Abu Ghraib

No such a thing as a clean war as all wars are much the same And another chapter has been written in the book of human shame And what has happened at Abu Ghraib prison has happened many a time Suppose that's what happens when so called prison warders do not see torture as a crime. 'Tis not the first time that this has happened and it will not be the last And will we ever learn from the lessons of the past We give power to unenlightened men who take their hatred too far And thousands suffer and die because of them in war. Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad where crimes against humanity took place In the history of conflict no such a thing as a good race But then suppose that is what always happens with an imbalance of power All this talk of enduring freedom has suddenly gone sour. How come the majority of those who suffer in war mostly happen to be poor And the poor prisoners at Abu Ghraib great suffering did endure And history repeats itself as we often do hear And crimes against humanity will always happen when those with power use fear.