Cognitive dissonance...

... may be cancer forming? I suppose that could be a worry, as I suffa' from so much of it (CD-"A condition of conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions, such as opposing the slaughter of animals and eating meat.")). Like, when our dear Bush kindly puts a number on the Iraqi dead as a result of his war (30k, hokay, I can work with that number) and then goes on to be so big, honest and caring about us, he admits the war happened on account of false data, but never makes the connection that he(WE!)killed 30k human beings, for what?

T-H-I-R-T-Y--T-H-O-U-S-A-N-D!!!!!!!

That is 60 thousand mothers and fathers who lost their children.
That is countless children who lost their parents
Countless sisters who lost their brothers
Countless brothers who lost their sisters
Countless lovers who lost their lover
Countless wives who lost their husbands
Countless husbands who lost their wives
Countless pets who lost their caretakers
Countless friends who lost their friends

Is this NOT a C-R-I-M-E--A-G-A-I-N-S-T--H-U-M-A-N-I-T-Y??????

Principle VI. The crimes hereinafter set out are punishable as crimes under international law:

(a) Crimes against peace:

(i) Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances;

(ii) Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the acts mentioned under (i).

(b) War Crimes:

Violations of the laws or customs of war which include, but are not limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation of slave labor or for any other purpose of the civilian population of or in occupied territory; murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the Seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity.

(c) Crimes against humanity:

Murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation and other inhumane acts done against any civilian population, or persecutions on political, racial, or religious grounds, when such acts are done or such persecutions are carried on in execution of or in connection with any crime against peace or any war crime.

Principle VII. Complicity in the commission of a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity as set forth in Principle VI is a crime under international law.

See, political grounds are a reason just as racial or religion is a reason. Thirty thousand for... "democracy"?... is political, no?

"Complicity", hmmmm! (" Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime.")("An associate in wrongdoing, especially one who aids or abets another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory.").

So when do Bushie, Cheney, Rummie, Wolfie, Colin, Condie and about HALF of the population of this here USA, get dragged to their Nuremberg? Thirty-thousand, for what?

I'm going for a walk in the sunshine, looking with disgust and loathing on my fellow 'mercuns.

I better hope cognitive dissonance is good for you!