Intestimonial
(on a comment made by Donald Rumsfeld, June 14, 2005)
To show how captives in Guantánamo
Are fairly treated, Rumsfeld says they have
"The best food they've ever received," as if,
Coming from far-off, saffron-scented lands
Dripping with rosewater, they would prefer
The rations Halliburton serves between
Beatings, as if Rumsfeld had broken bread
With them, supped baklava or fragrant tea.
Gastronomy in Gitmo's a hard sell
To prisoners shackled in a torture cell.
A simple meal in peace, the Proverbs tell,
Beats any banquet in the halls of hell.
June 14, 2005
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