American Made Death Squad

Hidden behind a wall of secrecy and right in our own backyard

In fort Benning, Georgia lies the pentagons prize

Well protected behind gun and guard

It's the training ground for counter insurgency

For the Latin American and Caribbean countries

Specializing in psychological warfare and assassinations

And repression of the people in their own nations

Here comes the death squad

American made

An army of butchers

Product of the S.O.A.

American interests are protected by this machine of death

The School of Americas provides the muscle

They're the enforcers of the policies of the World bank and the I.M.F.

They commit atrocities for American globalization

And profits for multinational corporations

At the expense of the people who don't adhere

And are subjected to torture then disappear

Here comes the death squad

American made

An army of butchers

Product of the S.O.A.

With the school now under fire from human rights advocates

The pentagon's official action has been to change the name

So it could continue its mission and operation

Nice new image for the same old game

But with every human rights violation the opposition grows

And it won't let up until the S.O.A. is closed

So you can keep on arresting those who cross the protest line

But you can't cover up who's really committing the crime

With almost 60,000 graduates from 23 countries

Responsible for some of the most notorious crimes against humanity

Like the massacres that were committed in El Salvador's civil war

Or the 30,000 people slaughtered in Argentina's 'dirty war'

America has created a monster from which no one is safe

And it will continue to assassinate, torture and rape

Until we take responsibility and say enough is enough

Since every bit of their training has been funded by us

Here comes the death squad

American made

An army of butchers

Product of the S.O.A.