If His Name Were Jamal Kashoggi

If he were wanted by a nation Not run by the rule of law
If senators and generals Had so often made the call
That he should be hit with a missile If they had said that on TV
What would you expect From a legal authority
Asked to extradite him Back to this country
If his name were Jamal Kashoggi

If he were wanted by a nation Which had sent it’s spies
To arrange a situation Where he accidentally dies
If they had secretly listened in On all his conversations
If they had explicitly made plans For his assassination
Would you write it off As just a strange conspiracy
If his name were Jamal Kashoggi

If he were wanted by a nation They so frequently condemn
In human rights tribunals Held at the UN
For torturing their prisoners For the ways they are confined
If the state had a different name Would justice be so blind
Would your courts just hand him over Take him from his family
If his name were Jamal Kashoggi

If he were wanted by a nation Which committed the war crimes
Exposed by this reporter So many times
Would you just take the word Of the head of state who said
He would be so happy To see a bullet in his head
If their main witness was coerced Would you send him to that country
If his name were Jamal Kashoggi

If he were wanted by a nation That did all these things and more
If it were Iran or Russia Would you be keeping score
Would you trust their prosecutors All the nice things that they say
About their justice system Before they take him away
What if his name were Julian Would you send him across the sea
What if his name were Jamal Kashoggi