By Rich Greve
Another Term for the T Word
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs)
Sounds benign and reasonable (that’s the idea)
Get important information – save lives
Wonderful. What masters we are
in language and deception.
Yes, that’s what they’re calling the T word now.
No doubt, Hitler and the inquisition had a nice name too
for all the things that bring agony to the flesh and soul.
We’ll fool them all with our new words –
after all with Fox and all the others spouting it,
so easy, really.
Say it again, EITs are helpful, and even good.
Paying 81 million to two healers
for this master plan to play master slave.
Surely worth the good citizens’ dollars.
So, it’s settled, we call the T word EIT
and we’re off the hook that we’ll hang others on.
There will be no chains for Cheney,
The right will praise his sneer as tough,
The victims in their holes can’t talk,
and no videos were made.
(c) Richard Greve, December 2014