The 1800's for America was full of pain
First, they fought a bloody war with Mexico, the civil war, and then with Spain.
After picking up the pieces from the North VS the South,
The American people did not want an utterance of war coming from their own mouth
Getting upset with the bankers, and coming together to form political party number three
The citizens were upset with the elite, which constantly fed them lies and deceit.
To prevent internal dissent and REAL democracy,
the powers that put their crosshairs to the sea
In their scope were Spanish controlled islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam
& Phillipinnes
Chosen as the next targets for all of the explosions and screams
Sugar, Cheap Labour, and other resources awaited
But no clear reason to invade had yet to surface and be stated
Working with the media, context began to be fabricated
Lies after lies about the Spanish failed to get the people substantially exacerbated
As the US claimed the Cubans began civil unrest against the Spanish colonial powers,
The US war machine wanted to crush the Spanish cowards
So President McKinley sent the USS Maine warship to Havana for a friendly visit,
Under the guise that it was to "protect american interest"
Not long-after arrival, the USS Maine exploded
In the middle of the night, unprovoked, and fully loaded
And despite any proof, the media blamed Spain
But they knew who they took orders from was where to actually lay the blame.
The first of many deliberate catastrophes created to provoke war
The US blew up their own ship, to get their citizens on board.
Splattered across the newspapers, the press cried foul
Yellow Journalism manufactured consent as the citizenry scowled
TO HELL WITH SPAIN! REMEMBER THE MAINE!
Screamed the propaganda machine…
As the papers, all flooded with images dehumanizing the Spanish Regime...
So as April rolled around, the US was lock, stock, and ready
To send Spain back to Europe, and to realize Manifest Destiny
Outgunned and outfought, the Spanish were soon defeated
Told to never come back, they permanently retreated
At the turn of the Century, the US was now a world power
Poised for more false flags, for more militarism to empower.
A century more of this deceit to come,
Do not think that the lies behind the USS Maine were just the only ones.
Sources:
James Perloff on the Corbett Report discussing the Spanish American War
Trial Run for Interventionism: The Spanish-American War
[The USS Maine Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine
Propaganda of the Spanish American War
ZeroHedge: These False Flags were used to start war
Crucible of Empire - The Spanish American War
This is Part 1of a 5 part poetry series called "A Century of False Flags" which chronicles the United States Military Industrial Complex's actions manufacturing "false flag" attacks in order to manufacture public support for wars that benefitted the political and economic elite of the country, while leading to millions of deaths of undeserving Americans and Non-Americans. You can read my intro post about the series by clicking HERE
Stay tuned for PART 2 of "A Century of False Flags" as I cover the Sinking of the Lusitania which served as the entry point for the US to enter World War 1.
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