose interest In supBmporting such a vicious status quo Because you Emcan’t break a man who won’t be broken
Like in GBelfast not many Ayears ago