Adnan Khashoggi Is Everywhere

Geoff Baker is a songwriter. One of his songs is about Adnan Khashoggi, the famed arms dealer between US firms and the Saudi government who was implicated in the Iran Contra scandal. Certainly, it seems that violence and war feed his rich lifestyle famously.

Adnan Khashoggi reportedly once dated Heather Mills, now Paul McCartney's wife. She is a woman who started an important charity named Adopt-A-Minefield, which has raised over $13.5 million to date to help over 400,000 people who have lost limbs to uncleared minefields. So from a war profiteer to the man who co-wrote "All You Need Is Love." From what I know of Heather Mills, I can't imagine that she had more than a few dates with Adnan. It seems that she is full of compassion, and I doubt Adnan has much room in his heart for such foolishness.

Incidentally, Paul McCartney's former manager happened to share the name of the man who wrote "The Ballad Of Adnan Khashoggi. Interesting coincidental degree of separation there.

Upon reading more on Heather Mills-McCartney, it appears that she covered the wedding of Prince Charles and Carmilla Parker Bowles. Adnan Khashoggi's nephew was Dodi Al-Fayed, the fiance of the late Princess Diana, who perished along with her in that fateful car accident in a Paris tunnel in August, 1997.

Below are the lyrics to "The Ballad of Adnan Khashoggi" by Geoff Baker.

The Ballad of Adnan Khashoggi
(New Jersey, June 2003)

Adnan Khashoggi
He’s our Adnan, our Adnan Khashoggi
When there’s danger all round
He’s nowhere to be found
Safe and sound is our Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan Khashoggi
Since Iran-Contra where’s Adnan Khashoggi?
He was long since forgotten
Till along came Bin Laden
Who brought in our Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan gets it wholesale
But makes a killing unloading at retail
You can buy things today
To kill children at play
If your pay goes to Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan Khashoggi
He’s our Adnan, our Adnan Khashoggi
With impossible dreams
And unstoppable schemes
He’s a genius our Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan and his money
If it wasn’t so sad it’d be funny
When he’s with Richard Perle
Oh they giggle like girls
At the world and write fan mail for Rummy

Adnan and the White House
Everywhere his name's covered with white-out
He was tight with the first Bush
But right now the worse Bush
Is pushing for Adnan to hide out

Adnan Khashoggi
He’s our Adnan, our Adnan Khashoggi
When there’s danger all round
He’s nowhere to be found
Safe and sound is our Adnan Khashoggi