Friday, June 20, 2014
What To Make of a Diminished War
Sergeant Karks took a pile from the copying machine.
GUIDELINES FOR REMAINING TROOPS
"Shit! Paper cut!"
Sergeant Dentster had been watching him, under the principle
that anyone working in the army should be witnessed by
another. "Very symbolic, Karkie! Last drop of blood shed in this
fuckin shitass country!"
“Shove that symbolism where the sun doesn't shine, and get
me a bandaid outa that top drawer.”
“Top-Drawer all right! Like the both of us.”
“As if anyone cared!”
Labels: Afghanistan, American Occupation, army, Iraq, morale, war
Monday, September 20, 2010
Big Wheel Keeps on Turning*
Look for a soloist,
find a chorus. Though
the song remains
traditional, entrenched,
despite the fresher
strains we release.
When we leave it
will stay, resounding
over mountains, boom-
ing down through valleys.
Composing, thus, their own paradox-
ically steady and improvisational
brand of music forever.
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Afghanistan--*Key Karzai Aide in Corruption
Inquiry Is Linked to C.I.A.-Times
Look for a soloist,
find a chorus. Though
the song remains
traditional, entrenched,
despite the fresher
strains we release.
When we leave it
will stay, resounding
over mountains, boom-
ing down through valleys.
Composing, thus, their own paradox-
ically steady and improvisational
brand of music forever.
------------
Afghanistan--*Key Karzai Aide in Corruption
Inquiry Is Linked to C.I.A.-Times
Labels: Afghanistan, capitalistic corruption, CIA
Monday, December 07, 2009
Karzai: U.S. must have patience*
We all need more.
Except the sucker.
*CNN
We all need more.
Except the sucker.
*CNN
Labels: Afghanistan, patience
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Ripened Crisis
If a commonsense solution,
I don’t want to hear it. Or
any other type. The time
has lapsed for any
solution at all, if one
existed. We must extract
with the appearance of saving
face. Fools prefer disaster from
their safe distance. Theory
most often operating thus.
Labels: Afghanistan, crisis
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Star Worn
Send 30,000 more
or none? The Empire
hasn’t got a fuckin clue.
Democrat, Republican,
This much is true:
The Empire
hasn’t got a fuckin clue.
Makes no difference what you do
when The Empire got no fuckin clue.
Makes no
fuckin
difference.
Nowhere.
No way.
After, they’ll spin,
but you can’t
shine
shit.
Labels: Afghanistan
Monday, November 02, 2009
Why Are We in Afghanistan?
Fight terrorism?
The other guys
put us there & we
can’t turn & fly &
save face too? For
petroleum, for...? Oh
a dozen other reasons
according to degree
held & purchasers. Burned
through billions All Right, so
what’s it all worth?
A bag of shit.
Labels: Afghanistan, oil, terrorism
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Rocco and the Twins
ROCCO
Well the Pesticcie Twins! How do you react to the latest?
South Philly kid killed in Afghanistan. Ranger.
P1
Dead for a pile of rocks!
ROCCO
Perhaps slightly more complex than that, though I understand where you’re coming from. At any rate, how do you keep silent for this long, Pesticcie 2?
P2
Die for the system and the system dies.
ROCCO
I though it was just the opposite: way to keep the system going
is to die for it. All the patriots, all their last words and all?
Noble deeds all OVER the fuckin place.
PI
Corruption devours the young.
P2
Throw some loudmouth old men into the battles.
Then they’d end.
ROCCO
I guess the GOP is making a mistake trolling for your votes?
P1
War pigs!
P2
War pigs!
ROCCO
Come by more often. You two make me sound like a conservative.
Rocco discovers he’s a moderate.
ROCCO
Well the Pesticcie Twins! How do you react to the latest?
South Philly kid killed in Afghanistan. Ranger.
P1
Dead for a pile of rocks!
ROCCO
Perhaps slightly more complex than that, though I understand where you’re coming from. At any rate, how do you keep silent for this long, Pesticcie 2?
P2
Die for the system and the system dies.
ROCCO
I though it was just the opposite: way to keep the system going
is to die for it. All the patriots, all their last words and all?
Noble deeds all OVER the fuckin place.
PI
Corruption devours the young.
P2
Throw some loudmouth old men into the battles.
Then they’d end.
ROCCO
I guess the GOP is making a mistake trolling for your votes?
P1
War pigs!
P2
War pigs!
ROCCO
Come by more often. You two make me sound like a conservative.
Rocco discovers he’s a moderate.
Labels: Afghanistan, anti-war
