Threat Level Magenta

Samuel Cramer

“Raising the threat level is important to our being
as disruptive as we possibly can be.”

— George Tenet, CIA Director

Fear is the servant of tyranny.
Like pepper spray in a crowded nightclub,
a pyrotechnic concert in a straw palace,
the words coming from Washington
create terror, inspire a useful panic.

Fear is the servant of tyranny.

Out of the chaos of lies,
it's easy to run up a new flag,
to ignore or change laws,
to invade other countries.
Fear is the servant of tyranny.
Remember all that extra duct tape?
Let's all find a mouth and get to work.