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  • Sir Paul McCartney: I politicised the Beatles

    12/16/2008 10:37:20 AM PST · by weegee · 98 replies · 1,620+ views
    The Guardian UK ^ | Monday 15 December 2008 10.36 GMT | Sean Michaels
    He's already painted himself as the most avant garde Beatle, now in what seems like another attempt to rewrite history, Sir Paul McCartney claims he was responsible for radicalising their their political views In a statement that forces us to read Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da as a commentary on American neo-colonialism, Sir Paul has said that it is he who turned the Beatles on to politics, introducing John, Paul and Ringo to the evils of the Vietnam war. Whereas John Lennon is widely considered the "political one", penning songs like Revolution and Give Peace a Chance, sweet Sir Paul is now presenting...
  • Muslims threaten to kill McCartney in Israel

    09/15/2008 5:40:41 AM PDT · by Ooh-Ah · 48 replies · 307+ views
    Israel Today ^ | September 14, 2008
    A Muslim terrorist leader based in Lebanon has threatened to send suicide bombers to kill former Beatle and international music icon Paul McCartney when he performs in Israel later this month. McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv as part of ongoing celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Israel's modern rebirth. In remarks carried by British tabloid Sunday Express, Sheikh Omar Bakri said that makes McCartney the enemy of all Muslims. Bakri, a Syrian national who once resided in London, warned McCartney that if he will be targeted if he comes to Israel. "Paul McCartney is the enemy of every Muslim....