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MACHINE OF WAR
ON THE HORIZON
                  GREY MADE
OF CLOUDS AND BAYONETTE
MOVING SLOW AND UNSTOPPABLE
ABOVE THE MERCURY SEA
                  WE CAN HOLD IT IN
THE PALM OF OUR HANDS-
                  ONE BODY
                                    ONE EYE.
MACHINE OF WAR
                   TURBINES AND RUST
BUCK SHOT BALL BEARINGS
                   SUNKEN SHIPS
                                    CHAINS AND WHIPS
HAZEL SAMURAI
DEAD GRASS.

MACHINE OF WAR
PAYING TO DEFEND
OIL POWER BOMBS
ANOTHER SLICK DEAD END
BUT IT'S NOT OUR FAULT-
WE'RE THE CIA
WE'RE SECOND TO NONE
MACHINE OF WAR
SOLDIER BOY- YOU
THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY
                       AND NOW YOU'RE NOT SO SURE
YA WANNA KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO KILL?
WE'LL SCHOOL YA
WITH THE MACHINE OF WAR
BEAT YOU BRASS KNUCKLE BLOODY
                      YOU'RE JUST A SKINNY LITTLE KID-
AND WE'LL MAKE
YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR MOTHER
LOVE FOR PEOPLE OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR
MARXIST IDEALS
POETS, DEGENERATE ART
LOVE FOR MEN AND CHILDREN
"FAGGOT!" "PERVERT!"
YOUR BEST INTENTIONS
                    TURN TO SHIT
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU WHY YOU'RE
NOT FIT TO BE AN AMERICAN-
AND FROM NOW ON CHURCH BELLS WILL BE DIRTY,

BREAD WILL TASTE FOWL
AFTER ALL THE EMPTY MOUTHS
YOU'VE SEEN-
                 SEX WILL ALWAYS BE VIOLENT
THE MACHINE OF WAR
                 HAS NUCLEAR TURN PIKES
IT HAS COGS AND GEARS
OF SHARP BRIGHT GOLD-
THIN FINGERS PUSH IT-
THE FAT ONES RIDE UPON IT.
                 MACHINE OF WAR
ON THE FRONT PAGE
MACHINE OF WAR IN YOUR LUNGS
SHOE LACES CONTACT LENSES
CONDOMS AND ALUMINUM
BOTTLE CAPS
MACHINE OF WAR WE STOP OUR
EARS WITH, BLOCK OUR HEARTS WITH AND
CHOKE BACK OUR TEARS.

CIVIL WAR CONTINUES IN THE CONGO

Fierce fighting between government troops and rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a humanitarian catastrophe. More than 250,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, and hunger and disease are of major concern for the refugees.

This tragic crisis is a continuation of years of war and strife in central Africa. 5.4 million people have died since 1998. As usual, news coverage of this part of the world among major western outlets is severely lacking.