To Geoffrey Brock Poem by Istabraq Al Ahmadi

To Geoffrey Brock



'Let's get this straight.' Charles Graner is not America.
America would never detain Iraqi people. America is not
That kind of a prisoner. America would lock them for
awhile, just to teach them the value of freedom and
democracy. America would cross the perilous seas and
risk her men only to liberate them. America is this kind
of liberator. America would never torture or maltreat
naked Iraqi prisoners. America is the Land of the free,
and the home of the brave... Charles Graner.... is not
America. Nor would America send her troops With tanks,
guns, and fighter jets to scare children. America is not
that kind of scarer. Am I right? Or what? America would
never ever invade a country to wipe it from the map.
America is not that kind of invader. And let's get this
straight again. America would never throw punches at
detainees.America would buy them ice cream and
bloody nectar from Hannibal Lecter. America would
never kill criminals, let alone peaceful worshippers
or prisoners, and poses with them. America is not
that kind of a killer. Am I right? Or what? America
would never destroy mosques, and burn the Holy Quran,
for America Trusts in God. America is not that kind of a
worshipper. America would never let a cowardly sniper
shoot bullets at innocents. Am I right?
Or what? Nor would America call him a hero. America
Would never honor war criminals. Nor would America
be led by a psychopath to do God's work by waging war
at civilians. And do not talk to me about George Bush.
Please! Let's get this straight, over and over again.
I and Ali Shallal al-Qaisi, not you, know who America
really is and is not. 'Let's be absolutely clear about all
of this.' America is George Bush, Chris Kyle,
Black Water, Charles Graner, Lynndie England, Arthur
Showcross and Paul Tibbets with his Enola Gay and the
Little Baby. Is this all clear? Is this all clear?

To Geoffrey Brock
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: politics,war
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem came as an emotional reaction to Geoffry Brock's poem, 'Charles Graner Is Not America, ' in which he tries unsuccessfully and fruitlessly to defend America's public image and to clear her of all responsibility for the war crimes committed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, by falsely arguing that Charles Graner, the AMERICAN soldier who became famous for torturing the Iraqi prisoners in the ill-famed Abu Ghraib, does not represent America and the values of the American nation. Writing this poem does not mean that the poet encourages hate speech or that he withstands or ignores the fact that there are many wonderful Americans who fought and are still fighting America's foreign policy which caused the destruction of whole nations as it is the case with Iraq.
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Istabraq Al Ahmadi

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