To be a treasonist one must believe
Themselves much smarter than others perceive
We only know of heretics who failed
Apostates caught who were finally curtailed
Throughout time there must been one or two
Turncoats who succeeded, schemers no one knew
This is a short list of failures, notable
U.S. traitors, some are even quotable.
“Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles. May God forgive me for ever having put on another.”
General Benedict Arnold
During the Revolutionary war
A gallant hero destined for folklore
Won Ticonderoga, Brit’s garrison,
Scored Lake Champlain, hindering an invasion
He delivered British General Burgoyne
But still felt deprived of recognition
As such—
He offered the British West Point, the plot failed
Once discovered the famed deserter hightailed
Escaping over British battle lines,
The year was 1779
As traitors go it is no mystery
He’s the most second most famous in U.S. history.
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“Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained.”
Aaron Burr
Infamy lies with a dual that brought end
To life **spoiler alert** for Alexander Hamilton
Charged with murder, but he was never tried
Traitorous acts after Hamilton died:
Burr attempted to amass an army, predatory
To secure, the Louisiana Territory
For the Brits— Burr asked the help of a General, (beyond belief)
Of the U.S. Army: the Commander in Chief
Wilkinson warned PotUS Jefferson of the crime
Burr claimed innocence, didn’t do any time.
When the “Cipher Letter” penned by Burr, was published in a paper
(Said letter intended for Wilkinson, detailing the treasonous caper)
Burr fled from the colonies after a four year journey
Returned to live out his life as a New York attorney
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“I realized that the only threat to my mission was a jammed copy machine.”
John Walker Jr.
It was the year 1967,
This Naval Officer became a felon
Went to the Soviet Embassy, D.C.,
With information for the KGB
17 years Walker sold Russia the means
To decode messages of nuclear submarines,
Gave the KGB intel of U.S. military
from 1971 to 1973,
John Walker Jr gave Moscow the likes
To warn North Vietnam of pending airstrikes
Sold nuclear launching procedures for
Missiles fired, in the event of a war.
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“You might as well ask why a middle aged man with no criminal record might put a paper bag over his head and rob a bank. I acted out of personal desperation.”
Aldrich Ames
CIA veteran 31 years
Exposed over 100 of his peers
10 deaths resulted from his treason
He detailed his crimes, his wife was the reason
Her sentence allayed, this KGB mole
Will serve a life sentence, without parole
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“What took you so long?”
Robert Hanssen
Hanssen’s espionage has been described by the DOJ:
“Possibly the worst intelligence disaster” to this day
As an FBI counterintelligence Agent,
He sold thousands of classified documents
To the KGB
Detailing strategies
To take place in the event of nuclear war
Developments in weapons tech, and more
Avoiding the death penalty, this mole too
Is serving 15 life sentences- no parole for you
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“Well, when the president does it, that means it is not illegal.”
President Richard Nixon
Arguably the most second most egregious
Modern day American traitor, who wanted allegiance
He, in order to win the presidency,
Negotiated with South Vietnam, secretly
Convincing them not to end the Vietnam war
Promising them, if elected, he’d give them more
30,000 dead American soldiers, the price paid
And millions of Vietnamese lives lost for Nixon’s crusade
Once a cheat, always a cheat— President Dick
Watergate: break ins, bugging and more dirty tricks
He resigned in disgrace, but his new V.P. Ford
Pardoned him, which caused a bit of discord
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“I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,”
Fauxtus Donald Trump
He conspired with Russia, cheated and stole
Making the White House America’s “shit hole”
He will be indicted and removed from his position
His cleptocratic regime, this crime boss politician,
Misogynistic racist, who wants an all white nation
And undermined healthcare, ended bank regulations
Isolated America from allies, takes endless golf vacations
Wants to sell the U.S. to friends by way of privatization
Destroying the environment for profit, cut taxes for the rich,
Russia is in the White House, Donald Trump is Putin’s bitch
He tortures immigrants and their children.
Trump, toxic buffoon, is this traitor list’s end
