We come in peace [ shoot to kill ]

We heard about the bombings in Afghanistan yesterday on NPR as we were heading North to take part in the annual leaf peeper pariah parade. We drove along admiring the exuberant beauty of the reds and oranges while listening to Dubya tell the Afghans that while we may be bombing what little is left of their country that we are their friends. I would have trouble, were I an Afghan, believing that especially after being pretty damn scared by the HUGE transport planes that flew over the house on Saturday night. It all seems so odd that the US goes on and on and on and on about how we were 'attacked' yet we sit on the couch and watch the destruction of other countries on CNN as though it were theatre of the absurd and macabre crusades from the 6th century. We say that they 'asked for it' yet noone has mentioned what we did to 'ask for' their attacks. I suppose it's easier to label a minority as angry, crazy freaks than figure out what the problem might really be to start with. "Kill them all for surely...." History continues to repeat itself. How boring and banal, no wonder aliens don't come to visit for long if at all.

The US is also, apparently, dropping humanitarian aid along with the bombs in the form of MREs with peanut butter and jam. Jarkko, however, discovered the absolutely perfect food which to airlift to the Afghans that is sure to make them sing "God Bless America, home of the fast food and land of the strip mall with 24 hour grocery stores except in Mass. due to some funky blue laws..."; Hostess Scary Cakes! complete with S'Cream Filling! Not only do they have enough preservatives to keep them fresh for decades but the bonus cake would be a symbol of American freedom and bounty. Maybe a few twinkies couldn't hurt either. Well, if nothing else, the kids sure will love us :) They can have a new hero too, Captain Cupcake and his ho-hos....

And if bombing the rest of the planet in the name of some non-existant deity or ideology wasn't enough to lift my spirits I read an article about other people who have gone through the outsourcing circus.