Til Beth Do Us Part by Don A. Smith and AI
Before you came, the nights were cold, I had no hand I longed to hold. Then heaven smiled and sent me you; Now all my restless days are through. I’ll love you when your hair turns gray, And kiss your worried tears away. Whatever comes, wherever we are, I’ll find my way by you, my star. You’re the one I’ve waited for, I won’t be searching anymore. Through all the years, with all my heart, I’m yours till death do us part. Of course, a man can sometimes glance At someone lovely when they dance. It doesn’t mean his love’s untrue— His eyes just do what eyes will do. You watch a sunset. Is that wrong? You hear a bird, enjoy its song. A woman walks across the floor… Well, that’s what God made eyeballs for. And if she smiles, I might smile back; That’s hardly going off the track. A little chat, a harmless wink— We’re stronger than all that, I think. Some innocent flirting’s surely fine; I know I’m yours. You know you’re mine. Besides, it keeps a fellow spry To know he’s caught somebody’s eye. You’re the one I’ve waited for, I won’t be searching anymore. A little charm’s no change of heart— I’m yours till death do us part. |
You have such lovely friends, my dear, We ought to have them over here. They’re warm and witty, sweet and kind… That tall one’s got a brilliant mind. I love the way she laughs at things. Does she wear a wedding ring? Just making conversation, sweet— You have great friends. We ought to meet. Who’s that woman with big blue eyes? I hadn’t noticed. What a surprise! Beth, you say? That’s a lovely name. She’s looking over. Shall I wave? Don’t leave, my love. Just save my chair. I’ll introduce myself, right there. Before you came, the nights were cold, I had no hand I longed to hold. Then heaven smiled and sent me you; Now all my restless days are through. What’s that, Beth? The girl back there? Oh, she and I were going nowhere. It’s hard to tell someone goodbye. My God, you have the bluest eyes. Beth, you’re the one I’ve waited for, I won’t be searching anymore. I knew forever from the start— I felt it deep within my heart. I made a vow. I’ve done my part: I loved her, Till Beth do us part. |
Senior U.S. diplomats, journalists, academics and Secretaries of Defense say:
The U.S. provoked Russia in Ukraine
U.S. hypocrisy about the war in Ukraine is absolutely stunning, given that it invaded and bombed countries all over the world (e.g., Iraq) for flimsy reasons, often allying with Muslim extremists (e.g., Afghanistan in 80s, Serbia, Libya, and Syria). The U.S. occupies 1/3 of Syria (the parts with oil), with help from its proxy army, the Syrian Defense Forces. Russia's invasion was along its borders, in response to CIA and NATO meddling in a country with deep historical, linguistic, and cultural ties to Russia. U.S. meddling included "engineering" the 2014 coup, according to Chas. W. Freeman, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Lifetime Director of the Atlantic Council. The U.S. also armed far-right militias that were attacking Russian speakers in the east. Before the 2022 invasion, the militias increased their bombings. Crimea had voted multiple times for closer ties to Russia. The U.S. exploited divisions in Ukraine between pro-Western and pro-Russian provinces and groups to provoke the war. RAND Corporation recommended arming Ukraine as the best way to "weaken and overextend" Russia and predicted it would result in a war. The New Yorker reported that the CIA and NSA engaged in a broad "effort, around the time of the invasion, to close off many 'sources related to Russia/Ukraine matters.'"
Jack Matlock (former U.S. Ambassador to the USSR under Ronald Reagan) said in a 2024 interview: "Why don’t we understand that trying to remove Ukraine from Russian influence and put military bases there would be, in their case, absolutely unacceptable and worthy of defense?" Matlock said the U.S. backed the 2014 coup, and "Obviously, to any Russian leader, not just Vladimir Putin, that would have been an absolutely impossible, hostile act, which they had to react to. And in particular, they were not going to lose their naval base in Crimea." Finally, Matlock said the Ukrainians are "dominated in their thinking by neo-Nazis — we tend to ignore that, or when Putin points it out, we say he’s lying. He’s not lying."
Other music:
I Will Settle for You (a bad love song)
Making a Killing (about the military contractors)
Golden Dome
Hot, Humid, and Horny
America the Battleful (Oh Beautiful for Endless Wars!)
We are Spending Two Trillion Dollars on Weapons That Must Never Be Used
We Can't Compete with China, So Let's Provoke a War
Thomas Merton's Prayer for Peace
Rock Opera about U.S. Militarism, Part One
The Unholy Land has Genocide
Requiem for Victims of U.S. Wars
Bending Over for Dearest Uncle Sam
Endless War Blues
The Endless War Blues (different version)
Windy City Protests -- from Vietnam in '68 to Gaza in '24
No More Blood For Their Endless War: an antiwar folk song made with AI
Machinery of Death (death metal song)
No More Stupid Wars!
Lesser of Two Evils Blues
The Lesser of Two Evils Blues (longer, different version)
Eisenhower warns about the Military-Industrial Complex
Eisenhower Warns about U.S. Militarism
War is a Racket (Smedley Butler Song)
and Love Song by the U.S. Military Gospel Choir.