Against The Bombing of Iran: Fear Factor Accessorized - An Excerpt From “Uniforms” by Dee Allen
On June 22, 2025 (GMT+3:30) the Trump Administration utilized the United States Air Force and Navy to attack three Iranian nuclear facilities in an operation called "Midnight Hammer". Trump gave a short address after this strike at 10 pm EST (2:00 am GMT). Immediately after the televised statement, Trump posted on Truth Social in all caps saying that "Any retaliation by Iran against the United States of America will be met with force far greater than what was witnessed tonight."
In response to this operation, The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the bombing of Iran and destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States to be published on July 4th. This publication day deliberately coincides with the day the United States celebrates Independence Day—a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The included work in this campaign questions and disrupts the ideology of American Exceptionalism at the expense of Black and Brown lives globally.
No one is free until all of us are free.
Uniforms [ Excerpt ]
The real criminals wear uniforms
White and black sometimes,
Navy blue sometimes,
Stone black sometimes—
Fear factor accessorized when they do dirt.
How many Browns
Will you harass today?
How many Blacks
Will you blast today?
The real murderers patrol our streets
In squadcars sometimes,
In SUVs sometimes,
On motorcycles sometimes—
How many fathers
Did you put under today?
How many protesters
Did you run over today?
The real domestic terrorists
Claim to serve and protect
Our persons always,
Our blocks always,
Our homes always—
And they're the biggest threat to public safety.
Dressed like a full army
Looking for combat
In the civilian world. Military grade
Rifles and digital camo fatigues proves this point.
Written: Juneteenth, 2021.