By John Kasper
Singer/Songwriter

The Bush administration has used people’s fear in the aftermath of September 11th to advance a pre-planned agenda for the Middle East and many other issues. The very fact that members of the administration, including Vice President Dick Cheney, stand to profit from corporate connections to the post-war occupation of Iraq is outrageous. Not enough people are speaking up about this. I believe that America is witnessing a “Conspiracy of Silence.” Together with a talented group of musicians, including Anthony Krizan of the Spin Doctors, my four-piece New Jersey band has produced a song about this conspiracy.

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Following are the lyrics for Conspiracy of Silence:

Conspiracy of Silence

Disturbing visions of flag-covered coffins each day
United we stand while they're warring our future away
The spin doctors dance while our young men continue to die
All for the sake of the corporate American pie

It's a conspiracy of silence
And it's breaking us down
In a conspiracy of silence
The truth won’t be found

The president seems to have dangerous thoughts in his head
His war-minded handlers are pushing him over the edge
Protecting the interests of all their industrial friends
The sins of the father repeating all over again

It's a conspiracy of silence
And it's holding us down
In a conspiracy of silence
The truth can't be found

Remind us again
How September eleventh
Will justify all of your
Unjustifiable wars

It's time we demanded they answer the questions they've dodged
And make them give back to us all of the freedoms they've robbed
The seeds of big brother have started to take root and spread
And if we don't rise up we'll find our democracy's dead


It's a conspiracy of silence
And it's keeping us down
In a conspiracy of silence
The truth can't be found

It's a conspiracy of silence
And it's tearing us down
In a conspiracy of silence…

John Kasper is a singer/songwriter in New Jersey. The John Kasper Band is dedicated to changing the world for the better. The four-piece band includes John Kasper (vocals), Anthony Krizan (guitar, vocals), Luke Kessel (bass), and Jim Ruffi (drums). Anthony Krizan, also of the Spin Doctors , co-wrote and produced the new anti-war song, “Conspiracy of Silence.”

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