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Matt black
Sinister
Science fiction
Marvel
Of technology
Obsolete
Carrion angels
Of the evil empire
Door gunners
Of the Fourth Reich
Video game missiles
Bearers of poisonous
Message
And the Ace of Spades

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Sinuous Rambos
Of the air
Carrion Angels
Of the evil empire
Enforcers
Of deprivation
Peace keepers
Of a violent era
Wankers
Of an empire
Now lost
Mercenaries
Of a faded dream

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Oh the exhilaration
Computerised
Extermination
Infra red targeting
Heat seeking surety
Dazzling technology
Ejaculating death
Glamorised
Fire power
Hideous atrocity
Gunships
Of the Obsolete
Fourth Reich

Impotent gesture
Of irrelevant
Fantasy
Evaporating
Coke
In the hot sand

1991 - This poem was an icon of protests against Gulf War I. The same anger, but this time even more intense.

Today, 11 September 2005, we commemorated all who had needlessly died in this illegal war, in support of Cindy Sheehan's protests across America.

The Howard government arrested American school teacher and non-violence peace activist, Scott Parkin, from Houston, Texas in Melbourne today. This action bespeaks a police state. We had met Scott when he was in Brisbane for the Brisbane Social Forum. He had been telling people about Halliburton. We heard that Scott is ok and is being held at the Melbourne Custody Centre. He is being looked after by the Community Legal Centre & Greenpeace.

Apparently his VISA has been revoked under a provision of the Migration Act on the basis of poor character under the auspices of a "Adverse Security Assessment" - poor character, can you believe it. Someone who is prepared to put life & limb on the line to prevent war profiteers from causing further suffering in Iraq is deemed to be of "poor character", while Halliburton feeds its local Iraqi employees food scraps.

It is very likely that the Australian government will deport Scott to the USA. No one knows what awaits him there.