The Secret Empire

The US has a Department of Defense
but there’s no threat of an attack.
It has no Department of Aggression
but has military bases throughout the world
and its bombs and bullets are ripping people apart
in a dozen countries 1000s of miles away.
It has no Department of Peace
because empires don’t do peace.
Peace isn’t as profitable as war
for the people running the empire.

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“Some secrets are so secret
they remain a secret when they’re no longer a secret.”
Dartwill Aquila

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