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Roger Waters reminds us he's not in Pink Floyd, speaks up against Israel again

Roger Waters (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Roger Waters

As any respectable Pink Floyd fan already knew, that new album coming out does not involve Roger Waters in any way. For those less on their Pink Floyd game, Roger posted the following message (which conveniently also includes some information on his recent trip to Bruxelles):

A note from Roger

Dear Friends

Some people have been asking Laurie, my wife, about a new album I have coming out in November. Errhh? I don’t have an album coming out, they are probably confused. David Gilmour and Nick Mason have an album coming out. It’s called Endless River. David and Nick constitute the group Pink Floyd. I on the other hand, am not part of Pink Floyd. I left Pink Floyd in 1985, that’s 29 years ago. I had nothing to do with either of the Pink Floyd studio albums, Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell, nor the Pink Floyd tours of 1987 and 1994, and I have nothing to do with Endless River. Phew! This is not rocket science people, get a grip.

On another subject, my recent trip to Bruxelles was very moving. To listen to the testimony of some of those present in Gaza during the euphemistically named Operation Protective Edge, July and August 2014 was deeply disturbing. I am still non plussed by the acquiescence of the governments of the USA, UK and EU to the policies of the current Israeli administration. Should we encourage our leaders to sue for a peaceful solution or not? Here is a link to the findings of The Russell Tribunal on Palestine emergency session 2014:

http://www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com/en/sessions/extraordinary-session-brussels/findings

Please study these findings and any rebuttals and then make up your own minds. Whatever you decide, let us all agree that, “To stand by silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.”
Love
Roger

Endless River is out 11/10